Tiny Fair Isle, situated north of  mainland Scotland - midway between Orkney and Shetland, is Britain's remotest inhabited island. It was purchased by the National Trust for Scotland in 1954.

 Despite being only 3 miles long and 1 mile wide its landscape is one of amazing beauty and contrast; ranging from wild high moorland...                        to gentle croft land  home to most of the 70 islanders

                        Its dramatic coast is equally varied.  Towering sea cliffs, several hundred feet high - among the tallest anywhere in Europe and offering superb views                   give way in places to modest flower covered grassy banks.                    It's a surprisingly long coastline too - some 50 miles if you follow all of its jagged indentations. 

For information about accommodation on Fair Isle see our home page.