Useful Links
As we have already said, there is so much to see and do in Shetland, too much to include in this site! However, why not take a look through some of these links, to give you an idea of what you can do when you get here...
About Shetland
- Shetland.org - The official website for tourism in Shetland
- Visit Shetland - Visit Scotland
- Shetland Tourism Association
- Cruise Shetland
How to get to Shetland
How to get around Shetland, now that you are here
- Star Rent-a-car - Car hire company
- Bolts Car Hire - Car hire company
- Grantfield Garage - Car hire, cycle hire, cycle accessories and repairs
- Allied Taxis - Taxi company
- Robinson Transport - Coach minibus & taxi hire
- Shetland Islands Council Transport - buses, ferries and flights around Shetland!
- Airtask Group Inter Islands Air Services - flights to Foula & Fair Isle
- J & D.S Halcrow - Coach & minibus hire
- Johnson Transport - Coach & minibus hire
- J.A & G.D Nicolson - Coach & minibus hire
- R Robertson & Son - Coach & minibus hire
- ACE Taxis - Taxi company
- Shetland Bike Project - cycle hire
Pet Sitting
- Gott Catts Bording Cattery
- Houlls Horses & Hounds Boarding Kennels
- Peeries Woofles Dog Walking & Pet Sitting
- Sandwick Pet Care - 01950 431 742
- Bordal Pet Care Services - 07771 581 938
Shetland Food / Drink and Eating Out
- A taste of Shetland (food in Shetland)
- Shetland Finest
- Shetland Distillery Company, Haroldswick, Unst - 01957 711 217
- Victoria's Vintage Tee Rooms, Cafe, Haroldswick, Unst - 01957 711 885
- Balta Light, Lounge Bar, Baltasound, Unst - 01957 711 545
- Final Checkout, Cafe & Store, Baltasound, Unst - 01957 711 666
- Baltasound Hotel, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lounge Bar Baltasound, Unst - 01957 711 334
- Skibhoul Bakery, Cafe, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Baltasound, Unst - 01957 711 444
- Fetlar Hall, Saturday Night Social, Fetlar - 01957 733 369 (from 9pm)
- Fetlar Shop & Cafe, Gord, Fetlar - 01957 733 227
- Kirkhoull Strawberries, Cullivoe, Yell - 01957 744 252
- R.S. Henderson, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Cullivoe, Yell - 01957 744 248
- LJ's Diner & Pezzeria, Mid Yell - 01957 702 349
- Aywick Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, East Yell, 01957 702 077
- Old Haa, Cafe, Burravoe, Yell - 01957 722 339
- Da Kitchen Bakery, Burravoe, Yell - 07519 820 313
- The Welcome Inn, Lounge & Public Bar, Mossbank - 01806 242 051
- Breiwick Caf'e, Eshaness - 01806 503 345
- Hillswick Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Hillswick - 01806 577 361
- St Magnnus Bay Hotel, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lounge & Public Bar, Hillswick - 01806 503 372
- Ollaberry Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Ollaberry - 01806 544 344
- Shetland Crab ltd. Heylor, Northmavine - 01806 522 011
- Busta House Hotel, Restaurant & Lounge Bar, Brae - 01806 522 506
- Island Deli, Handmade sanwiches, salads and deli, Brae - 07810 458 208
- Mid Brae Inn, Restaurant/Lounge & Public Bar, Brae - 01806 522 634
- Frankie's Fish & Chips Cafe & Takeaway, Brae - 01806 522 700
- Brae Hotel, Restaurant, Cafe, Lounge & Public Bar, Brae - 01906 522 456
- Drumquin Guest House, Restaurant & Takeaway, Brae - 01806 522 621
- Brae Garage, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Brae - 01806 522 331
- Taste Of China, Takeaway, Brae - 01806 522 500
- Blueshell Mussels, Wethersta, Brae - 01806 522 555
- Scottish Shellfish, Brae - 01806 520 026
- Tagon Stores, Grocery Store, Greengrocer & Off Licence, Voe - 01806 588 286
- Johnson & Wood, The Bakery, Lower Voe - 01806 588 245
- John Herculson, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Vidlin - 01595 577 285
- Tetley & Anderson, Butcher, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Symbister, Whalsay - 01806 566 585
- JWJ, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Whalsay - 01806 566 451
- Whalsay Boating Club, Lounge Bar, Symbister, Whalsay, 01595 566 681
