The Hanseatic Booth

04/02/2026

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06/05/2025

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Whalsay Heritage and Community Centre open for the season. Open, Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat 2 till 5

04/04/2025

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Planning a trip to Whalsay?

Whalsay Made box remains open.

Take a look at SHOARD charity shop, open Wed Thurs Sat 2-4.

Peerie Oorick is a lovely peerie shop with a range of gifts and crafts on sale. Check out their page for opening times.

Auld Manse Whalsay have some cafe days planned in Easter, check out the page. Booking advisable.

Have a browse in our local shops;
Tetley & Anderson Ltd are a well stocked shop and make delicious stuffing along with other delights.
JWJ Whalsay Ltd is a 2 floor store where you can find many goods including diy tools and a gift department.

You'll find a sandy beach at the Kirk Ayre and fine walks include up the Ward o Clate, around Skaw Taing and Houll Loch.

At Skaw there is Britains most northerly golf club at Whalsay Golf Club

Whalsay Leisure Centre
has a swimming pool and many other activities
One of Whalsays two playparks is also here, the other at Brough, near SHOARD.

Challister Bakes is Whalsay's cake fridge, check the page for opening times.

Pye shed sell tasty pies, sausage rolls and homebakes. Opening times can be found on their page.

Whalsay Heritage and Community Centre will be opening later in the year, keep an eye on their page for news about their new exhibition.

Whalsay Boating Club is open in the evenings for refreshements and also has pool table and darts boards.

Photo of Whalsay Ferry Linga taken from laxo, spot the sheep 🤭

23/03/2025

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Started on Hinges for the Hanseatic Böd in Whalsay. Being made from wrought iron and fire welding the eye in. Can see the end of the scarf in the photo but will blend when im making the hinge to its final thickness.

25/09/2024

Many thanks to Scott Fraser for installing the Hanseatic Booth’s new larch wood doors. The trustees are delighted to have these installed before another Winter. The new doors will help preserve the booth for generations to come.

29/10/2023

An interesting video from the ongoing project "Looking in from the Edge" featuring the Hanseatic Booth. More about this project can be found on the German Maritime Museum website: https://www.dsm.museum/en/museum/exhibitions/looking-in-from-the-edge It shows current research about the Hanseatic League in the North Atlantic.

https://youtu.be/bvInn4mgapI

Looking in from the Edge

29/05/2023

Peerie update from the trustees of the Hanseatic Booth.

• We are gradually cleaning up the Heem dock, hopefully we will have this cleaned up by the end of the Summer ✨🤞 📷Photo is of the dock before and the work done so far.

• Painters are coming soon to spruce up the inside of the Hanseatic Booth 🧑🏼‍🎨👨🏻‍🎨

• A local joiner is making new doors 🔨🚪🚪

The Hanseatic booth is a super peerie museum, you can collect the keys from JWJ Whalsay Ltd and browse at your own leisure 🗝️🗝️

• Entry fee ~
Adults £2 each and children are free.

24/09/2022

A fine peerie set of video's promoting sustainable shellfish, featuring da Booth.

09/09/2022

Flag flying at half mast in respect of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
Thank you for the photo Donna Polson.

06/03/2022

We would be delighted if you would consider giving us a vote in the Whalsay Community Council participatory budget event open to Whalsay residents. See the link below for videos and more information.