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    Posted by MoragR 22 March 2007

    This one's extreme. You get here via a tiny six-seater plane or a white-knuckle three-hour boat trip from Shetland. The best (usually the only) place to stay is the Bird Observatory, where you get fed within an inch of your life on home baking. You can join the twitchers with their birding work, thrill to cliff-top walks bombarded by broody skuas, check out the knitting in the island museum, and just soak up the sound of sea and silence.

    Fair Isle
    Shetland

    1. Shetland
    2. | british island
    3. | birdwatching
    4. | museum
    5. | adventure

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    Morag falls prey to one misconception of Fair Isle - that the only place to stay is among the birdwatchers. They might be very nice folk, but if you want to choose your company, there are fine B&B operations on the island. Kathy Coull operates the oldest, at Upper Leogh croft, where she also runs respected courses on traditional spinning and weaving techniques, subjects that she is a noted expert on.

    As there are no restaurants on the island, Kathy operates a very reasonable full board system; she is also a fine cook and a wonderful hostess.

    Search for 'Upper Leogh' on the Web, or call her on 01595 760248.
    Posted by blueron  26 March 2007
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