Shetland Islands

The Shetland Islands are an archipelago in Scotland. Composed of over one hundred islands, of which fifteen are inhabited, Shetland is located around 160 km north of the Scottish mainland. Today, the local economy is very dependent on the fishing industry and public services.

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Within Shetland Islands
Unst
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands. Unst Travel Guide »
Mainland is – ironically – an island, the main island of the Shetland Islands. Mainland Travel Guide »
Fair Isle is in the Shetland Islands, midway between Orkney and Shetland. Fair Isle Travel Guide »
Burra is in the Shetland Islands and is connected to Mainland by a series of bridges via the Island of Trondra. Burra Travel Guide »
Tronda is in the Shetland Islands. It is directly connected to Mainland by a single track bridge. A further bridge at the other end of the island connects it with Burra Trondra Travel Guide »
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Shetland Islands travel tips courtesy of GeckoGo
  • Take some good strong walking boots and waterproofs, binoculars and a camera.  Steph S.
  • Shetland lies almost exactly at the centre of a triangle, with Norway, Faroe and Scotland You can get there by air (flights from uk mainland) or by sea (northlink ferries) Wild camping is allowed Hitchhiking is very difficult and bus service is rather poor The best way to explore the island is by a …  Sara T.
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Shetland Islands Travel Guide is based on Shetland Islands by James Brown, Eco84, Kenneth MacArthur, Stefan Ertmann, Inadorel, Vidimian, Tatatabot, iGuide and others. Shetland Islands Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.