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South
Mainland
- Visit Jarlshof,
The Viking settlement.
- Visit the Old Croft
House in Dunrossness. Make sure to look out for the watermill.
- Visit one of the
many knitwear retailers who sell traditional and contempory
knits.
- Visit the Quendale
mill.
- Take a walk along
St Ninians Isle , a beautiful beach which was the site where
the Treasure was found.
- Take a boat trip
to Mousa and see the best preserved Pictish Broch in Shetland.
- View the "Scatness
Dig" an ongoing archeological project.
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North
mainland
- Climb Ronas Hill,
Shetlands highest peak. 450ms.
- Visit the Tangwick
Haa museum for a look back in time.
- Don't miss the dramatic
Eshaness cliffs!! Pop along the new Eshaness cafe at Braewick
bay.
- Read the "Romance
of Busta" and visit a 17th Century Lairds house and garden.
- Walk from Westayre
B&B along the cliffs to the Hams of Muckle Roe for spectacular
scenery and birdwatching.
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Westside

View from
the back of Ronas Hill
© J.Wood
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North
Isles
Unst and Yell
- Visit the Valhalla
Brewery for a tour and a taste of Britains most Northerly
brewed beer.
- Visit Hermaness,
a haven for bird watchers and a wildlife sanctuary.
- Visit the Boathaven,
a fantastic exhibition of Shetland fishing vessels of the past.
- Muness Castle was
built in 1598, still an imposing structure.
- Visit the Burravoe
Haa, another quaint little museum. See spinning demonstrations
and try some knitting for yourself.

Boathaven,
Unst
© D.Wood
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