Shetland Space Centre, Unst

Name: Shetland Space Centre
Address: Unst, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Unst

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Facts and practical information

SaxaVord Spaceport, previously known as Shetland Space Centre, is a planned spaceport to be located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands. The proposed site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw. ()

Coordinates: 60°49'6"N, 0°46'9"W

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Unst United Kingdom

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Day trips

Shetland Space Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Holm of Skaw, Muckle Flugga, Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, Valhalla Brewery.

1 miN
Island
Holm of Skaw
26 min walk • The Holm of Skaw is a small islet off the northeast coast of the island of Unst. It is just northeast of the settlement of Skaw. The island is 57 feet in height. There is a lighthouse on the island. Tidal currents are slack between Holm of Skaw and Herma Ness at high water, and the passage may be made by small boats.
4.7 miNW
Area
Muckle Flugga
120 min walk • Muckle Flugga is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is actually further north.
4.7 miNW
Lighthouse
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
120 min walk • Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of Muckle Flugga, in Shetland, Scotland. Originally called North Unst Lighthouse, it was renamed in 1964.
2.4 miSW
Brewery, Nightlife
Valhalla Brewery, Unst
61 min walk • The Valhalla Brewery in Unst, Shetland, Scotland, was the northernmost brewery in the United Kingdom. It was opened by the husband and wife team Sonny and Silvia Priest in December 1997, and originally based in a large shed in Baltasound, in the centre of Unst.
3.9 miSW
Park
Keen of Hamar, Unst
100 min walk • Keen of Hamar is a nature reserve on Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, managed by Scottish Natural Heritage. The reserve is primarily of botanical interest, for example for populations of Cerastium nigrescens, a plant unique to Unst.
5 miS
Island
Balta
127 min walk • Balta is an uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland.