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Foula Shetland Islands Coastal Walks The Kame Highest Cliffs UK

Foula lies twenty miles west of Mainland Shetland out in the Atlantic Ocean. It is renowned for being the stronghold of true Shetland culture. Often claimed to be the most isolated inhabited island in the British Isles. It is a mountainous island with some of the highest cliffs in the UK making dramatic coastal walks.

The island has a strong independent culture and determinedly preserves some of the older Shetland traditions.

Foula Shetland IslandsTourist Guide

Foula is renowned for being the stronghold of true Shetland culture. Often claimed to be the most isolated inhabited island in the British Isles, it lies fourteen miles from Mainland Shetland. It has a population of around thirty and is just two and half miles wide and three and a half miles long.

It is a mountainous island with some of the highest cliffs in the UK with The Kame rising to 1,220 feet above sea level. Walking and views are what attracts visitors to Foula.

The island has a strong independent culture and determinedly preserves some of the traditions such as using the Julian calendar which was officially dropped in Britain in 1752. They only stopped using Norse Udal law in the late seventeenth century and it has preserved more of the Shetland dialect here than anywhere else in the Shetlands.

Check out the Foula Heritage page, link right, that has a wealth of information on the island, walks and history.

Ferries to Foula Shetland

Atlantic Ferries do currently run a ferry service on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays in summer from Mainland Shetland to Foula. These leave from Walls and Scalloway on the western of Mainland.

Check their website for up-to-date information on ferry crossings or contact: Ferry Bookings tel: 01595 753248.

Ferry Bookings: Tel: 07881 823732. Fax: 01595 840880. Email: bookings@atlanticferries.co.uk

Ferry Sailing Information Voicebank: tel: 01595 743976.

Foula Airport

Foula is also served by Direct Flight "Islander" planes. During official 'summer time' inter-island flights to Foula leave Tingwall Airport morning and afternoon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with a single flight on Tuesday afternoons. In official 'winter time', single flights take place on every day of the week except Thursdays and Sundays, with some variations.

Foula Airport is exposed and can be affected by cross-winds or fog so check with the airport booking office for up-to-date information before setting off. There are no taxis or public transport in Foula.

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