- Skellister Stores, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Nesting - 01595 890 374
- Walls Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Walls - 01595 809 281
- Walls Methodist Church, Cafe, Walls - 19595 880 204 (Friday 11- 2pm)
- Vegan - Shetland, Vegan produce, Sand - 01595 860 211
- The Cake Fridge and Tea Rooms, Roadside, East Burrafirth - 01595 810 911
- Rankin Lounge, Aith Public Hall, Lounge Bar, Aith - 01595 810 402
- Eid Community Co-op, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Aith - 01595 810 600
- Bixter Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Bixter - 01595 810 200
- Brigg's Shetland Lamb, Stromfirth, Weisdale - 01595 840 227
- Bonhoga Gallery, Cafe, Weisdale. - 01595 745 750
- Robinson & Morrison ltd, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Whitness - 01595 830 263
- Anderson Butcher Shop/Store & Off Licence, Whitness - 01595 840 262
- Herrislea House, Restaurant, Tingwall - 01595 840 208
- Maryfield Bar & Restaurant, Bressay - 01595 820 203
- Speldidurn Cafe, Old School, Bressay - 07547 280 040 (Open Tuesday & Friday 12.30 - 2.30pm)
- Mail Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Bressay - 01595 820 200
- Douglas Arms (Marlex), Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 693 787
- Trenchbar, Lounge & Public Bar, Nightclub, Lerwick - 01595 697 110
- Thule Bar, Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 692 508
- The Lounge Bar, Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 692 231
- Lerwick Brewery, Ladies Drive, Lerwick - 01950 694 552
- Staneyhill Shop, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Lerwick - 01595 690 072
- Gurkha Kitchen, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 690 400 - 01595 692 299
- Saffron, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 695 441
- Raba, Indian Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 695 585
- Great Wall, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 693 988 - 01595 696 344
- Golden Coach, Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 693 848
- Phusiam Restaurant & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 694 351
- Tasty Hong Kong Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 697 380
- Lerwick Hotel, Restaurant, Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 692 166
- Dragon House, Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 690 084
- The Dowry, Cafe & Bar, Restaurant Lerwick - 01595 692 373
- Fjara, Cafe Bar, Restaurant, Sea Road, Lerwick - 01595 697 388
- No88, Restaurant, Lerwick - 01595 692 139
- Hays Dock by The Dowry, Cafe Bar, Restaurant, Shetland Museum - 01595 502 373
- C'est La Vie, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 697 154
- Shetland Hotel, Restaurant, Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 695 515
- Grand Hotel, Restaurant, Lounge & Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 692 826
- Queens Hotel, Restaurant & Lounge/Public Bar, Lerwick - 01595 692 826
- Magno Cafe Restaurant , Lerwick - 01595 697 000
- Mareel, Cafe/Lounge Bar, Lerwick - 01595 745 500
- Teamore, Cafe/Lounge Bar, Lerwick - 1595 692 002
- The Takeaway, Gremista, Lerwick - 01595 695 375
- Eventastic, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 691053
- Olive Tree, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595697 222
- Skipidock, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 696 865
- Happy Haddock Fish & Chips Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 692 414
- Fort, Fish & Chips Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 693 125
- Da Harbour Chippy, Takeaway, Lerwick 01595 696 665
- Aa' Fired Up, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 695 335
- New Harbour, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 695 271
- Peerie Shop, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 692 817
- Coffee Culture, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 694 376
- Island Larder, Cafe, Takeaway & Confectioner, Lerwick - 01595 694 324
- Islesburgh Community Centre, Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 745 100
