Bressay Lighthouse, Bressay

Name: Bressay Lighthouse
Address: Bressay, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Bressay

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Bressay Lighthouse is still an active lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°7'12"N, 1°7'17"W

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Bressay United Kingdom

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Day trips

Bressay Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shetland Museum and Archives, Shetland Library, Fort Charlotte, Clickimin Broch.

2.8 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick
72 min walk • The New Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
2.5 miN
Library
Shetland Library, Lerwick
63 min walk • Shetland Library is a Scottish public library service, with its main branch based in Lerwick and membership open to both residents of and visitors to the islands.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Charlotte, Lerwick
66 min walk • 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.
2.5 miNW
Body of water, Park, Memorial
Clickimin Broch, Lerwick
65 min walk • The Broch of Clickimin is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland. Originally built on an island in Clickimin Loch, it was approached by a stone causeway.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Clickimin Loch, Lerwick
67 min walk • Clickimin Loch is a loch in Shetland, Scotland, west of Lerwick. A Pictish fort from the 6th century called Clickimin Broch is located on a small islet at the southern end of the loch. Clickimin Leisure Centre is at the north of the loch.
3.8 miNW
Maritime museum, Museum, History museum
Böd of Gremista, Lerwick
96 min walk • The Böd of Gremista, situated at the north end of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, is a typical 18th century Shetland fishing booth. It is protected as a category B listed building.
2.4 miNW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Lerwick Observatory, Law Ting Holm
63 min walk • Lerwick Observatory is a British meteorological observatory located near the port at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is one of three permanent geomagnetic observatories in the United Kingdom.
5.4 miW
Museum, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Scalloway Castle, Mainland
137 min walk • Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.
2.3 miN
Church
Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church, Lerwick
59 min walk • Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church is the largest Church of Scotland congregation in Shetland, serving the islands' capital Lerwick and the surrounding area.
2.6 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Garrison Theatre, Lerwick
67 min walk • The Garrison Theatre is a 280-capacity venue in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. The auditorium has 19 rows, named A to S, with 8, 12, 13, 15, or 16 seats in each row. The venue hosts dance, drama, stand-up comedy, pantomime and music productions.
5.5 miW
Village
Scalloway
141 min walk • In addition to its historical attractions, Scalloway boasts a picturesque harbor where visitors can watch traditional fishing boats and yachts bobbing on the crystal-clear waters. The village's maritime heritage is on display at the Shetland Bus Memorial, which...