If You're NearbyUp Helly Aa
Scotland
The last Tuesday of January
Shetland's Viking fire festival: a squad of guizers in Norse dress leads a torchlit procession through Lerwick and sets a longship ablaze.
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Shetland
Britain's northernmost islands, nearer Norway than Edinburgh, with puffin cliffs, Iron Age brochs and summer nights that barely darken.
- Best Time to Go
- May–Aug
Our full guide to Shetland is being written. It's on the Scotland list as If You're Nearby.
Festivals, Events & Seasons
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Must-SeeLoch Ness
Scotland
About 237 miles away
Scotland's deep, dark, monster-haunted loch, with Urquhart Castle on its shore.
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Must-SeeIsle of Skye
Scotland
About 276 miles away
The Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing and the Fairy Pools.
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Must-SeeFort William
Scotland
About 278 miles away
The Highland town below Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak, close to the dramatic valley of Glen Coe.
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