# Things to see in Lerwick (United Kingdom): 45 places and when to go

> Lerwick is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 45 places in and around it, mainly Nature (21), History (20), Architecture (5). The best known are Scalloway Castle, Broch of Clickimin and Stanydale Temple. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 18 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 30. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lerwick/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 60.15, -1.15
- **Places:** 45 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (21) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (20) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arquitectura/) (5) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (1) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/estrellas/) (1) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** EDI Ingliston, Edinburgh, 486 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Lerwick

The places in and around Lerwick, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Scalloway Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/scalloway-castle/): Tower house in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 7.1 km
- [Broch of Clickimin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clickimin-broch/): Tower in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 869 m
- [Stanydale Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stanydale-temple/): Temple in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 21 km
- [Fort Charlotte, Shetland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-charlotte/): Fort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 657 m
- [Broch of Culswick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-culswick/): Architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 22 km
- [Broch of West Burrafirth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-west-burrafirth/): Iron Age broch on West Burrafirth, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 27 km
- [Voe of Cullingsburgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/voe-of-cullingsburgh/): Fjord in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 5.1 km
- [Broch of Cullingsburgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-cullingsburgh/): Broch on Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 5.0 km
- [Huxter Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gatehouse-fort/): Architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 23 km
- [Weisdale Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bonhoga-gallery-and-cafe/): Architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 14 km
- [Brei Wick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brei-wick/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, at Lerwick · 491 m
- [Broch of Burland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-burland/): Hillfort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 5.6 km
- [Cat Firth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cat-firth/): Bay on Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 12 km
- [Dales Voe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dales-voe/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 4.9 km
- [Dury Voe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dury-voe/): Bay on Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 21 km
- [East Voe of Quarff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/east-voe-of-quarff/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 6.9 km
- [East Voe of Skellister](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/east-voe-of-skellister/): Bay on the east of Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 14 km
- [Es Wick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/es-wick/): Bay on Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 14 km
- [Gon Firth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gon-firth/): Bay on Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 24 km
- [Gulber Wick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gulber-wick/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 3.7 km
- [Lax Firth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lax-firth/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 7.7 km
- [South Nesting Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-nesting-bay/): Bay on Central Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 15 km
- [Voe of Snarraness](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/voe-of-snarraness/): Sea inlet on West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, UK · 28 km
- [Voe of Sound](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/voe-of-sound/): Bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK · 2.1 km

And the other 21, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Wadbister Voe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wadbister-voe/), [West Burra Firth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-burra-firth/), [West Voe of Skellister](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-voe-of-skellister/), [Whiteness Voe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whiteness-voe/), [Brindister Voe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brindister-voe/), [Hill of Berry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hill-of-berry/), [Noss National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/noss-national-nature-reserve/)
- **History**: [The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/benston-broch/), [Broch of Benston, broch 380m NW of Nesting Primary School](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-benston/), [Burravoe,broch on NW promontory,Brae](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/burravoe-broch/), [Voe of Footabrough, broch 310m ESE of Footabrough](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/footabrough-broch/), [Gallow Hill,cairns SW,S and SE of](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gallow-hill/), [Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hawks-ness-broch/), [Heglibister,cairn 250m W of Nesta Ness](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/heglibister-broch/), [Mill of Girlsta, Girlsta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mill-of-girlsta/), [Noonsbrough,broch on W shore of Voe of Clousta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/noonsbrough-broch/), [broch on the Burrian 200m N of Brough](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-burrian-broch/)
- **Architecture**: [Fugla Ness Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fugla-ness-lighthouse/), [Ram's Head Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ram-s-head-lighthouse/), [Suther Ness Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/suther-ness-lighthouse/)
- **Stargazing**: [Lerwick Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lerwick-observatory/)

## When to go to Lerwick

The best time to visit Lerwick is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 6 h 18 |
| February | Possible | 8 h 46 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 21 |
| April | Best time | 14 h 14 |
| May | Best time | 16 h 51 |
| June | Best time | 18 h 29 |
| July | Best time | 17 h 47 |
| August | Best time | 15 h 22 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 31 |
| October | Possible | 9 h 43 |
| November | Better not | 7 h 02 |
| December | Possible | 5 h 30 |

In June there are 18 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 30. In April, 44 of the 45 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Lerwick

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI, Ingliston, Edinburgh), 486 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=60.15%2C-1.15)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=60.15%2C-1.15)

## Other towns nearby

- [Shetland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shetland/): 20 places · 21 km
- [Westray](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/westray/): 13 places · 139 km
- [Stronsay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stronsay/): 20 places · 142 km
- [Kirkwall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkwall/): 61 places · 166 km
- [Sandwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sandwick/): 34 places · 174 km
- [Hoy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hoy/): 35 places · 187 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Lerwick?

The best known: [Scalloway Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/scalloway-castle/), [Broch of Clickimin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clickimin-broch/), [Stanydale Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stanydale-temple/), [Fort Charlotte, Shetland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-charlotte/), [Broch of Culswick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broch-of-culswick/). In all, 45 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Lerwick?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 18 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 30.

### How do you get to Lerwick?

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 486 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=60.15%2C-1.15) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Lerwick as the destination and these 45 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).