📌 Town on Shetland Mainland
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It may be tiny by anywhere but local standards, but Scalloway is the second best rainy-day destination on Shetland, and the largest settlement on the island’s Atlantic coast. Once the capital of these far-flung isles, it definitely now plays second fiddle to larger Lerwick but boasts its own rich history. We’d probably rather stay in Lerwick, but there are a couple of places to eat and shop, a museum and castle to visit, and the attractive Burra Isles are easily reached via modern road causeways.
🌍 Location
📌 Shetland Mainland
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: HU 401394
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 60.137527,-1.279558
🚶 Scalloway Museum and castle are both on the east side of the town, and an easy walk around the bay from the centre.
🚢🚌 Infrequent ferries to Foula sail from a pier near the castle. There is a reasonable selection of bus routes connecting to Lerwick, Tingwall & the Burra Isles.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
>> Scalloway Castle ★★★
>> Scalloway Museum ★★★
<3 mi away
>> Walk: Fugla Ness – Shetland’s Chalamain Gap ★★★ (3 mi ↓)
