SHETLAND may not be the easiest place to visit but it's worth the effort, after being named in the top 25 of the world's must-go remote outposts.

Shetland wool has protected status, which means anything called Native Shetland wool must come from a pure bred Shetland sheep. You can see these 'mirrie dancers' Image source, Getty Images ...

SHETLAND has been named one of the top ten destinations in Europe to visit this year by Lonely Planet. The archipelago in Scotland has been placed sixth in Lonely Planet’s Best In Europe 2019… ...

Instead of pondering from the comfort of their own home, Massingale and her two Shetland ponies decided to take a trip to the Shetland Islands, more than 600 miles from their home in Dublin.

The festival of the intricately crafted textiles of the Shetland Islands, a remote archipelago off Scotland’s coast, draws hundreds of knitters from around the world for all things wool.

Shetland is the only UK place to appear in the Lonely Planet's list of top summer destinations in Europe.