Shetland Islands
Mareel
Welcome
Mareel opened on the Lerwick waterfront in 2012 and is now the place most things happen: two cinema screens, a venue that takes touring bands and local ones, a recording studio and a café bar with a wall of glass onto the harbour.
It is run by Shetland Arts, and the programme runs from a Hollywood release on a Tuesday to a fiddle concert on a Friday. Even with nothing booked it is worth the walk along the front for a coffee at a window table, watching the ferries and the weather come in over Bressay.
Close by
Lerwick DistilleryShetland single malt, made on Whisky Lane in Lerwick.Under a mile1 min by road
Shetland MuseumThe islands’ own story, on the restored dock at Hay’s.Under a mile1 min by road
Shetland Museum and ArchivesFive thousand years, in Hay’s DockUnder a mile1 min by road
Peerie Shop CaféCoffee and cake behind the shop, in a courtyard off the Esplanade.Under a mile2 min by road
The DowryCoffee by day and drinks by night, on Commercial Street.Under a mile2 min by road
Hidden Scotland, the magazine
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.