Lerwick, Scotland: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Lerwick is situated in Scotland (part of Great Britain), in the Shetland Islands region. The town is also a regional centre.
Geographical information
Place name: Lerwick
Main Region: Shetland Islands
Country: Scotland
Latitude: 60.15453 South (60°9'16"N)
Longitude: -1.14941 West (1°8'57"W)
Population: 6594 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Lerwick to other selected towns in Scotland
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Glasgow: 511 km
- distance from Edinburgh: 482 km
- distance from Aberdeen: 339 km
- distance from Dundee: 420 km
- distance from East Kilbride: 520 km
- distance from Paisley: 518 km
- distance from Livingston: 493 km
- distance from Cumbernauld: 497 km
- distance from Hamilton: 517 km
- distance from Kirkcaldy: 465 km
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Tourism and sports
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Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Lerwick.
Easter Rova Head (Cape) (3 km)Holm of Beosetter (Island) (4 km)
Bressay Island (Island) (4 km)
Kirkabister Ness (Cape) (5 km)
The Ord (Cape) (5 km)
Isle of Noss (Island) (7 km)
Burwick Holm (Island) (8 km)
Trondra Island (Island) (9 km)
South Isle of Gletness (Island) (9 km)
Hildasay Island (Island) (9 km)
North Havra Island (Island) (10 km)
Langa Island (Island) (10 km)
Flotta Island (Island) (11 km)
North Isle of Gletness (Island) (11 km)
Hoy Island (Island) (11 km)
Greena (Island) (12 km)
Papa (Island) (12 km)
East Burra Island (Island) (12 km)
Russa Ness (Cape) (12 km)
Cheynies (Islands) (12 km)
Fore Holm (Island) (12 km)
Oxna Island (Island) (13 km)
Sanda Stour (Island) (13 km)
Holm of Helliness (Island) (14 km)
West Burra Island (Island) (14 km)
Mainland (Island) (14 km)
Hog Island (Island) (17 km)
Mousa Island (Island) (17 km)
South Havra Island (Island) (17 km)
Shetland Islands (Islands) (18 km)
Holm of Maywick (Island) (18 km)
Little Havra Island (Island) (19 km)
Collifield Ness (Cape) (20 km)
Green Isle (Island) (20 km)
Ness of Ireland (Cape) (20 km)
Symbister Ness (Cape) (21 km)
Holm of Sandwick (Island) (21 km)
Clett Head (Cape) (22 km)
Whalsay (Island) (22 km)
Rumble Holm (Island) (23 km)
Papa Little (Island) (24 km)
East Linga Island (Island) (25 km)
Grif Skerry (Island) (26 km)
Swarbacks Head (Cape) (26 km)
Vementry Island (Island) (26 km)
Heill Head (Cape) (27 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Lerwick.
Loch of Clickimin (Lake) (1 km)Point of Scotland (Point) (1 km)
Voe of Sound (Bay) (3 km)
Green Head (Point) (3 km)
Bressay Sound (Sound) (4 km)
Ness of Trebister (Peninsula) (4 km)
Gulber Wick (Bay) (5 km)
Voe of Cullingsburgh (Bay) (5 km)
Kebister Ness (Point) (5 km)
Loder Head (Point) (6 km)
Noss Sound (Sound) (7 km)
Score Head (Point) (7 km)
East Voe of Quarff (Bay) (7 km)
Bard Head (Point) (8 km)
Feadda Ness (Point) (8 km)
Point of Pundsgeo (Point) (8 km)
Noss Head (Point) (9 km)
Hawks Ness (Point) (9 km)
Ling Ness (Peninsula) (9 km)
Lax Firth (Bay) (9 km)
Wadbister Ness (Peninsula) (9 km)
Wadbister Voe (Bay) (9 km)
Usta Ness (Point) (9 km)
Strom Ness (Peninsula) (10 km)
Binna Ness (Point) (10 km)
Cat Firth (Bay) (11 km)
White Ness (Peninsula) (11 km)
Weisdale Voe (Bay) (12 km)
Es Wick (Bay) (13 km)
Moul of Eswick (Point) (13 km)
Clift Sound (Sound) (13 km)
The Deeps (Bay) (13 km)
Helli Ness (Point) (14 km)
Sandsound Voe (Bay) (14 km)
South Voe (Sound) (14 km)
Rea Wick (Bay) (14 km)
The Taing (Point) (14 km)
West Voe of Skellister (Bay) (14 km)
East Voe of Skellister (Bay) (14 km)
Kirka Ness (Point) (15 km)
Seli Voe (Bay) (15 km)
South Nesting Bay (Bay) (15 km)
Roe Ness (Point) (15 km)
Lung Ness (Point) (15 km)
Houss Ness (Peninsula) (15 km)
Wick of Sandsayre (Bay) (16 km)
Salt Ness (Point) (16 km)
Skelda Voe (Bay) (16 km)
Hill of Neap (Hill) (17 km)
The Firth (Bay) (17 km)
Kettla Ness (Point) (17 km)
Perie Bard (Cliff) (17 km)
Whiteness Voe (Bay) (17 km)
Skelda Ness (Point) (18 km)
May Wick (Bay) (18 km)
Stava Ness (Point) (18 km)
Mousa Sound (Sound) (19 km)
Hoga (Point) (19 km)
Hos Wick (Bay) (20 km)
Leven Wick (Bay) (20 km)
Muckle Ness (Point) (20 km)
Dury Voe (Bay) (20 km)
Channer Wick (Bay) (20 km)
Aith Voe (Bay) (20 km)
Gruting Voe (Bay) (21 km)
Selie Ness (Point) (22 km)
Meo Ness (Point) (22 km)
Bigton Wick (Bay) (22 km)
Loose Head (Point) (22 km)
Huxter (Bay) (22 km)
Gom Firth (Bay) (22 km)
Ness of Clousta (Peninsula) (23 km)
Ness of Nounsbrough (Peninsula) (25 km)
Green Point (Point) (25 km)
Suthra Voe (Bay) (25 km)
Braga Ness (Point) (25 km)
Uyea Sound (Sound) (25 km)
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