The Old Haa Exhibitions

15 May 2012 - 30 Sep 2012, Shetland Mainland

PLEASE NOTE: This event has now finished
 
 
The Old Haa of Burravoe was built in about 1672 and is now a museum.

Yell's oldest building contains photographs and eye-witness accounts relating to the German ship Bohus which was wrecked off the island in 1924. It also has a has a tearoom with freshly made homebaking, a gallery with regular displays of local art and a craft shop with locally crafted souvenirs, knitwear and commercial recordings produced in the Old Haa.

It is also the local information point. Open end April - end September (closed Mon & Fri).

Details

15 May 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
Tue, Wed, Thur & Sat 10am - 4pm

Categories
Heritage, Other

Venue

Old Haa

Address
Burravoe
Isle of Shetland

Venue phone number
01957 722339

Booking

Price
Donations Welcome

 
 

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There has never been a better time for you to visit Scotland's Islands, to enjoy the breathtaking scenery and unspoilt beaches, to get close to dramatic wild-life, learn about our heritage, participate in a great range of activities, and enjoy our music, food and drink.


All this on some of our 99 inhabited islands large and small (and many more uninhabited) accessible by sea and air in six regions: Argyll & Bute, Highland, North Ayrshire, Orkney, Outer Hebrides and Shetland.

 

 



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