Find out more about intriguing Shetland - its rich history and culture, islands and wildlife - with our Shetland blogs.
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.
In 2022, NorthLink Ferries ran a short story competition to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories. This winning Adult story set in Shetland was written by Leona Mullay.
For Scotland’s Year of Stories, NorthLink Ferries ran a competition for adults and children for the best short story set in Orkney or Shetland. Read the winning Shetland tale in the 15 and under category, written by Amber Patterson.
A Taste of Shetland is a membership organisation which proudly showcases Shetland’s exceptional food and drink. Joanne Williams, the Project Assistant at A Taste of Shetland told us more.
