We very much look forward to welcoming you to our knitwear studio shop in Hoswick.
During late spring and summer (and Shetland Wool Week) we are open daily. In autumn, winter and early spring we have shorter standard hours.
If you'd like to book a special appoint at a different time, or organise a group visit please contact us: info@nielanell.com
January - April 2025
- Open on Saturdays: 10am-4pm.
- Book a time to suit you: we are also delighted to open by appointment, just get in touch to arrange a visit.
Lerwick Up Helly Aa, Jan 2025
The largest of Shetland's fire festivals, Lerwick Up Helly Aa takes place this year on Tuesday 28 January. Our studio shop will be open in the days around UHA, and we'll also be up in Lerwick at the special UHA Craft Fair on Sunday 26.
Saturday 25 January: 10am-4pm
Sunday 26: Up Helly Aa Craft Fair, Mareel, Lerwick, 11am-5pm
Monday 27: 10am-4pm
Tuesday 28: Up Helly Aa, we're closed!
Wednesday 29: 10am-4pm*
Thursday 30: 10am-4pm
Friday 31: 10am-4pm
Saturday 1 February: 10am-4pm
*Comfy sofa available for tired vikings and vikings' friends.
May to early October 2025
- Open daily: through the busy spring and summer, and into Shetland Wool Week (in early autumn), our studio shop is open daily. Please check back for full 2025 opening times.
Special events and opening
The studio also opens through the year for special events, and we take Nielanell on the road locally and further afield to fairs and pop-ups. Please follow us on social media, or subscribe to our newsletter to hear the latest.
Shetland Wool Week and other festivals
The studio shop is open daily during Shetland Wool Week. Check back nearer the time for exact hours or browse our programme for 2024.
There are several other festivals through the year in Shetland. For any special events that fall between October and April (for example, Lerwick Up Helly Aa in January) we usually have expanded opening times – we'll have details on this page in advance of the festivities, and on social media.
Accessibility
The studio shop is a small space on one level. Our wide door is accessible for visitors with wheelchairs. We are situated a short distance from Hoswick Visitor Centre, which is accessible for wheelchair users and has a café and an accessible toilet.
There is car parking at Hoswick Visitor Centre but, if you need to, it's usually possible to park or drop off just outside our studio shop.
We'd be delighted to help you plan your visit, so do get in touch with any queries.
Private appointments & group visits
We are delighted to arrange visits outwith our standard hours – or for groups. Please get in touch to organise.
Visit us virtually
We can also give you a private virtual tour at a time to suit you.
Nielanell
Hoswick
Sandwick
Shetland
ZE2 9HL
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Directions
From Sandwick, head to Hoswick.
The studio shop is a small white building and is just around the corner from the old Gospel Hall (wooden building with rusted tin roof). We are on the left hand side of the main street of Hoswick—just before Laurence Odie Knitwear and the Hoswick Visitor Centre (which has ample parking).
Transport
The studio is in Hoswick, near Sandwick in south Mainland. Buses from Lerwick to Sandwick take 30 minutes, then a 10 minute walk to Nielanell. Ask the driver to let you off by the Sandwick shop or Sandwick Hall.
Shetland bus timetables