Shetland Islands
Frankie's Fish and Chips
Welcome
Frankie's sits by the water at Brae, half an hour north of Lerwick, and has spent years being named the best chip shop in Scotland by people who eat a great many chips.
The reason is the fish: haddock and cod landed at Shetland ports, mussels from Vidlin, scallops hand-dived. The batter is light rather than armoured, and there is a full menu beyond it: a mussel pot, scallops in garlic butter, fish teas. Eat in at the tables looking over Busta Voe, or take it away and find a bench.
Close by
Busta HouseA laird's house begun in 1588 on the shore at Brae, now a hotel, with a love story and a drowning from 1748.1 mile4 min by road
The Burn of ValayreAn afternoon following a burn, out of the wind.1 mile3 min by road
Burn of LunkletA short path beside a moorland burn near Aith to Ramnahol, the pool of the ravens, one of Shetland's best-loved waterfalls.12 miles19 min by road
Da Lang AyreShetland's longest beach, a long red shingle shore below Ronas Hill, reached only by sea or a hard hill walk.12 miles22 min by road
Kergord WoodsThe oldest and tallest woods in Shetland, planted round Kergord House in Weisdale from the early 1900s.14 miles21 min by road
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