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WELCOME Information for cruise visitors Welcome ashore! , the main town and capital of , dates from the 17th century. Sheltered by the neighbouring island of to the east, it has an excellent natural harbour attracting visitors from all over the world. Our experienced, dedicated local meet and greet team are ready to assist with all your questions and provide a warm and friendly welcome on arrival. You may see young musicians from super group Hjaltibonhoga providing a quayside taster of the isles’ lively traditional fiddle music. In Norse language, “Hjalti” means Shetland and “bonhoga” my spiritual home. As Shetland Fiddlers of the Royal Military Tattoo, the group has appeared in international performances in addition to the annual Edinburgh event. www.hjaltibonhoga.co.uk If you are lucky you may even catch a glimpse of a Viking!

Cruise berths most attractive areas. Timetables available on all (and distance from Town Centre): bus shelters and from the Lerwick iCentre or www. Depending on vessel size and harbour traffic, cruise zettrans.gov.uk/bus. ships berth at one of the following locations: Car hire – can be pre-arranged for your visit from Victoria Pier – at the heart of Lerwick’s historic town local operators. centre, easy striding distance to local shops. Bicycle hire – enjoy interesting cycle routes on Holmsgarth No. 5 – 1 mile, or 20-30 minute walk, Shetland’s good quality roads; a range of options there is a supermarket and shopping centre nearby. are available. Free shuttle bus service available to Town Centre. See back page for useful contacts. Mair’s Pier – 1.2 miles, or 30-40 minute walk, Boat tours – guided wildlife tours depart Victoria passing Lerwick Ferry Terminal. Free shuttle bus Pier daily for trips to enjoy Britain’s best seabird service available to Town Centre. cliffs at Bressay and Noss. Anchorage – 0.3 miles (or 1.3nm) tender distance to our modern pontoons at Victoria Pier in the town Interesting walks centre. Lerwick is a very picturesque town to explore on foot, we can recommend the following easy Information walking routes: VisitScotland’s Lerwick iCentre is the ideal Knab coastline – mostly paved but coastal areas are location to begin your Shetland adventure, narrow in some sections; all or parts of the walk can with knowledgeable advisors ready to help you plan your visit. The centre also stocks a range of be done in this circular route around passing historic Shetland’s finest locally made crafts, from buildings and churches, sea cliffs, wild mammals and knitting to silver jewellery. seabirds. Open: Mon-Sat 0900-1700, Sunday 1000-1600. Clickimin Broch – On the shore of Clickimin Loch is an outstanding example of a broch, a sophisticated Getting Around type of stone-built round house found only There are several options available to passengers in . Clickimin Broch has evidence of seeking an independent tour: settlement spanning over a thousand years. The Taxis (including 7- seater taxis) tailored to your broch tower still stands to an impressive height and time and budget. the whole promontory is enclosed by a stout wall. Public Bus Service – an extensive local network Once inside, the enigmatic blockhouse rises up in offering inexpensive access to some of Shetland’s front of the broch itself. To the west of the broch tower are the remains of a number of different the Queen’s Hotel, is where you will find some of structures dating from around 1000 BC to 500 AD. the old traders’ homes with attached stores, known Clickimin Loch – paved multi-use circular route as Lodberries and more recently the on-screen around a freshwater loch for all abilities passing the home of Jimmy Perez, detective from the famous sports facilities and the new Anderson High School. ‘Shetland’ television series. Lerwick’s claim to fame in the cruise world is Shopping as being the birthplace of Arthur Anderson, Directly inland from Victoria Pier is the Esplanade co-founder of P&O and credited with inventing and, just beyond that, lies Commercial Street cruising. His home, the Böd of Gremista, is now a where you will find many interesting shops selling Textile museum, housing interesting artefacts from fine art, jewellery, authentic Shetland & Fair Isle knitwear, local arts and crafts, hand-made his life. confectionery, books, postcards, traditional and is on Lower Hillhead, and contains contemporary Shetland music as well as high almost all books published in or about Shetland, street essentials. micro film browsers for old newspaper editions and Toll Clock Shopping Centre, near Holmsgarth, literature on Shetland genealogy & family history. houses a Post Office and shops selling items such There is free wi-fi and 16 public access computers. as artisan produce, wholefoods, electric items, Fort Charlotte – Wander among the massive garden equipment, gifts, cards, jewellery and walls of an artillery fort built to protect the Sound clothes. of Bressay from the Dutch. Construction of Fort Local shop opening times are generally 0900- Charlotte began – though was not completed 1700 Monday to Saturday and occasionally – in 1665, during the Second Dutch War. It was Sundays. Lerwick’s two main supermarkets are rebuilt more in 1781, during the War of American open early to late daily. Independence, but the newer fort never saw military action. Today, the fort is presented much Eating Out as it would have looked in the 1780s. From fantastic fish and chip shops to high class King George VI Park – a peaceful reflective cafés and restaurants, Lerwick is full of great places to eat. place to take a break and walk among well-tended seasonal floral displays. Interesting places to visit With its prominent clock Historic Hay’s Dock is where you will find Shetland tower, Lerwick’s Town Hall from the nineteenth Museum & Archives, a Five Star, award winning, century is Shetland’s main civic building, standing multifunctional visitor attraction providing an prominently over the town and open to visitors. interactive visitor experience and world renowned It was designed to dominate the surrounding collections. townscape from its setting on the ridge of the Mareel a quayside music, cinema and creative Hillhead. Its impressive stained glass windows are industries centre is also located at Hay’s Dock offering intended to convey powerful images of Shetland’s a stunning setting for performance, production or heritage and Lerwick’s civic pride. study. Ask the meet and greet team about open days at Both places offer quality cafés for relaxing with a local churches to find a welcoming rest stop with coffee to enjoy watching seals and seabirds and free coffee and wi-fi. panoramic harbour views. Shetland is a member of the UNESCO Global A stroll along the south end of the waterfront, past Geoparks network.

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ATM ATM 1. St. Magnus Episcopal Church 2. St. Columba’s 27 Wi-fi 3. Knab coastal walk Pharmacy 4. Home of fictional detective Jimmy Perez 5. Bain’s Beach / Lodberries Popular Walks 6. Old Tolbooth Commercial Street 7. Post Offices 8. Methodist Church Tender Arrival Point 9. Gilbert Bain Hospital 10. Clickimin Broch 11. Clickimin Loch 12. Clickimin Leisure Complex 13. Shetland Library 14. King George VI Park 15. Anderson High School Mair’s Pier 16. Tourist Information Centre 17. Lerwick Town Hall Shuttle Bus Pick Up and Drop Off 18. County Buildings/Sheriff Court 19. Exhibition 20. St. Margaret’s Catholic Church 21. Bressay Ferry Terminal 22. Fort Charlotte 23. Toll Clock Shopping Centre 24. Viking Bus Station 25. Shetland Museum and Archives 26. Mareel (Cinema & Arts Venue) Holmsgarth 5 27. Shetland Textile Museum Shuttle Bus Pick Up and Drop Off

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