Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement

As ruins go, there was accessible paths around the edges of the site. You could read the boards but could not go into any of the structures as it’s grass and stone. But they have done the best they can to make it as accessible as possible.

This place is a wee gem. Visited out of season, so no visitors centre open, but you just pop into the hotel nearby to pay and pick up a tour recording. I love this as I could wheel round at my leisure, and we were the only people there so no getting in the way. The area has lots of pre historic and Norse settlement ruins, they are so well preserved and the tour recording is so detailed you can almost fell what it used to be like to live there. A path runs around and through the settlements which is fine gravel and was very easy for my chair, however some of the recording points are in the actual ruins which aren't wide enough to get a wheelchair in, not many though. Really lovely way to spend a few hours (even nicer in Summer I'm sure).

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement is a prehistoric archaeological site that lies near the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland. It has been in Shetland for over 4,000 years of human history. We visited out of season, so it was very quiet, only a few children running around. The signage wasn’t very good to know where you could pay for entry so we just wandered through. There is also a hotel called ‘Sumburgh Hotel’ is on the grounds of Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement.