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Shetland Textile Museum

Shetland Textile Museum is a museum in Lerwick. Within 15 km there are 5 more places to visit, starting with Shetland Museum and Archives (1.6 km).

Where
In Lerwick
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 15–16°C
In brief

Museum in Lerwick

Inside Lerwick

Shetland Textile Museum is inside Lerwick’s locality, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Lerwick

Highs in Lerwick reach 15–16°C in July and August.

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

Shetland Textile Museum

Museum in Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.

In Lerwick, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Lerwick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The map

The map centres on Shetland Textile Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lerwick’s locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Lerwick

6,714 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 more, including 3 museums, a fort and a castle.

1MuseumShetland Museum and Archives1.6 km away2FortFort Charlotte2 km away3CastleScalloway Castle7.2 km away4MuseumMuseumScalloway Museum6.6 km away5MuseumMuseumBressay Heritage Centre2.9 km away

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

Shetland Textile Museum: common questions

Where is Shetland Textile Museum?

Shetland Textile Museum is in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, inside the town’s locality.

What is Shetland Textile Museum?

Museum in Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Shetland Textile Museum?

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 Shetland Textile Museum?

Within 15 km: Shetland Museum and Archives (1.6 km), Fort Charlotte (2 km), Scalloway Castle (7.2 km) and Scalloway Museum (6.6 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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