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Bressay Heritage Centre

Bressay Heritage Centre is a museum 900 m east of Lerwick. Nearby, Fort Charlotte (1.3 km) heads a list of 5 within 15 km.

Where
900 m
east of Lerwick
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 15–16°C
In brief

Museum near Lerwick

Just outside Lerwick

Bressay Heritage Centre is 900 m east of Lerwick. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Lerwick

The warmest months in Lerwick are July and August, with highs of 15–16°C.

Jan7° / 2°145 mm
Feb7° / 2°118 mm
Mar8° / 3°105 mm
Apr9° / 4°64 mm
May12° / 6°53 mm
Jun14° / 8°55 mm
Jul15° / 10°63 mm
Aug16° / 10°82 mm
Sep14° / 9°101 mm
Oct11° / 7°126 mm
Nov9° / 5°139 mm
Dec7° / 3°146 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lerwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lerwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lerwick’s full climate →
About

Bressay Heritage Centre

Museum in Shetland, Scotland, UK.

Type
Museum
Town
900 m east of Lerwick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where Bressay Heritage Centre is

The map centres on Bressay Heritage Centre, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns near Bressay Heritage Centre

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 900 m west of it

Lerwick

6,714 people · 7 places to visit

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Bressay Heritage Centre

Within 15 km are 5 places, among them 3 museums, a fort and a castle.

1FortFort Charlotte1.3 km away2MuseumShetland Museum and Archives1.6 km away3CastleScalloway Castle8.8 km away4MuseumMuseumScalloway Museum8.5 km away5MuseumMuseumShetland Textile Museum2.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Bressay Heritage Centre

Where is Bressay Heritage Centre?

Bressay Heritage Centre is 900 m east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands.

What is Bressay Heritage Centre?

Museum in Shetland, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bressay Heritage Centre?

July and August are the warmest months in Lerwick, with afternoon highs of 15–16°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bressay Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Fort Charlotte (1.3 km), Shetland Museum and Archives (1.6 km), Scalloway Castle (8.8 km) and Scalloway Museum (8.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

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