Brekka Lodge is a modern, high quality, 4 star self catering accommodation in Shetland. The property is brand new and excellently equipped. Ideal for a self catering holiday, business trip or short break in Shetland.
Brekka Lodge is ideally located for seeing what Shetland has to offer in terms of bird life, wildlife, sea mammals, archaeology, hill-walking, spectacular sea cliffs, scenic views, wild flowers, arts and crafts or for simply exploring Shetland.
The Shetland Islands are some of the most remote and beautiful islands in Britain. Shetland has been described as the best place in the UK to see the magnificant sight of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, known locally as the Mirrie Dancers. For your best chance to see this glorious sight visit between October and February.
Brekka Lodge is fantastic for enjoying Shetland’s abundance of wildlife due to its geographic location. Situated midway between the UK and the Arctic, Shetland is on a migration flyway. Large numbers of birds pass through the islands on their migrations to and from the Arctic. Several species stop off to feed, and the island’s position also attracts many vagrant species from North America and Asia that have been blown off course.
As a result Shetland is renowned as a rarity hotspot which also incurs a human migration. View the latest bird sightings in Shetland. Brekka Lodge is a popular self catering accommodation for bird watchers who enjoy bird and birding. Book now for a Spring or Autumn break in the hope of finding some of these rare stragglers.
You too can have the "Simon King Shetland Diary Experience" in Shetland.
At Brekka Lodge we offer a highly recommended service which will provide a quality and enjoyable stay which all visitors will fondly remember well into the future.
This Shetland holiday accommodation is set in a beautiful coastal location in the south mainland of Shetland with stunning views over the hamlets and bays of Fladdabister and Ocraquoy, the island of Bressay, the Bressay lighthouse, Breiwick Bay and the North Sea.
The well equipped self catering holiday accommodation is located 10 minutes from Lerwick and is suitable for sleeping 4 adults plus 2 children and an infant in a cot. All bedding and towels are provided.
The property has been built with you, the guest, in mind and contains everything you will need for a wonderful visit to Shetland. Suited to those visiting on holiday or business. Brekka Lodge is an idyllic base to explore Shetland’s unique and fascinating natural environment, heritage or to simply relax. View our guest comments page to see what others have to say.
Ideal for anyone looking for a self catering cottage in Shetland.
On holiday
The peaceful location ensures you the freedom and space to ensure an wonderful holiday. Ideal for couples, singles, families, young or old.
For those with young children we provide a highchair, travel cot, stairgate and toy box free of charge. The property is sited away from the road to ensure safety and there is a large lawn for picnicing, playing football, kite flying or sun batheing should the weather permit.
Visitors boast about the nature on the doorstep, with the beach, coastline and loch being firm favourites. Watch gannets diving for fish from the lounge window! You may 
even be lucky enough to spot the local shy otter.
We often have orphaned lambs, known locally as caddy lambs, which you are welcome to feed wth a bottle between the months of May and July. Pictured opposite is "Speckles" who was a firm favourite with children and adults alike in 2011. A free welcome pack is provided for anyone staying longer than 3 nights. The pack includes milk, bread, butter and oatcakes, all produced in Shetland and complimentary Shetland Soap Company products.
As well as providing the convenience of a stereo, with an ipod docking station, so that you can wind down to your own music choice, there is a LCD TV with Freeview and integrated DVD player, plus free wifi internet connection.
Should the weather be poor there are games, dvds and books provided for your enjoyment. However, Shetland also has much to offer with a network of leisure centres, heritage centres and the recently opened award winning museum in Lerwick, to name a few things to do on a wet day. Check out the comprehensive information pack and Shetland books in the accommodation for other suggestions. Activities on the doorstep include bird watching, loch and sea fishing and peaceful coastal and hill walks. The property in on the Fladdabister circular walk route. Within 10 minutes on foot you will find amazing: 
plants and flowers;
wildlife;
birds;
sea mammals;
geological delights;
shingle beaches;
rock pools;
walks;
lime kilns;
ruins; and much more
....... an explorer’s paradise!
The adjacent village of Cunningsburgh has a shop, community hall, pier, marina, church and two knitwear shops. Travel a little further and in less than 15 minutes you can be in Lerwick or exploring the Scalloway Castle or on a ferry to the island of Mousa (home to the finest surviving example of a 2,000 year old Iron Age broch) or on the finest example of a shell sand tombolo in Europe, St Ninians Isle.
The central location of this self catering accommodation in Shetland ensures that the whole of the Shetland Islands can be easily accessed during your stay. Brekka Lodge is also an excellent base for geocaching in Shetland.
On Business
Brekka Lodge can ease the strain of being away from home. Rather than staying in a Shetland hotel or Shetland guest house, you can have the freedom of our comfortable, modern, wooden self catering lodge. Benefits of using Brekka Lodge on a business trip include: A Central Location – Shetland is relatively small, with good road networks and inter-island ferries. Given that you will probably hire a car to travel from the airport, and to see clients, our out of town location should not be a problem. Brekka Lodge is only 9 miles from Lerwick, a ten minute drive, and is centrally located making it well-placed for your meetings and site visits as well as for enjoying the leisure and tourist facilities in your spare time. Parking – There is free parking immediately outside the property for added security, something that is not always possible when staying in a hotel or guesthouse. Garage facilities are available on request. Flexibility - Although you can come and go as you please in most hotels, there is nothing quite like the freedom of having your own place. Brekka Lodge gives flexibility to eat, sleep, shower and rest at the your convenience. Bed and Breakfast - A continental breakfast pack containing crossaints, cereal, milk, fruit, butter, jam and orange juice can be made available at your request. An ideal alternative to a Shetland hotel. Brekka Lodge could be the answer to your reduced travel budgets offering superb business acc The tranqil location will ensure, whether you are on holiday or business, that you have a peaceful, relaxing break. Enjoy watching the visitors to Lerwick Harbour pass in Breiwick Bay or survey the rabbits and other wildlife going about their daily antics in the garden. You may even see a pod of killer whales swim past!
A view looking over Fladdabister and Ocraquoy, showing Brekka Lodge on the extreme right. A beautiful coastal location with magnificant unspolit sea views.
Contact us now to enquire further regarding booking Brekka Lodge or to enquire about our second property, Newlynn Cottage (details below).
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Newlynn Cottage
Newlynn Cottage is a spacious property which was significantly upgraded in 2010 with a new kitchen, bathroom, porch and fully decorated in neutral colours throughout. Although not yet graded by Visit Scotland it is expected to achieve a 4 star grading.
This self catering accommodation, only one mile south of Brekka Lodge, is comfortable, well equipped and has an ideal location from which to explore the rich heritage, nature, culture, vast array of indoor and outdoor activities, events, music festivals and activities, Shetland has to offer. The self catering cottage is located approximately 10 miles south of Lerwick and 15 miles north of Sumburgh Airport. 
Enquire now for further information on this property or to ask us to forward a full specification on Newlynn Cottage.
