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At the end of the island, these spectacular cliffs offer a good chance to
get up close to puffins and see huge nesting colonies of fulmars, guillemots and razorbills.
If you're lucky, you might spot dolphins or orcas; the car-park noticeboard documents re-
cent sightings.
Sleeping & Eating
Another option is the Sumburgh Lighthouse cottage (
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)
, due to re-open after ex-
tensive renovation in 2014.
Sumburgh Hotel££
(
01950-460201;
www.sumburghhotel.com
; s/d £75/90; )
A reliable country-
style hotel. Rooms have been recently renovated and feature soft duvets, attractive colour
schemes and big towels. Larger sea-view rooms looking out to Fair Isle cost a tenner
more. This is a great location for birdwatching at Sumburgh Head or for convenience to
the airport, though the food has dipped. A mile up the road is a cheaper lodge (single/
double £45/65) wth simpler en suite rooms.
HOTEL
Betty Mouat's Camping Böd£
(
01595-694688;
www.camping-bods.com
; Dunrossness; dm £10; Mar-Oct; )
This
is a simple and comfortable hostel run by the Shetland Amenity Trust, with peat fire (£5 a
bag), power and decent hot-water bathrooms.
BÖD
Getting There & Away
To get to Sumburgh from Lerwick, take the airport bus (45 minutes, four to seven daily).
FAIR ISLE
Halfway to Orkney, Fair Isle is one of Scotland's most remote inhabited islands, best known for its patterned knit-
wear, still produced in the island's cooperative, but also for birdwatching. Smart
Fair Isle Lodge & Bird Observat-
ory
(
01595-760258;
www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk
;
s/d with full board £65/120; May-Oct; )
offers
good en suite rooms. Rates are full board, and there are free guided walks and other bird-related displays and activ-
ities. From Tingwall, DirectFlight (
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) operates flights to Fair Isle (£62.50 return, 25 minutes, three on
Monday, two Wednesday to Friday, one on Tuesday and Saturday, fewer in winter). Ferries sail from Grutness (near
