Find out more about intriguing Shetland - its rich history and culture, islands and wildlife - with our Shetland blogs.
I’ve always been keen to visit Noss National Nature Reserve in Shetland. On a trip to Shetland we took a boat tour and got closer to 150,000 seabirds, including 22,000 gannets, than we could have ever imagined!
Shetland offers a golfing experience unlike any other with remarkable scenery and the possibility to play a round of midnight golf during ‘simmer dim’ – where the sun barely dips below the horizon. Click here to find out more about Shetland’s Golf Courses.
Travel writer Robin McKelvie visits Unst in Shetland for a tour around SaxaVord – the UK’s first vertical launch space port which will soon have a trio of launch pads firing at least 30 rockets a year into space!
Warm salads are a great winter alternative to soups – perfect for a nice healthy lunch. This recipe combines cavolo nero with sautéed sweet potatoes and toasted halloumi and is one of Misa Hay’s favourites.
Misa Hay serves this carrot cake as a welcome for her Shetland Wool Adventures groups. She receives many compliments about the cake and many requests for the recipe – we hope you enjoy it!
A recipe for lentil soup from Misa Hay, who enjoys cooking simple comfort food using as many local ingredients as possible. This winter warming treat comes with light and fluffy Shetland bannocks!
Essypattle and the Blue Yow is a folk tale from the Shetland Islands, told in days gone by to family and friends around the hearth.
Shetland is an island that inspires creativity, and it’s little wonder why. With its landscape, stunning seascapes and a light that shifts through the northern skies with clarity and grace, Shetland offers a haven to creatives of every medium. View our selection of Shetland craft businesses.
As a travel writer who has visited over 100 countries, Robin McKelvie explains why he keeps coming back to Shetland. In the first of a series of blogs for NorthLink he reveals why the Shetland Islands are so special to him.