- Food Culture (Clickimin Leisure Centre), Cafe & Takeaway, Lerwick - 01595 741 000
- Blydoit Fish, Fishmongers, Rudda Park, Lerwick - 01595 693 364
- Seafood Shetland, Fish Processors, Lerwick - 01595 693 644
- Simpson and Ward, Fishmongers, Lerwick - 01595 690 410
- Grieg Seafood, Salmon Farming, Lerwick - 01595 741 800
- J.W. Gray & Co., Wholesaler, Butchers, Fruit, Food & Drink, Lerwick - 01595 693 749
- Hughson Brothers, Wholesaler, Food & Drink, Lerwick - 01595 693 150
- Knowles, Wholesaler, Food & Drink, Fruit, Lerwick - 01595 692 979
- Scalloway Meat Co., Butchers, Lerwick - 01595 880 624
- Sound Butchers, Butcher, Lerwick - 01595 741 236
- Shetland Farm Dairies ltd. Lerwick - 01595 741 471
- The Wine Shop, Off Licence, Lerwick - 01595 693 580
- Scoop Wholefoods, Grocery Store Health Food, Lerwick - 01595 695 888
- Healthcraft, Health Food, Lerwick - 01595 692 924
- Bolts Minimarket, Grocery Store, Fruit & Sweets, Lerwick - 0159569 692 855
- Alex Morrison's, Grocery Store, Sweets, & Off Licence, Lerwick - 01595 692 900
- D & G Leslie, Grocery Store, Bakery, Sweets & Off Licence, Lerwick, 01595 693 073
- Katja's Cakes, Lerwick, 07554 646 202
- Universal Stores, Sweets & Flowers, Lerwick - 01595 692 138
- Conochies, Sweets, Lerwick - 01595 695 692
- Sound Service Station, Grocery Store & Sweets, Lerwick
- Shetland Livestock Marketing Gruoup Lerwick 01595 696 300
- Gremista Farm, Lamb & Beef, Lerwick - 07769 668 982
- GB & AM Anderson, Beef, Lamb & Mutton, Lerwick - 01595 692 054
- Shetland Seafood Auctions Lerwick - 01595 693 768
- Seafood Shetland, Fish Processors' Lerwick - 01595 693 644
- Lerwick Fish Traders LERWICK
- Plantiecrub Garden Centre & Nursery TINGWALL
- Da Haaf, Restaurant, NAFC Marine Centre, Scalloway - 01595 772 480
- Cornerstone, Restaurant & Cafe Bar, Scalloway 01595 880 346
- Hai Yang Chinese Takeaway, Scalloway - 01595 880 270
- The KB, Public Bar/Cafe, Scalloway - 01595 880 830
- Scalloway Meat Co., Butcher, Greengrocer, Grocery Store, Scalloway - 01595 880 624
- The Checkout, Grocery Store, Greengrocer, Fruit & Off Licence, Scalloway - 01595 880 776
- Shetland Sea Salt, Scalloway
- Blydoit Fish, Fishmongers, East Voe, Scalloway - 01595 880 011
- Uradale Farm, Lamb & Beef, East Voe, Scalloway - 01595 880 689
- Island Botanicals, Loose leaf herbal Teas, Hamnavoe, Burra - 07944 437 375
- Andrew Halcrow's, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Hamnavoe, Burra - 01950 859 201
- Thule Ventus, Salt & Fresh Fish, Cunningsburgh - 01950 477 787
- Sandwick Baking Co., Bakery, Grocery Store, Sweets, & Off Licence, Stove, Sandwick - 01950 431 218
- Hoswick Visitors Centre, Cafe & Takeaway, Hoswick, Sandwick - 01950 431 406
- Bigton Community Shop, Grocery Store, Greengrocer & Off Licence, Bigton 01950422307
- Spiggie Hotel, Restaurant & Lounge/Public Bar, Spiggie - 01950 460 409
- Quendal Water Mill. Tea, Coffee, biscuits, chocolate bars, Quendale 01950 460 969
- Mainlands Mini Market, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Dunrossness - 01950 460 676
- John Goudie, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Virkie - 01950 460 257
- Sumburgh Hotel, Restaurant & Takeaway, Cafe, Lounge & Public Bar, Sumburgh - 01950 460 201
- Caffe Volare, Cafe, Takeaway & Lounge/Public Bar, Sumburgh Airport - 01950 693 537
- Sumburgh Head Lighouse Visitor Centre & Nature Resreve, Cafe & Takeaway, Sumburgh - 01950 461 966 (1st April to 31st September)
- Fair Isle Bird ObservatoryFair Isle Bird ObservatoryFair Isle Bird Observatory, Fair Isle - 01595 760 258
- Stackhoull Stores, Grocery Store, & Off Licence, Fair Isle - 03546 112 970
Arts and Crafts
- Shetland Arts LERWICK
- Shetland Craft Trail ALL OVER
- Vaila Fine Art LERWICK
- Jamiesons Woollen mill SANDNESS & LERWICK
- Anderson & Co LERWICK
- Jamieson & Smith LERWICK
- Spirit of Shetland Knitwear CUNNINGSBURGH
- Ninian - Knitwear & Textiles LERWICK
- nielanell - Knitwear & Textiles HOSWICK SOUTH
- Doreen Brown - Shetland Knitwear ?
