St Ninian's Isle is a small tied island connected by the largest active tombolo in the UK to the south-western coast of the Mainland, Shetland, in …
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Jul 2, 2024
Visited fairly early in the morning and enjoyed an almost solitary time walking across the tombolo and around the island. The walk is great, and the views are excellent. Well worth the drive to get h…Full review by X4331RSmarkh
Jun 23, 2024
Probably the most beautiful place in Shetland and probably beyond. The water is blue the sea is calm, there is just peace and quiet everywhere. We went in June on a rare sunny/dry day and there wer…Full review by ruth54705
Mar 21, 2024
St Ninian’s Isle and its more famous sand access is a wild & beautiful place to cut, whatever the weather. It was rainy & windy the day we visited, but I think that just added to the wildness. St N…Full review by pakabay
Hi there I have another question please! Do you have to check the tides in order to visit St Ninians Isle? Is it sometimes NOT possible to get over to the Isle at high tide?
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Winter and early spring tides do cover the centre causeway. Other than that it's about a 15 minute walk from the mainland side to the island then you can spend an hour or two …
Winter and early spring tides do cover the centre causeway. Other than that it's about a 15 minute walk from the mainland side to the island then you can spend an hour or two wandering. For the record it's a Tombolo not a Tombola. If you want a Tombola you'll need to sign up to the Sun Bingo.
Hi there, can you tell me how long to allow for the walk from the car park to St Ninian's Isle? Thanks in advance.
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The car park is down a track right next to the beach, it's probably a 15 minute amble across the beach to get to the Isle, look out for seals and great for beachcombing too...
Can you get there by public transport (don't min walking a bit!)
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It doesn't look like it would be easy, the nearest place to look for in the Shetland bus timetables is Bigton : /bus/documents/South_Mainland_Timetable.pdf
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