Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide

After years of careful research and exploration, Laurie and Misa’s Shetland: Your Essential Guide is now published.

With over 250 pages and beautiful colour photography throughout, this comprehensive guide is a heartfelt celebration of the islands — their landscape, history, wildlife and community life. Thoughtfully written and rich with insider knowledge, it’s designed to help you experience the very best of Shetland.

Inside you’ll find practical travel advice (including why you may not need that umbrella), detailed area guides, accommodation and attraction recommendations, suggested itineraries, walks and hikes, plus tips on everything from wild swimming spots and Sunday Teas to puffin and whale watching.

Whether you’re planning your first visit or returning once more, this is an essential companion to exploring Shetland.

What’s Inside

The Basics:

• Getting Here and Around
• Brief History
• Culture
• Shetland Today
• Food & Drink
• Events Calendar
• What to Buy
• Where to Stay
• Accessible Shetland

Areas:

• Lerwick & Central Mainland
• South Mainland
• Fair Isle & Foula
• West Mainland
• Papa Stour
• Whalsay & Out Skerries
• Nesting, Lunnasting & Delting
• North Mainland
• The North Isles: Yell, Unst & Fetlar

Activities:

• Natural Wonders
• Wildlife
• Beaches
• Photography
• Museums & Heritage
• Archaeology
• Arts & Crafts
• Knitting
• Trips & Tours

Essays:

• Weather
• Geology
• Scandinavian Influence
• Language & Folklore
• Clearances
• Island at War
• Knitting Heritage
• Oil Boom
• Up Helly Aa
• Shetland, by Ann Cleeves

Itineraries:

• 3 Days in Shetland
• 7 Days in Shetland
• Shetland with Kids: Family Adventures