- Burra Bears - Home & Gift BURRA
- Shetland silvercraft – Jewellery WEISDALE, WEST
- Paparwark - Shetland inspired bespokewooden furniture SCALLOWAY-CENTRAL
- Fiddlers Bid - award winning Shetland muscians
- The Shetland Gallery - Knitwear & Textiles YELL
- Arora Art Studio - Art & Design BIGTON
- Red Houss Shetland - Jewellery, paintings and cards BURRA
- Shetland Designer - Classical Elegance in wool CUNNINGSBURGH, SOUTH
- Glansing Glass - Home & Gift UNST
- Shetland Handspun - Knitwear & Textiles VIRKIE, SOUTH
- Bonhoga Gallery WEST
- Green Croft Shetland Ltd - Home & Gift WESTER QUARFF, SOUTH
- Quendale Design - Knitwear & Textiles SOUTH
- N-Graved - Home & Gift LERWICK
- GlobalYell - Knitwear & Textiles YELL
- Andrea Williamson - Knitwear & Textiles WHALSAY
- The Fair Isle Textile Workshop - Knitwear & Textiles LERWICK & FAIR ISLE
- Just Shetland - Knitwear & Textiles SCOUSBURGH, SOUTH
- Aamos Designs - Knitwear & Textiles BURRA
- Helen Robertson – Jewellery SULLOM, NORTH
- Fraser - Knitwear & Textiles MUCKLE ROE, NORTH
- Fair Isle Knitwear - & Textiles FAIR ISLE
- Jane Porter-Jacobs - Art & Design VIDLIN
- Spindrift Crafts - Home & Gift
- Julie Williamson Designs - Home & Gift ?
- 60 North Bag Company - Home & Gift LERWICK
- Vidlin Pottery – Pottery VIDLIN
- Aster Studio - Art & Design Textiles CUNNINGSBURGH
- Avril Thomson Smith - Art & Design LERWICK
- Barbara Isbister Knitwear - Textiles CUNNINGSBURGH
- Design by Deborah - Textiles BURRA
- Donna Smith Designs - Art & Design, Textiles HAMNAVOE
- Drummie Bee - Textiles LERWICK
- Guinivere's - Textiles SCALOWAY
- Hentilagets - Textiles TINGWALL
- JB'S Coloured Pencil Art - Aet & Design HOSWICK
- Karlin Anderson - Jewllery HOSWICK
- Linda Richardson - Art & Design VOE
Photography
- David Gifford Photography
- John Coutts Photography
- Andrew Shearer Photography
- Austin Taylor Photography
- Kim Rendall - Shetland on Canvas
- Gordon Siegel Photography
Cultural, Heritage & Festivals
- Scalloway Fire Festival - 13th January 2023
- Up Helly Aa - 31st January 2023
- Nesting & Girlista Up Helly - Aa - 10th February 2023
- Uyeasound Up Helly Aa - 10th February 2023
- Northmavine Up Helly Aa - 17th February 2023
- Norwick Up Helly Aa - 25th February 2023
- Bressay Up Helly Aa - 24th Febuary 2023
- Cullivoe Up Helly Aa - 24th Febuary 2023
- Shetland County Drama Festival - TBA March 2023 (70th)
- South Mainland Up Helly Aa - 10th March 2023
- Walls Junior Up Helly Aa - 3rd - March 2023
- Delting Up Helly Aa - 17th March 2023
- Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year Competition - TBA April 2023
- Shetland Folk Festival - 27th to 30th April 2023
- Shetland Jazz Festival
- The Shetland Classic Motor Show & Tours - TBA June 2024
- Round Britain & Ireland Yacht Race participants in Lerwick Harbour 11th - 18th 2022
- Simmer Dim Rally - TBA June 2023
- Shetland-Bergen Race - TBA June 2023
- Shetland Nature Festival - ?th to ?th July 202?
