Businesses and Services in Shetland

Shetland Recreational Trust

The Shetland Recreational Trust manages a network of eight leisure facilities throughout the geographical spread of Shetland. So wherever you are, and whatever the weather, you’re never far from Shetland’s Great Indoors!

Clickimin Leisure Complex, Lochside, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PJ t: 01595 741000
e: w: www.srt.org.uk

Grantfield Garage

Car hire and van hire at very reasonable rates. Economy cars available. Cycle hire and repair. All our cycles are new Pioneer cycles, fitted with Pannier racks and locks. Mini market, off-licence, petrol and autoshop.
Open every day until 11pm. Situated 500 yards from NorthLink Terminal.

North Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0NT t: 01595 692709
e: w: www.grantfieldgarage.co.uk

Flavour of Shetland

Flavour of Shetland is a major outdoor event showcasing some of the very best food, music, craft and culture on Victoria Pier in Lerwick.

Enjoy some true Shetland hospitality with the sound of traditional and contemporary music and the taste of the very best of Shetland food and drink. Take time to delve into Shetland's past and explore today's diverse crafts and famous knitwear. Flavour of Shetland 2010 is scheduled to take place from Friday 18 - Monday 21 June inclusive.

Please visit www.flavourofshetland.com to find out more.

Shetland Food Festival

Shetland produces some wonderful food: exceptional lamb, fine beef, superbly fresh fish and shellfish and some more unusual specialties such as seawater oatcakes, Shetland Black potatoes and more-ish fudge!

We felt that a celebration of all this was long overdue, so the first-ever Shetland Food Festival was held in early October 2008. This year the festival is due to take place between Saturday 6 and Sunday 14 November 2010. We hope you’ll be able to join us then.

Please visit www.shetlandfoodfestival.co.uk to find out more.

Hamefairin 2010

In 2010 Shetland will host a ‘Hamefarin’ (homecoming) welcoming Shetlanders from all around the world back to their home island. The Shetland Hamefarin offers an opportunity for the participants to reforge lost connections and to enjoy a very special holiday.

For a schedule of events due to take place from 14-26 June please see www.shetlandhamefarin.com

The Shetland Food Directory

Our islands are a patchwork of moorland and meadow surrounded by sheltered voes and wild ocean. It’s no wonder that we’re able to catch, grow and harvest some of the purest and tastiest food you can find. From the land come lamb and mutton, beef, milk, and vegetables and even a little fruit. The seas produce fish and shellfish in great variety.
That’s not all you’ll find in the Shetland larder. There’s bread, butter, yogurt and beer as well as chocolates and fudge. There are local specialities too, such as reestit mutton, which has been salted and air-dried.
It is now easier to track down good food in Shetland than ever before, thanks to The Shetland Food Directory. Available in booklet form and also online, it lists producers, suppliers and places to eat.
We hope you enjoy the wonderful food that Shetland has to offer.

w: www.foodshetland.com

My Guide Scotland

myguideScotland - our new name for Scotsell - is your Scottish islands specialist for enjoyable self drive holidays to Orkney, Shetland & Fair Isle (as well as the Western Isles & Hebrides). Call for your Scottish Islands holiday brochure packed full of ideas.

You can contact us for personal advice, great offers, friendly hotels, B&Bs & self catering cottages. Featured on BBC Holiday 4 times, benefit from our 28 years of arranging wonderful Scottish island holidays.

myguideScotland (Scotsell Holidays), 20 Hydepark Business Centre, 60 Mollinsburn Street, Glasgow G21 4SF t: 0141 530 8598
e: w: www.myguideScotland.com

Shetland Photography Holidays

Nature Photography Holidays
7 day holiday, photograph at close hand, Puffin, Red Necked Phalarope, Arctic and Great Skua, Black Guillemot, Gannet, Seals and other sea mammals

Nature Or Landscape Photography Courses
7 day course photographing the dramatic landscapes and Wildlife of Shetland, combined with location and computer room workshops, with professional guidance, in and out the field.

Shetland Photography Holidays, Orca Country Inn,Hoswick,Shetland,ZE2 9HL t: 01950 431226
e: w: www.shetlandphotographyholidays.co.uk

Tour Orkney and Shetland Ltd

Benefit from our 20 years experience in travel and tourism. Offering quality group tours, guiding services, inclusive holidays and shore excursions that are flexible, fascinating, fun and affordable! Book with us and enjoy the best from your time in the islands.

6 Crowness Place, Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RG t: 01856 876566
e: w: www.tourorkneyshetland.co.uk

LHD Marine Supplies

Situated on the harbourfront, our shop stocks fashionwear, protective clothing, fishing tackle and ships chandlery. Well known brands such as Helly Hansen, Regatta and Wrangler in stock. Fuel service also available for visiting yachts. Shop online at www.lhdmarinesupplies.co.uk

Alexandra Buildings, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0LL t: 01595 692379
e: w: www.lhdmarinesupplies.co.uk

Island Trails

Discover Shetland with “Island Trails”. Experienced guide and storyteller Elma Johnson and her team introduce visitors to the beautiful landscapes, wildlife, culture and history of Shetland. Specialising in small group tours & walks tailored to meet customers’ individual interests. Visit our website today or email us to see how Island Trails can help make your holiday a special time.

Seaview, Brake, Bigton, Shetland, ZE2 9JA t: 01950 422408
e: w: www.island-trails.co.uk

Seabirds-and-Seals

Award-winning wildlife adventure cruises around Noss Natural Nature Reserve and Bressay with expert guides aboard Shetland's best equipped tour boat, Dunter III. Twice daily service with exclusive underwater viewing of teeming sea life in the caves and kelp forest.

Sunside, Bressay, Shetland, ZE2 9ER t: 07831 217072
e: w: www.seabirds-and-seals.com

See Shetland

Specialist tours of the highest quality provided all year round. Itineraries designed around your desired subject / topic / reason for visit.

2 Millburn Park, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9EB t: 01957 711367
e: w: www.seeshetland.shetland.co.uk

Shetland Small Group Tours

Tour the Shetland Islands with your own accredited, knowledgeable and experienced tour guide/driver. We specialise in guided tours for small groups of 1 to 8 persons. View the dramatic cliff scenery and beautiful shell sand beaches, lochs and voes. Be transported to Shetland's many locations of prime scenic and historical interest.
Shetland, a photographers' paradise! Choose from tailor-made tours to sit your needs or from one of our scheduled tours, both at competitive prices. Our tours can be easily adapted for older visitors, families or those with some disabilities. The minibus is fitted with loud speaker facilities to enable everyone to hear the guide's commentary.
We try to give the visitor that little bit extra! We get our job satisfaction from a visitors' enjoyment of their Shetland experience.
Special discounts offered for multi-day tours.

Roy Greenwald, 1 Carlton Place, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0ED t: 01595 692080
e: w: www.shetlandtours.co.uk

Lerwick Port Authority

Lerwick Harbour is a gateway to over 130,000 visitors annually, with a new ferry terminal providing excellent modern facilities for passengers, an elevated overhead walkway and a wide link span bridge for car ferries, a warm welcome awaits.

Albert Buildings, Lerwick, Shetland , ZE1 0LL t: 01595 692991
e: w: www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk

Shetland Ferry Services

Shetland Islands Council runs a network of inter-island ferries. New ships and terminals on many routes have made it even more convenient to get around. With 190 sailings per day, it is just like hopping on a bus!

Shetland Islands Council Ferry Services, Sellaness, Shetland, ZE2 9QR t: 01806 244252
e: w: www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries