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huddle of homes and workshops down below the road around the pier (and signposted
Lower Voe). Set at the head of a deep, sheltered sea loch, Voe has a Scandinavian
appearance, helped by the presence of the
Sail Loft
, now a
camping böd
(see p.560).
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
VOE
Pierhead Restaurant & Bar
T
01806 588332.
The old
butcher's is now a cosy wood-panelled pub with a good bar
menu, a longer version of which graces the upstairs
restaurant, featuring local scallops and the odd catch from
the fishing boats (mains £12-18).
Mon-Thurs & Sun
11am-10pm, Fri & Sat 11am-1am.
Sail Loft
T
01595 694688,
W
camping-bods.com.
Originally a giant storeroom, this enormous böd is situated
right by the loch and has hot showers, a kitche
n and
a solid
fuel fire in the smaller of the rooms. April-Oct.
£10/
person
Lunnasting
Lunnasting
is the area to the northeast of Voe, on the east coast. he main town is
VIDLIN
, departure point for the Out Skerries (see p.574), three miles east of Laxo, the
ferry terminal for Whalsay (see p.573).
The Cabin Museum
April-Sept Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun 1-5pm • Free •
T
01806 577232
Halfway between Laxo and Vidlin, the B9071 passes
The Cabin Museum
, a modern
barn packed to the rafters with wartime memorabilia collected by the late Andy
Robertson. You can try on some of the uniforms and caps or pore over the many
personal accounts of the war written by locals.
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Lunna
he long thin peninsula of Lunna Ness is pinched in the middle at the tiny remote
settlement of
LUNNA
. It was here, at
Lunna House
, that the Shetland Bus made its
headquarters during World War II (see p.564); originally built in 1660 and set above a
sheltered harbour a couple of miles northeast of Vidlin, it's now a great place to stay
(see below)
.
Nearby
lies the whitewashed
Lunna Kirk
, built in 1753, which has a simple
tiny interior including a carved hexagonal pulpit. In the graveyard, several unidentified
Norwegian sailors, torpedoed by the Nazis, are buried.
ACCOMMODATION
LUNNA
Ì
Lunna House
T
01806 577311,
W
www.
lunnahouse.co.uk.
Lunna House is a wonderful, remote
place to stay. The bedrooms, though not en
suit
e, have
lovely views and you get a top-class breakfast.
£60
Brae
BRAE
is, a sprawling settlement that still has the feel of a frontier town, having
expanded hastily in the 1970s to accommodate the workforce for the nearby
Sullom
Voe Oil Terminal
, the largest of its kind in Europe. During World War II, Sullom Voe
was home to the Norwegian Air Force and a base for RAF seaplanes.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
BRAE
Ì
Busta House
T
01806 522506,
W
bustahouse
.com.
A laird's house with stepped gables that sits across
the bay from Brae. Even if you're not staying the night
here, it's worth coming for afternoon tea in the Long
Room, for a stroll around the wooded grounds, or for a
drink
and a
bar meal in the hotel's pub-like bar. Free
wi-fi.
£115
Frankie's
T
01806 522700,
W
frankiesfishandchips
.com.
Brae's best food option, aside from
Busta House
, is
this very popular fish-and-chip café with great views over
Busta Voe. As well as the usuals, you can get smoked
haddock and mussels.
Mon-Sat 9.30am-8pm, Sun
noon-8pm.
Westayre
T
01806 522368,
W
westayre.shetland
.co.uk.
A modern crofthouse B&B ,
Westayre
is in a tranquil
position, overlooking a red sandy bay at the very end of the
road on the peaceful i
slan
d of Muckle Roe, linked to the
mainland by a bridge.
£70