- UnstFest - 11th to 17th July 2022
- Pony Breeders of Shetland Association Breed Show - ?? July 202?
- Voe Agricultural Show - 6th August 2022
- Shetland Folk Frenzy - TBA August 2023
- Shetland Boat Week - ?nd to ?th August 2022
- Cunningsburgh Agricultural Show - 10th August 2022
- Walls Agricultural Show - 8/9th August 2022
- Unst Agricultural Show - 27th August 202?
- Shetland's Film Festival - 30th August to 4th September 2022
- Yell Agricultural Show - 3rd September 2022
- Shetland Songwriting Festival - 16th to 18th September 2022
- Wordplay - 22nd to 25th September 2022
- Shetland Blues Festival -
- Shetland Wool Week - September 24th to 2th October 2022
- Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival - 6th to 10th October 2022
- Shetland Food Festival - TBA October 2022
- Thomas Fraser Momorial Festaval - 8th - 11th November 2018
- Christmas Craft Fair - 4th to 6th November 2022
- Shetland Museum and Archives
- Quendale Mill
- Islesburgh Community Centre
- Viking Unst - excavation and restoration of Viking sites on the island of Unst
- Jarlshof
- Shetland Family History Society - Family History Group
- Bressay Heritage Centre
- Fetlar Interpretive Centre
- Shetland Textile Museum
- Scalloway Museum
- Tangwick Haa
- Shetland Crofthouse Museum
- The Cabin Museum & Lunnasting History Group
- Unst Heritage Centre & Boat Haven
Guided Tours & Boat Trips
- Island Trails +44 7880 950 228
- Roundabout Shetland +44 7979 644 020
- Seabird and Seals +44 7595 540 224
- Shetland Islands Tourist Guides Association
- Mousa Boat Trips +44
- Shetland Nature +44 1957 710 000
- Shetland Sea Adventures +44 7464 254 708
- Shetland sea bird tours +44 7767 872 260
- Simmer Dim Charters
- Discover Shetland
- Shetland with Laurie +44 7525 772 957
- Otter Track Shetland +44 7879 885 731
- See Shetland +44 1957 711 367
- Shetland Photo Tours +44 7870 691 033
- Shetland Wildlife +44 1950 460 939
- Shetland Yachting +44 7554 152 563
- Wild Shetland Tours +44 7775 647 463
- Allied Taxis +44 1595 690 069
- Go Shetland Tours +44 1595 830 383
- Shetland Explorer Tours +44 1950 477 384
- Shetland Tour Guide +44 7990 791 271
- Textile Tours +44 1957 744 355
- Sail on the Swan +44 1595 695 193
- Shetland Wool Adventures
- Shetland Rural Experience Centre +44 7810 121 705
Shetland Nature
- Nature in Shetland - latest sightings
- Shetland Nature - wildlife tours and holidays
- Shetland Nature Festival
- Geopark Shetland
- RSPB Reserves
- Shetland Otters
- Shetland Wildlife
Activities
- Bressay Park Run
- Sleeping Beauty Salon
- Sea Kayak Shetland
- Shetland Golf Club
- Asta Golf Club
- Shetland Recreational Trust - Shetland's Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
- Houlls Horses and Hounds - Icelandic Horses Pony Trekking
- Thordale - Shetland ponies
- Braewick Caravan Park and Restaurant
- Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary
- LHD - Lerwick ship chandlers
- Lerwick Port Authority - All about the lerwick port authority
- Shetland Library
- Shetland Anglers Association
- Shetland Equestrian Centre
- Lerwick Boating Club
- Aafiredup - Fun and relaxing for all ages