Orkney & Shetland Islands - Scotland - page 896

( 01957-711711; www.saxavord.com ; Haroldswick; s/d £19.50/39; late May-early
Sep; ) This former RAF base is not the most atmospheric lodging, but the barracks-
style rooms offer great value. The restaurant dishes out reasonable local food, and there's
a bar - Britain's northernmost, by our reckoning - and a friendly, helpful atmosphere.
Self-catering holiday houses (£485 per week) are good for families and available year-
round.

Prestegaard££
( 01957-755234; [e-mail]; Uyeasound; s/d £30/56; May-Sep;
) This solid old manse near the water makes a great base. Rooms are spacious and
comfy, with sea views and separate (but private) bathroom - we particularly like the up-
stairs one. The breakfast room with Up Helly Aa shields and axes on the wall will bring
out the Viking in you, and the kindly owner is helpful. Continental breakfast only.

B&B

Baltasound Hotel££
( 01957-711334; www.baltasound-hotel.shetland.co.uk ; Baltasound; s/d £52.50/85;
) Brightly decorated, commodious rooms - some bigger than others - inside the build-
ing are complemented by wooden chalets arrayed around the lawn. There's also a lovely
country outlook, and bar meals (mains £6 to £12) in a dining room dappled by the evening
sun.

HOTEL, PUB

Getting There & Around
Hire bikes ( www.unstcyclehire.co.uk ; Haroldswick; per day/wk £7.50/40) in the chocolate
shop at the Saxa Vord complex in Haroldswick.

Boat Unst is connected with Yell and Fetlar by a small ferry ( Click here ) between
Gutcher and Belmont (free, 10 minutes, frequent).

Bus Three buses a day (except Sunday) run from Lerwick to Unst (2½ hours), via the fer-
ries. There are also services around Unst itself.

FETLAR
POP 90
At just 5 miles by 2 miles, Fetlar is the smallest but most fertile of the North Isles. Its
name is derived from the Viking term for 'fat land'.