Bench series: Scall-Air
Spotted in Scalloway, Shetland, this summer: Out in the bay, your flight awaits: You go ahead, I’ll hang on for the ferry. It looks like a better option! oooooOooooo Linked to… Read more Bench series: Scall-Air →
Lighthouses and cliffs: three Shetland walks
Our last few days in Shetland were spent at Busta House in the North Mainland. From there, we did three great walks, all featuring lighthouses and spectacular cliffs. Esha Ness… Read more Lighthouses and cliffs: three Shetland walks →
Lunna, Scalloway and the Shetland Bus
The Shetland Bus The Shetland Bus was a World War II resistance movement taking wireless operators, armaments and combatants into Nazi occupied Norway and returning with refugees and members of the… Read more Lunna, Scalloway and the Shetland Bus →
Shetland’s Westside
After a few days in Lerwick we moved north to Busta House, exploring the Mainland’s Westside on the way. It has a couple of Neolithic sites – Scord of Brouster,… Read more Shetland’s Westside →
St Ninian’s Isle
St Ninian’s Isle is connected to Mainland Shetland by a tombolo (isthmus) of sand formed by wave action from opposing directions. Once on the island, it’s a 3-mile walk round the… Read more St Ninian’s Isle →
Jarlshof to Sumburgh Head
On a glorious morning we set out for the southern tip of Mainland Shetland to visit Jarlshof and Sumburgh Head – there’s a lovely cliff walk between the two sites.… Read more Jarlshof to Sumburgh Head →
A stroll round Lerwick
We spent our first few nights on Shetland in Lerwick, its main town. Our hotel (Kveldsro – pronounced Keldro, meaning “evening peace” in Old Norse) was very centrally placed, so… Read more A stroll round Lerwick →
Orkney and Shetland – 1996 and 2015
Look at the map of Scotland on the left. See the two sets of islands at the top right corner? That’s where we spent our holidays this summer. The archipelago… Read more Orkney and Shetland – 1996 and 2015 →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 