Art, crafts and a great cafe, all in a beautiful location

Festive Opening Hours: Bonhoga is open until Christmas Eve, it then closes for a January break and reopens 20th January ready for the Shetland Open Winners exhibition: Treasured.

Bonhoga café will be open for inside and outside seating and takeaways, tables can be booked through the Shetland Arts box office here or via phone during opening hours on 01595 745750. A one way system and social distancing will be in place.

Bonhoga Gallery is situated in Weisdale Mill, on land cleared for large-scale sheep farming in the 19th Century. It was a meal and barley mill from 1855 until the early 1900s, then used as a butchery and tannery before falling into dereliction in the middle of the 20th century. The building was renovated and opened as Bonhoga Gallery in 1994, and since then has been welcoming large numbers of both Shetland residents and visitors to the isles. Bonhoga means ‘my spiritual home’ in Shetland dialect.

The gallery is owned and run by Shetland Arts. Bonhoga promotes the best of Shetland, national and international applied art and craft through a programme of curated retail, exhibition and showcase opportunities.

In the south facing conservatory overlooking the Weisdale burn the Mill Cafe is a popular spot all year round. The menu features locally sourced produce and all food is prepared daily on the premises.