Stromness clusters along a single flagstone-paved waterfront street that curves with the shoreline of Orkney's Hoy Sound, its stone piers once launching Arctic whaling ships and Hudson's Bay Company traders. Herman Melville even passed through, drawn by the port's seafaring reputation. Today the harbour view pairs well with a stay at one of the town's hotels, and mornings are best spent over coffee at the local cafes before wandering the narrow closes leading up from the water.
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