Lerwick Ferry Port

Lerwick Ferry Port is a hotel in Shetland Islands, Scotland which is located on Holmsgarth Road. Lerwick Ferry Port is situated nearby to Lerwick Power Station, as well as near Shetland Museum.

Type: Hotel
Also known as: “Lerwick Harbour”, “Shetland Hotel”, and “The Shetland Hotel”
Address: Holmsgarth Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PW
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shetland Museum and Lerwick Power Station.

Shetland Museum

Museum

Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Museum is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Lerwick Ferry Port.

Lerwick Power Station

Power station

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Lerwick Ferry Port.

Fort Charlotte

Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Lerwick Ferry Port.