Your Shetland Experience

Below you will find some travel tips and stories from previous visitors to Shetland - a huge thankyou to those who have written in.

If you would like to help fellow travellers by sharing tales from your holiday to Shetland, please read the details at the bottom of the page.

'My family have lived in Shetland for years and all my life I have gone up every year, it is the most magical place in the world and everyone should go at least once.'

'I would say that the best time to visit Shetland is November or February as the weather is fantastic.'

Great day atop Collarfirth Hill - photo taken by Mike Clark

Collarfirth Hill -
photo taken by Mike Clark

'I have been to Lerwick twice last year and I am going over again this June. I am taking my girlfriend as she has not been before, but I have showed her the CD and PC ROM that I got of Lerwick so she is so excited about going.
The people over there are so laid back! Nothing bothers them and they are so very helpful when you need assistance in any way. The weather is so nice that when it’s time to leave I don’t want to go home.
I would rather stay there for longer (even for good if I could afford it).'

'I stayed in Lerwick back in January for the Up Helly Aa fire festival - the people are extremely well mannered and helpful. I travelled to different locations throughout the island e.g. Walls, Toft, Yell, Sumburgh and Scalloway - all the bus drivers were very polite and very helpful and very sociable. Also, the Shetland recreational trust leisure centres were good yet again with obliging staff so if any of you lot are going to the island I will promise you will be made more than welcome.'

'I have visited the Shetland Islands for three times (2007, 2008, 2009) and I'll go again this May.
During my stays in the Islands I travelled to different places. All of them were unforgetable locations for me. I am not a driver. I am a walker. I use the public transport.
The people are very polite and helpful, the bus drivers too. They dropped me up on the right site, where it was best to begin walking.'

Hillswick Ness and The Drongs - photo taken by Renate Fischer

On the Out Skerries - photo taken by Renate Fischer

Tell us about your holiday in Shetland

• Have you already visited the Shetland Islands?
• Did you enjoy your time there, and was it everything you expected?
• Were you enthralled by Jarlshof and St Ninian's Isle?
• Was your impression of Shetland different from the published brochures and websites?
• Could you write a list of tips for fellow travellers, for islands or sites to visit?
• Did you find any hidden treasures off the beaten track?
• Can you recommend good places to eat, great souvenirs to buy or essential items to take?
• Would you recommend a particular time of year to visit Shetland, or places to stay?
• Did you go to Orkney as well - how did the two experiences compare?

NorthLink Ferries offer YOU the chance to help other travellers make the most of their Shetland Holiday.

If you have you enjoyed a trip to the Shetland Islands, and have photographs, stories or recommendations, please use the form below to let us know. Send your Shetland holiday experiences on to us, and we will publish the best online! If you'd like, simply send in your photos - we'd love to hear from you.

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