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Half an hour later, I glimpsed kittiwakes and guillemots on the cliffs at the RSPB reserve at Sumburgh Head, on the southern idea of Mainland. Unfortunately, I was far too late for the puffins. "They've normally gone by early August," discussed Hugh Harrop, of expert tour operator Shetland Wildlife. Nevertheless, by method of compensation, I saw a lot of Shetland ponies.

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Undoubtedly, I counted more Shetland flags (an off-centre white cross on a blue background) than I did Scottish saltires. This unique cultural heritage is well known every Janauary in Up Helly Aa the Viking Fire Festival, an incredible torchlit procession culminating in the burning of a Viking galley boat.  scallowayhotel.com  in other ways too: for example, an advert for Norseman Pale Ale in the bar room window at the Queen's Hotel in Lerwick claims, rather implausibly, that it's "The option of Vikings!".

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It is one of Scotland's most essential historical sites, featuring a Stone Age hut, an Iron Age broch and a Viking village that were revealed by vicious storms in the 19th century. As I walked around the impressive historical site by the water's edge, the wind in my hair, it was difficult not to be transported back to the past.

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The capital is likewise home to other locations that appear in the drama, such as the Lounge, the liveliest location in town on a Friday night, and Lerwick police station. Douglas Henshall and Steven Robertson in Shetland the TV series/ BBC/ITV Studios, Gastronomically, Shetland has much to advise it too, not least the seafood.

Close by, the Scalloway Museum brings to life the impressive story of the "Shetland Bus" the fleet of small fishing boats that shuttled resistance fighters to Nazi-occupied Norway during the war. However, no trip to Shetland is complete without a check out to Frankie's Fish & Chips in Brae, Britain's a lot of northern chippie and voted No 1 fish and chip store in the UK in this year's National Fish & Chip Awards.

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While you most likely won't see Jimmy Perez sporting a Sarah Lund-style jumper on screen, Shetland does produce prominent knits. You can choose up a chunky, wool Fair Islander for around 120 at Anderson & Co, among a handful of stores in Lerwick selling the conventional patterned jumpers long knitted on Fair Island, halfway between Shetland and Orkney.