The Out Skerries are an archipelago lying to the east of the main Shetland Island group. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries and the main islands are Housay, Bruray and Grunay. The archipelago sits just 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Norway.
Housay and Bruray are the only two islands inhabited and they are joined by a bridge.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Tresta is the main beach on the small island of Fetlar in The Sheltlands. A long white sandy beach with cliffs at its south end. The beach is an ideal family beach as it sits within a calm shallow cove. Behind the beach is Papil Water, a fresh water loch which is popular for seasonal trout fishing. Read more…
West Sandwick beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and grass on the west of Yell. The beach also has some rocky outcrops to explore and a burn crosses the beach to the sea. Read more…
Brekon Sands beach is a white sandy beach protected by a rock headland on the North of Yell. The beach is backed by grass covered sand dunes. Some nice walks around the headland. Read more…
Kirk Sand is a small quiet beach on the island Papa Stour which is the 8th largest in the Shetlands. The beach faces south onto Papa Sound and is sandy lower down with pebbles at the high tide mark. Read more…
Lunna Kirk is a lovely church and is thought to date back to the 1100’s and is the oldest building in use for Christian worship in Shetland. Read more…
Muness Castle is the most northerly fortress in Britain and lies in the south east of Unst in the Shetland Islands. The castle is a tower house built in the 1598 and is known for its fine architectural details. Today the remains consist of just over two storeys of an originally three-storey building with circular towers at opposing corners. See www.historic-scotland.gov.uk Read more…
Noss is a small island neighbouring Bressay in the Shetland Islands. Once an inhabited island, the remaining population left in 1939 and now Noss is a sheep farm and a National Nature Reserve. The highest point on Noss stands at 181m and on a clear day, you can see most of Shetland. The island itself is heaving with bird activity Read more…
