Unst & Yell
Please note that Scottish Government advice is for anyone travelling to the Scottish islands to take a lateral flow test before they travel. This helps to keep remote and vulnerable communities safe. Please see the Planning Your Visit section for more information.
Visit the UK’s most northerly woodland, at Halligarth on Unst
Keep your eyes peeled for otters, known locally as ‘dratsies’ – Yell is one of the best places in Europe to spot them
Holiday in grandeur at Belmont House on Unst, a Georgian masterpiece built in 1775 for landowner Thomas Mouat
Enjoy outstanding scenery with undulating hills, rocky coastline, impressive sea stacs, beaches, cliffs and voes
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See the spectacular and rugged rocky coastline of Unst.
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Enjoy the peaceful surroundings of the island.
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Look out for otters or as they are known locally 'dratsies'
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Take a walk through the woods on Unst.
About this place
This is as far north as you can possibly get without leaving the UK!
Glorious scenery and teeming wildlife are just two of the many reasons to visit these unspoilt remote islands. Both are part of Shetland – Unst is the most northerly of the British Isles, while across the Bluemull Sound lies Yell, famous for its birdlife and dramatic, rugged wilderness.
The Trust owns seven parcels of land on Unst, the nearby small uninhabited island of Daaey and some croft land on Yell. The islands are of special interest to geologists, botanists and birdwatchers.
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