A week in Shetland

Stay in Bigton. Day 1: Quendale Mill, Old Scatness Broch and Beginning section 1; day 2: Beach of Spiggie, Standing Stone and Crofthouse Museum; day 3: Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement, End section 4/ beginning section 5 and Ness of Burgi Fort; day 4: Bigton Wick, Levenwick Broch and South Mainland Pool; day 5: Mousa Ferry Waiting Room Exhibition, Aith Voe and Burn of Aith Broch; day 6: The Outpost, Branchiclett, prehistoric settlement 265m SSW of and Meal Beach; day 7: 5 Dalsetter Wynd, settlement and field system 60m N of, Erne's Ward and Ben-fer, pillbox 150m SE of.

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Day 1 · Shetland

Quendale Mill 7.9 km from Bigton, just outside the area
Old Scatness Broch Scheduled monument, 11 km from Bigton, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Beginning section 1 13 km from Bigton, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: Sumburgh Hotel Bar 12 km from Bigton, just outside the area
On the way: Quendale Mill, Including Dam, Steading, Walls, and Bridge Category A listed, 7.9 km from Bigton, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Bigton

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Shetland

Beach of Spiggie 3.6 km from Bigton
Standing Stone Scheduled monument, 5.4 km from Bigton, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Crofthouse Museum 6.8 km from Bigton, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Bigton

Day 3 · Shetland

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement 12 km from Bigton, just outside the area
End section 4/ beginning section 5 13 km from Bigton, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Ness of Burgi Fort Scheduled monument, 13 km from Bigton, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Bigton

Day 4 · Shetland

Bigton Wick in Bigton
Levenwick Broch Scheduled monument, 3.9 km from Bigton, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop
South Mainland Pool 5.2 km from Bigton, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Hoswick Visitors Centre 4.7 km from Bigton, just outside the area

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Bigton

Day 5 · Shetland

Mousa Ferry Waiting Room Exhibition 6.8 km from Bigton, just outside the area
Aith Voe 11 km from Scalloway, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Burn of Aith Broch Scheduled monument, 11 km from Scalloway, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Bigton

Day 6 · Shetland

The Outpost 4.6 km from Hamnavoe
Branchiclett, prehistoric settlement 265m SSW of Scheduled monument, in Hamnavoe 4 km from the last stop
Meal Beach in Hamnavoe 1 km from the last stop

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Bigton

Day 7 · Shetland

5 Dalsetter Wynd, settlement and field system 60m N of Scheduled monument, 5.9 km from Bigton, just outside the area
Erne's Ward 8.7 km from Bigton, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Ben-fer, pillbox 150m SE of Scheduled monument, 10 km from Bigton, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Shetland's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Shetland?

Bigton. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Bigton: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Quendale Mill, Old Scatness Broch and Beginning section 1: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full