Unst Bus Shelter

Unst Bus Shelter ( English for " Unst bus shelter - " rare: Haroldswick Bus Shelter ) is a covered bus stop on the British island of Unst, the northernmost large island in the archipelago of Shetland. Because Unst Bus Shelter is not the only bus shelter on the island, it is called by the locals as Bobby 's Bus Shelter.

The shelter is considered the northernmost bus shelter in the United Kingdom and lies between Baltasound and Haroldswick on the A968, the main road of the island. Because of its unusually comfortable facilities, it is one of the most famous sights of the Shetland Islands, report on the regional and national British media. So chose the British monthly magazine Buses, a trade magazine for buses, Unst Bus Shelter at the best bus shelter in the UK ( Best Bus Shelter in Britain). The London Daily Mail newspaper described the shelter even as " Britain's most luxurious bus stop ", the " every year attracts thousands of tourists. "

History

After the previous building had been in 1996 after a storm period severely damaged and subsequently removed, the stop at first remained without shelter. To express its dissatisfaction over the recent regularly serviced among the then three passengers turned with a letter to the newspaper, The Shetland Times. The aim of the Seven Years Bobby Macauley led the City Council of the Shetland Islands to set up a new red bus shelter at the old location. First, it was equipped with a sofa and table, then began residents over the years the station embellish more and more, without objection came from the party responsible.

In the meantime, Unst Bus Shelter developed into a magnet for visitors on the sparsely populated island. Thus, the numerous coaches can turn to 2004, is particularly designed a traffic island. The road divider christened the residents in the name of The John Peel Memorial Traffic Iceland - in tribute to the recently deceased BBC Radio DJ John Peel.

The stop in the northeast of Baltasound is approached only a few times a day in the season 2010/2011 from the bus traffic. The only public transport on Unst is the bus line 28, which is operated by the company P & T coaches.

Decoration

In confined spaces rallied next to the furniture and pictures, potted plants and assorted decor at, those people got rid of in this way. At times, also has a television, a telephone, a microwave oven and an Amstrad computer in the bus shelter. However, the electrical appliances are used only for decorative purposes, since the bus stop is not connected to the electricity grid. Most of the furnishings are removed in the winter months to protect them from the harsh weather conditions. For the little house in the dark winter months with the help of a generator with fairy lights is illuminated festive.

Some of the islanders close every year to decorate together, which is a different theme every year. During the winter so far has been the subject of Christmas decorations, among other things, the following issues during the summer months at the center:

Website of Unst Bus Shelter

Unst Bus Shelter, in addition to a Facebook fan page also has its own website which has even won awards in January 2004. In the British section of the web portal Yahoo, the Internet presence for the best community website and second-best "Discovery of the Year 2003" (Yahoo! Find of the Year 2003) was chosen. In addition to word of mouth helped the site that is based on an idea from the book of Bushäuschens to make Unst Bus Shelter known.