Title: South Walls Travel Guide: Best of South Walls, Scotland Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in South Walls](https://expedia.co.uk/South-Walls-Hotels.d871150292985573376.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in South Walls](https://expedia.co.uk/South-Walls-Holiday-Rentals.d871150292985573376.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[South Walls Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-South-Walls.d871150292985573376.Car-Hire-Guide)[South Walls Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/South-Walls.d871150292985573376.Holidays-City-Breaks) # South Walls Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Longhope Pier The vessels that brought the partygoers to Longhope yesterday.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/daef32b0-fee4-462f-bcd5-6d1b1a61f3d2.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/daef32b0-fee4-462f-bcd5-6d1b1a61f3d2.jpg) by [Ian Balcombe](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/5330) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Longhope Pier The vessels that brought the partygoers to Longhope yesterday.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/daef32b0-fee4-462f-bcd5-6d1b1a61f3d2.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/daef32b0-fee4-462f-bcd5-6d1b1a61f3d2.jpg) by [Ian Balcombe](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/5330) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![RNLI 52-43 Longhope Hoy This boat is due to be replaced on 1st November](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/81c7ea6d-d8a1-4ce3-bf62-1fcc229052dd.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/81c7ea6d-d8a1-4ce3-bf62-1fcc229052dd.jpg) by [Calum McRoberts](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/2159) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Gallow Tuag WWII Royal Navy Wireless Station on South Walls, Orkney Islands](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/a4969ad9-48bc-44e3-b707-47d019f6f116.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Milestone at Road Junction.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/2ea81c06-c6b9-42c3-8b20-cbef11324fc3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/871150292985573376/2ea81c06-c6b9-42c3-8b20-cbef11324fc3.jpg) by [Andrew Riley](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/27144) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit South Walls Things to do ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-uk-fr-de.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Holiday Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and holiday homes. 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