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Private Full Day Historic Shetland Tour
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$1788.38
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Overview
The Shetland History Tour offers a deep dive into the rich archaeological heritage of the British Isles. Journey through time as you explore prehistoric settlements, Viking tales, and the fascinating history of Shetland.
- 🏛️ Private full-day historic tour covering the length and breadth of Shetland Mainland.
- 🚐 Pickup included from your location for convenience and ease of travel.
- 🗣️ Knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide to enrich your experience with historical insights.
- ⏳ Enjoy an extensive 8-hour tour designed to cover all major historical sites.
- 🏙️ Start in Lerwick, Shetland's capital, once a fishing village, now the largest settlement.
- 🕍 Visit Fort Charlotte, a historic fortification built during the First Anglo-Dutch War.
- 🏠 Explore the Croft House Museum, showcasing life in a traditional 19th-century crofthouse.
- 🏺 Discover Jarlshof, an archaeological site dating back to the Bronze Age, regarded as one of the most remarkable excavations.
- 🏰 Stop at Scalloway Castle for a photo opportunity; the castle has been a significant historical landmark since 1600.
- 📸 Pause at Eshaness Cliffs for breathtaking views and a photo at Johnnie Notions' bod, a site of historical significance.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Private Full Day Historic Shetland Tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Admission to Tangwick Haa Museum
- Parking Fees
- Fuel surcharge
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Admission to Croft House Museum
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Admission to Jarlshof
- Admission to Scalloway Museum
- Gratuities
- Lunch
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Lerwick*Please note, this itinerary is based on starting in Lerwick. If you choose a meeting point elsewhere in Shetland, the order of stops will be different, but all stops will be covered. We start our exploration of Shetland's past in the islands' capital: Lerwick. Once a small fishing village built to service Dutch herring fleets, Lerwick is now the largest settlement and only town in Shetland. We'll visit Fort Charlotte, built to protect the islands during the First Anglo-Dutch War in 1652/3. Next, spend some time wandering through "the Lanes", a series of narrow passageways built between the 17th & 19th centuries which are now a conservation area. We'll conclude our Lerwick walk at the Town Hall with its impressive stained glass windows.
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Clickimin BrochSitting on a small promontory in Clickimin Loch, the 2000-year old Clickimin Broch is one of the best preserved Iron Age brochs in Scotland.
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Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse SettlementWe travel to the very southern tip of the Shetland Mainland to visit Jarlshof. An archaeological settlement dating from the Bronze Age, Jarlshof has been classed as one of the most remarkable sites ever excavated in the British Isles
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Croft House MuseumThe Crofthouse Museum is a traditional 19th century thatched crofthouse. The property is presented in the style of how it would have looked in the 1870s. Smell the peat fire, discover the box beds and try to set the traditional Shetland mouse trap. The crofthouse also has a lovely garden. Hear our knowledgeable custodians tell stories about how it would have been to live in a typical crofthouse and what families would have to have done to make a living from the land.
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Scalloway CastleTravelling on to Scalloway we see the ancient capital and its famous castle which was built around 1600 by Earl Patrick Stewart. Note- this is a photo stop only. The castle is closed to the public.
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Scalloway MuseumVisit the Scalloway museum which features displays on ancient Shetland and the Shetland Bus - which was a WW2 resistance movement where fishing boats operated a daring operation transporting troops and civilians across the sea between Shetland and German-occupied Norway from 1941-1945.
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ScallowayEither before or after we visit Scalloway Museum, we'll have some free time to explore Scalloway and get lunch from one of the local shops or cafes (lunch not included)
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Tangwick Haa MuseumTravelling to the far north of Shetland, through the dramatic Northmavine scenery (with photo stops en route), we arrive at Tangwick Haa. This fascinating museum is housed in a traditional bod built around 1690 and has an informative display on local life through the centuries.
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Eshaness CliffsWe'll pause for a photo on the windswept clifftops, overlooked by Eshaness Lighthouse, built by David Stevenson in 1925.
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Continuing our drive through the remote Eshaness Peninsula, we stop for a photo at Johnnie Notions' bod. Notions, a self taught physician, is credited with developing an inoculation for smallpox. He spent his entire life (1730-1803) here in Eshaness.
- As we near the end of our trip, we make one final stop at the Bod of Gremista. Now a textile museum (no admission on this tour), the bod was built in 1780. Arthur Andersen, co-founder of the Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which we now know as P&O, was born here. (pass by)
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Private Full Day Historic Shetland Tour
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$1788.38
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!