Lerwick

Lerwick is Shetland’s only town with a population of around 7,500, about a third of the total number of people in Shetland.

The town is centred around its busy harbour, while Hay’s Dock was once the centre of Shetland’s fishing industry and boatbuilding and is now home to the splendid Shetland Museum and Archives. There is a great range of shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels in Lerwick as well as a thriving traditional live music scene. Other places of interest include Clickimin Broch, an outstanding example of Bronze Age and Iron Age architecture, and Fort Charlotte, built in the 17th century. The Bod of Gremista meanwhile is an 18th century fishing booth, while the Lodberries are old merchants’ houses with their own piers.