Lerwick - Facilities & Information

Information

 

Dates:  April - September

Tel:  0845 293 73 73

 

 

Local Attractions

 

Bod of Gremista

A restored 18^thC fishing booth located 1 mile north of the town centre.

 

Shetland Museum and Archives

2 floors of artefacts, archival materials, an exhibition area, public art and a restaurant and shop.

 

Clickimin Broch: 

 A fortified site just under a mile from the town centre. It was occupied from the 7^th C BC to the 6^th C AD.

 

Up-Helly-Aa Exhibition:

 Explains the annual Viking Fire festival (mid May to mid September)

 

Fiddle and Accordion festival:

Annual event usually held in mid October

 

Folk festival:

Annual event usually held in the last week in April

 

 

Eating and Drinking

 

Monty’s Bistro

With A relaxed and friendly atmosphere, taste the best in Scottish produce from lamb to seafood.

5 Mounthooly Street (01595 696555)

 

La Piazza,

88 Commercial Street. Tel: 01595 696005

 

Oslo’s Café,

Serves pancakes. 88 Commercial Street, tel: 01595 696005

 

Peerie Shop Café,

01595 692817

 

Halvy Centre,

9 Charlotte Street, tel: 01595 692100

Walkers

 

Clickimin Broch

A heriatage and coastal walk from Clickimin Broch anti-clockwise round the Ness of sand. The Ness is reached via Kantersted Road and by taking a right turn before seafield playing field on the road to Lower Sand. Access is through a kissing gate to a sandy beach. Look out for views of Bressay and lerwick, WWII gun emplacement, ducks and geese.

 

Disclaimer: All walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like to acknowledge the British Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions".

Active and Adventure:

 

Cycling

Start point Tourist Information Centre, Market Cross.

Distance: 14 miles

Time: 3.4 miles

Route: From sea front A970 S to roundabout then N Clickimin Centre campsite. Track up stony Hill and Ladies Drive to A970 W to Bridge of Finch. Scallowy, return E to B9703 (signposted Scumburgh) SE to A970, NE to lerwick

 

Shetland is also part of the North Sea Cycle Route. Participating countries include Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany. http://www.northsea-cycle.com/ for more information

 

 

Kayaking

Contact Sea Kayak Shetland for further information (01592 841160)

Wildlife:

 

Shetland is a bird watching paradise. Look out for birds such as Kittiwakes, Puffins, razorbills. Mammals include harbour porpoises which are becoming rare, killer whales, seals and Shetland ponies.