Old Haa Museum

Yell is the stepping stone island to Unst and Fetlar and is also home of the Old Haa Museum. Here, the history of the island, including the whaling years and shipwrecks are summarised along with natural history, genealogy and a picture and sound archive.

However, there is much more to the Old Haa than a museum - it is a building the community identifies with. The Old Haa has a tearoom with freshly made homebakes, a gallery, with regular displays of local art and a craft shop with locally crafted souvenirs, knitwear and commercial recordings produced in the Old Haa.

The Old Haa also has a large picnic garden for the ‘fine days’ with a boat for the children to play in. The Old Haa is inviting and homely, offering visitors detailed displays of heritage along with a warm welcome.

A 17th century Laird’s house where you can be sure of a warm welcome. The cosy kitchen with home bakes is where you meet the local people. The exhibitions try to cover all aspects of life on Yell.