Want to give your hands a break from practical classes? Why not take some time to experience the many wonders of the Shetland landscapes and learn more about our Crofting lifestyles and our rich textile heritage.
If you want to meet some of the sheep who produce the wonderful wool we produce on Shetland we have a few options for you:
Lunna History and Heritage Tour
Sunday 25th September, 1000 – 1200 and 1300 – 1500, Ticket Price: £30.00, Departs from Vidlin Public Hall, Vidlin
Take a bus tour to Lunna Farm and meet native Shetland sheep, cattle and ponies, alongside learning more about the history of this beautiful area of the island including the Shetland Bus.
Wednesday 28th September, Thursday 29th September, 1100 – 1315, Ticket Price: £90.00, Pick Up from Shetland Museum and Archives Car Park, Hays Dock Lerwick
Take a tour to Girlsta where you can meet some Shetland sheep and learn more about the process of training the collie dogs who help to herd them around the islands. There will also be a Shetland pony to meet before being taken for lunch.
Tour of Garths Croft Bressay with Chris Dyer (With Refreshments)
Saturday 24th September, 1630 – 1900
Sunday 25th September, 1000 – 1230, 1330 – 1600, 1630 – 1900
Monday 26th September and Tuesday 27th September 1000 – 1230, 1300 – 15:30, 1630 – 1900
Wednesday 28th September, 1500 – 1730
Saturday 1st October 1630 – 1900
Sunday 2nd October, 1000 – 1230, 1330 – 1600, 1630 – 1900
Ticket Price: £45.00, Garths Croft, Bressay
Take a short journey over to the isle of Bressay and meet Chris Dyer and his flock. Learn about island living and the rural communities in Shetland.
An Introduction to Organic Native Shetland Sheep and Wool Production
Monday 26th September – Sunday 2nd October, 1100 – 1300 and 1400 – 1600, Ticket Price: £25.00, Uradale Farm, East Voe, Scalloway
Let Ronnie introduce you to his native Shetland sheep and tell you about the process of taking fleece and creating the organic Uradale Yarns.
Sheep & Crofting Talk with Brewery Tour
Monday 26th September and Tuesday 27th September, 1030 – 1430, Ticket Price: £50.00, Lerwick Brewery, Ladies Drive, Lerwick
For something a little different, spend a lunch time at Lerwick Brewery being introduced to both Shetland and Shetland Cross sheep before having lunch and taking a tour of the Brewery.
Croft Tour and Workshop Gallery Visit
Saturday 24th September – Monday 26th September, 1000 -1200*, 1400 – 1600, Ticket Price: £30.00 * Not Saturday 24th September, West Lynne Croft, Ireland Bigton
Visit the Tait family croft in Bigton and meet their flock of sheep before taking a tour of the crofthouse where Paparwark Furniture’s workshop is based.
For those Interested in learning more about the Textiles that are produced on Shetland, you can learn both about the past and the future:
A Textile Tour of UHI Shetland
Monday 26th September and Friday 30th September, 1330 – 1400, Ticket Price: £2.50, UHI Shetland, Lerwick
Visit the knitting, weaving, and silk screen printmaking workshops at UHI Shetland and see a display of student works.
Shetland Museum and Archives Textile Tours
Monday 26th September -14.00, Wednesday 28th September – Friday 30th September, 11.00 and 14.00, Ticket Price: £9.00, Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick
Take a tour with our Visitor Services Assisitants around our nationally recognised collection of Textiles.
Friday 30th September, 1245 – 1900, Ticket Price: £81.00, Pick Up from Shetland Museum and Archives Car Park, Hays Dock, Lerwick
Spend the afternoon sightseeing and seeing the various local knitwear items in the Symbister Hall. Enjoy getting to chat and knit with some of the locals
Or for something a little different why not learn more about the food and drink of Shetland:
Busta House Food and Drink Tour
Tuesday 27th September, 1030 – 1445, Ticket Price: £87.00, Pick Up from Shetland Museum and Archives Car Park, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick
Take a tour to Busta House and sample a tasting menu of some of Shetland’s finest produce and delicacies paired with some of our local alcoholic beverages, before having some time to knit in the long room.
