Sail to the Orkney and Shetland islands…
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Your journey begins as you set sail with NorthLink Ferries. On board you’ll be able to enjoy many comforts before arriving at your destination feeling refreshed and ready to begin your island adventure. With regular sailings from Scrabster and Aberdeen, travelling to Orkney and Shetland is more convenient than ever before.
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Take the ferry to Shetland and Orkney
NorthLink Ferries sail daily from Aberdeen to Shetland and from Shetland to Aberdeen, sailing every evening and arriving the following morning.
These ships call in at Orkney frequently, arriving in the late evening before sailing on to Aberdeen or Lerwick.
NorthLink Ferries also sail from Scrabster on the north coast of Scotland to Stromness in Orkney. This is the only ferry crossing to take you past the breathtaking Old Man of Hoy.
The 90 minute crossing takes place up to three times a day.
Enjoy a journey like no other before arriving at your destination feeling refreshed and ready to begin your Orkney and Shetland island adventure.
Plan your journey
Posted @withregram • @wildaboutshetland 𝙶𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 ‘𝚊𝚏𝚏’ - 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚜𝚑 🦐 🦞 🦀
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Fab to see my elusive friend again. What an interesting chap he is..🤔
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Posted @withregram • @iaintheboynicol Morning commute. #helliar #northlinkferries #lifeatsea #Shetland #Orkney #Aberdeen #Scotland #scotlandisnow #sunrise #nofilter
Posted @withregram • @shetlandwithlaurie 5 reasons to visit Shetland in winter
If I had a penny for every time I was asked about winter in Shetland, I’d be a millionaire – and then some – and there are many reasons to visit, but you need to ask yourself first ‘what do I want from a visit’.
If the answer is puffins, light, activities, and long hikes with a picnic, you’ll likely want to visit in summer when the days are long, and the hills are dry enough to walk anywhere. If you’d like to feel the sting of the wind on your cheeks and the raw power of mother nature as you battle through the wind on a rugged headland before hunkering down in the evening with a good book and a dram, then you should consider the winter.
👉 To read the full blog, follow the link in my bio or visit www.shetlandwithlaurie.com
📸 Bressay Lighthouse
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Posted @withregram • @shetland_nature The ‘Mirrie Dancers’ lighting up the northern sky over the iconic Muckle Flugga Lighthouse. Rare enough for me to post a shot of myself (only once on here!), it’s even rarer for me to post an image with another ‘humanoid’ in it! Stood here with me, at the very northernmost tip of British Isles on this very special night way back in 2014 was my very good pal @bobthebirder AKA Robbie Brookes). I felt that for a change, a person in the shot gave it context somehow, to show someone there, taking it all in under night sky in just about as wild and remote s location we could be.
Though as an resident island naturalist i guess you could say I know my way round up there better than most (🤷🏻), I don’t know anyone who knows this world renowned location like he does.
I’d very much recommend a scroll over his grid, and you’ll see what I mean. My efforts on this night did little to justify how amazing it felt, particularly as the aurora never really kicked off, but some of his imagery from up there is truly inspiring.
#mirriedancers #aurora #unst #hermaness #auroraborealis #shetland #shetland_nature
Posted @withregram • @bendalgleishwildlife Eurasian Otter, Lutra lutra
An otter cub peeking out of a rock pile whilst mum was out in the bay fishing. Luckily it didn’t have to wait to long for her to bring back a rather large Lumpsucker!
Nikon D500 + Nikon 600mm F4 VR, F4, ISO 3200, 1/500
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Posted @withregram • @rublake North Link Ferry at Aberdeen Harbour this afternoon.
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