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The latest tour to join our knitting tour portfolio at KnittingTours.com is our 9 Night Shetland Islands Scotland Knitting Tour. We have been planning this tour over the past year and we are delighted to be able to bring it to you.
This tour promises to give you the best knitting experience as you enjoy knitting in the immense natural landscape of Shetland Islands and Scotland. There will only be ONE tour in 2019, taking place on the 30th of August. Due to Limited space and to avoid disappointment – Contact Us early before places fill up. An added plus with this tour is that there is £100 pp Off if you reserve your place before 4th March 2019!!
Our Shetland Islands tour will start at the medieval city of Edinburgh, renowned for its vibrancy and history. There will be a panoramic guided coach tour of the city where you will get a chance to see the Old and New Town. While in Edinburgh, there will be a visit to Dovecot Studios and to Kathy’s Knits where you will meet Lucy Hague a well known pattern designer. After Edinburgh, you will travel towards Aberdeen and where you will get to see The V&A and the RSS Discovery museums which offers a spectacular setting.
On the third day of the tour, you will enjoy your first day on Shetland Islands after an overnight ferry. There will be time to explore Shetland Textile Museum and Shetland Museum and Archive where you will learn all about Shetland life and culture. Over the course of the next number of days there will be knitting workshops with leading Shetland knitwear designers – notably Hazel Tindall where you will learn about the Fair Isle Yokes pattern. There will be a Shetland Lace Class with Elizabeth Johnston and a Shetland Knitting Belt Class with Janette Budge. During the knitting tour of the Shetland Islands, there will also be visit to knitwear attractions such a Jamieson and Smith Wool Brokers, Uradale Farm, Burra Bears, Jamieson’s of Shetland Mill and BAAKA Knitwear.
To finish off the tour on your return back to Edinburgh, there will be stops at Perth, Glamis Castle and to visit Andrew Carnegie’s Birthplace Museum. On arrival in Edinburgh you will have some free personal time to explore and do any shopping.
Check out our 9 Night Shetland Islands Scotland Knitting Tour for a full detailed itinerary. If you have a partner that is not a knitter, No Problem! We can tailor activities for them while you are knitting.
If you are interested in a knitting tour of the Shetland Islands and Scotland – Contact us today for a quotation from our dedicated knitting travel advisors who are on hand to answer any of your queries –
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