Guidebook for Cullivoe
Shopping
Aywick Shop
What every village shop should aspire to be!
Parks & Nature
Breckon Sands
As beautiful a beach as you will see anywhere. Good surfing too, year round!
West Sandwick
Another beautiful Yell beach
The second most northerly beach in the UK. Continue on to Skaw (the most northerly) for a swim off the sands there!
Norwick
The second most northerly beach in the UK. Continue on to Skaw (the most northerly) for a swim off the sands there!
Wild cliffs and a Stevenson lighthouse; walks that epitomise Shetland. Stop and listen to the Atlantic swell booming in, even on the stillest of days.
8 locals recommend
Eshaness
Wild cliffs and a Stevenson lighthouse; walks that epitomise Shetland. Stop and listen to the Atlantic swell booming in, even on the stillest of days.
The second best preserved broch in Shetland; a site of 4,000 years of continuous habitation, until the Clearances ended it in 1874; a very peaceful headland looking out onto the sea between Yell, Fetlar and unst; and a fair chance of seeing otters.
Burra Ness
The second best preserved broch in Shetland; a site of 4,000 years of continuous habitation, until the Clearances ended it in 1874; a very peaceful headland looking out onto the sea between Yell, Fetlar and unst; and a fair chance of seeing otters.
You are truly in the wilds of Yell when you reach Gossa Water. I may try to describe the beauty of it someday; if you go you could try also.
You could carry on walking south, to the lochs of Lumbister, a very isolated (abandoned) croft; then the steep-sided Daal takes you to a gyo (a cliff-sided inlet) where you will meet many seals who will be most surprised to see you too.
Gossa Water
You are truly in the wilds of Yell when you reach Gossa Water. I may try to describe the beauty of it someday; if you go you could try also.
You could carry on walking south, to the lochs of Lumbister, a very isolated (abandoned) croft; then the steep-sided Daal takes you to a gyo (a cliff-sided inlet) where you will meet many seals who will be most surprised to see you too.
What I am actually talking about here is the walk to Fetheland, the north tip of the Shetland mainland. What a walk - we´re still talking about it. See the cliffs, the Ramna Stacks, the west coast of Yell and the Atlantic horizon.
North Roe
What I am actually talking about here is the walk to Fetheland, the north tip of the Shetland mainland. What a walk - we´re still talking about it. See the cliffs, the Ramna Stacks, the west coast of Yell and the Atlantic horizon.
Sightseeing
Muness Castle
A tyrant´s castle - a worthwhile stop on a daytrip to Unst.
Drive to the end of the road at Gloup and see the Fishermen's memorial and look out the voe to where all those sixareens were wrecked back in 1881.
Gloup
Drive to the end of the road at Gloup and see the Fishermen's memorial and look out the voe to where all those sixareens were wrecked back in 1881.
Another good beach, some standing stones, a sheltered inlet behind the impressive cliffs of the Blue Mull (the ones you can see from Lingarth). A churchyard that contains a ´Trowie Knowe´. (A pre-christan religious site, said to be the home of Trows, or the Shetland version of the little people.) The devil´s cloven footprint, and a grave on which the grass is said to never grow. Move on before twilight.
Lund
Another good beach, some standing stones, a sheltered inlet behind the impressive cliffs of the Blue Mull (the ones you can see from Lingarth). A churchyard that contains a ´Trowie Knowe´. (A pre-christan religious site, said to be the home of Trows, or the Shetland version of the little people.) The devil´s cloven footprint, and a grave on which the grass is said to never grow. Move on before twilight.
Food Scene
Foords Chocolates
A chocolate factory. On an island.
Frankie's Fish & Chips
Best fish and chips in the UK. Try the scallops.
Peerie Shop Cafe
EsplanadeGreat soups and sandwiches, good coffee.
LJ's Diner
Check online for hours - reports so far on this new restaurant are that the food is good!
Everything Else
Valhalla Brewery
A brewery, on an island!
Arts & Culture
The Shetland Gallery
Run by my good friends Shona and Alan! Tell them I sent you.
Shetland model boats - super seaworthy, beautiful, iconic. This is the best place to see and learn more about them.
Unst Boat Haven
Shetland model boats - super seaworthy, beautiful, iconic. This is the best place to see and learn more about them.
Shetland´s state of the art new concert venue. There is a lot going on in Shetland these days, and this is now the centre of it.
28 locals recommend
Mareel - Music, Cinema and Education Venue
Gutters GaetShetland´s state of the art new concert venue. There is a lot going on in Shetland these days, and this is now the centre of it.
A new museum, and a lot of interesting and well-presented exhibits.
27 locals recommend
Shetland Museum & Archives
A new museum, and a lot of interesting and well-presented exhibits.
The Old Haa is a local museum, and has a tea shop with great cakes. The chats with the volunteers can be as interesting as the exhibits, so take your time!
Old Haa Road
Old Haa RoadThe Old Haa is a local museum, and has a tea shop with great cakes. The chats with the volunteers can be as interesting as the exhibits, so take your time!
Essentials
All the basics and more. Milk, eggs, bread, tea, coffee, spices, stamps, fruit, parcel paper and wellie boots.
RS Henderson
All the basics and more. Milk, eggs, bread, tea, coffee, spices, stamps, fruit, parcel paper and wellie boots.
The nearest supermarket. Just in case RS Henderson or the Aywick shop don´t have what you´re looking for - but they generally do.
Co-op Food - Brae - Hillside
HillsideThe nearest supermarket. Just in case RS Henderson or the Aywick shop don´t have what you´re looking for - but they generally do.