Places to go and see in Shetland
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other farm based accommodations for you to choose from.
Northern Lights Holistic Spa is Shetlands only residential purpose built Spa It is located on the small island of Bressay which is just 5 minutes away, by ferry, from Lerwick. At Northern Lights Holistic Spa you will experience a natural holistic approach to health and well-being which is the foundation of the services that we provide.
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is a five sided (roughly hexagonal) artillery fort, with bastions on each corner.
Jarlshof provides an insight into the way of life of the inhabitants at particularly interesting periods – the late Bronze Age, Iron Age, Pictish era, Norse era and the Middle Ages. It includes oval-shaped Bronze Age houses, Iron Age broch and wheelhouses, Viking long houses, medieval farmstead and 16th century laird’s house.
Muness Castle lies in the south east corner of Unst, not far from the rocky headland of Mu Ness. From the ferry terminal at Belmont you follow the main road north west for two miles, then take a right turn for Uyeasound. To get to Muness Castle you follow the road through Uyeasound, from where the castle is well signposted.
The New Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock, Lerwick, was officially opened on 31 May 2007.
1.Northern Lights Holistic Spa
1.Northern Lights Holistic Spa
Northern Lights Holistic Spa is Shetlands only residential purpose built Spa It is located on the small island of Bressay which is just 5 minutes away, by ferry, from Lerwick. At Northern Lights Holistic Spa you will experience a natural holistic approach to health and well-being which is the foundation of the services that we provide.
Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is a five sided (roughly hexagonal) artillery fort, with bastions on each corner.
Jarlshof Prehistoric And Norse Settlement
Jarlshof Prehistoric And Norse Settlement
Jarlshof provides an insight into the way of life of the inhabitants at particularly interesting periods – the late Bronze Age, Iron Age, Pictish era, Norse era and the Middle Ages. It includes oval-shaped Bronze Age houses, Iron Age broch and wheelhouses, Viking long houses, medieval farmstead and 16th century laird’s house.
Muness Castle
Muness Castle
Muness Castle lies in the south east corner of Unst, not far from the rocky headland of Mu Ness. From the ferry terminal at Belmont you follow the main road north west for two miles, then take a right turn for Uyeasound. To get to Muness Castle you follow the road through Uyeasound, from where the castle is well signposted.
Shetland Museum
Shetland Museum
The New Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock, Lerwick, was officially opened on 31 May 2007.





