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Vaila Fine Art

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Vaila Fine Art occupies a narrow shopfront in Lerwick and shows work by artists living and working in Shetland, alongside visiting shows.

The hanging changes often, the rooms are small enough to take in, and the prices are on the wall rather than whispered.

Round the cornerNo88 Kitchen and BarA family restaurant on Commercial Street, Lerwick, cooking Shetland's own produce, with cocktails and island beer.1 min by roadSee itThree glasses of dessert topped with orange peel on a stone table, No88.
Close by
  1. Shetland Seabird ToursThe Noss boat: gannets at eye level, out of Victoria Pier.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The DowryCoffee by day and drinks by night, on Commercial Street.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. The Shetland BookshopA family bookshop with a wide range of Shetland books.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. MareelShetland’s cinema, concert hall and café, on the water at Lerwick.Under a mile2 min by road
  5. Lerwick DistilleryShetland single malt, made on Whisky Lane in Lerwick.Under a mile2 min by road
Directions
Three glasses of dessert topped with orange peel on a stone table, No88.RestaurantsNo88 Kitchen and BarA step away
Hay's Dock and the museum below the rooftops of Lerwick, a gull overhead.AttractionsShetland Museum0.5 miles
Modern gabled harbourside building with wooden boats moored beside the quayAttractionsShetland Museum and Archives0.5 miles
BarsThe Lounge Bar0.6 miles
The cliffs of the Knab above the sea, thrift in flower, Bressay across the Sound.WalksKnab coastal walk0.6 miles
CafePeerie Shop Café0.7 miles
ShoppingJamieson and Smith0.9 miles
Two people on Fjarå's deck in the evening sun, looking over Breiwick Bay to Bressay.CafeFjarå Café Bar1.1 miles
The path to Clickimin Broch and its enclosing wall.AttractionsClickimin Broch1.1 miles
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