Your day, step by step
08:30
Free shuttle from Mair's Pier to Harrison Square.
08:45
Walk down to Commercial Street and the Esplanade. Pick up the walking circuit at the iCentre (opens 09:00).
09:15
Fort Charlotte, the 17th-century artillery fort in the town centre. The grounds are open to the public.
10:00
South along Commercial Street to the Lodberries, the old traders' houses on the waterfront (the Jimmy Perez house in the Shetland TV series). It is private; photos from outside only.
11:00
Walk north along the waterfront to the Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock. Entry is free; check the day's opening hours.
12:45
Lunch at Mareel's café next door, or fish and chips at The Fort Cafe.
14:00
Option A: a walk round Clickimin Loch to the Iron Age Clickimin Broch. Option B: shopping for Fair Isle knitwear on Commercial Street.
15:30
Back towards Harrison Square.
16:00
Shuttle back to Mair's Pier, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Harrison Square, town centre (ship at Holmsgarth or Mair's Pier)16:00
16:30
Back on board, an hour before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Harrison Square, town centre (ship at Holmsgarth or Mair's Pier)Free shuttle to the berth; last one leaves 45 min before departure16:00
- Town centre (ship at anchor, tender from Victoria Pier)Tender queue plus 5–20 min ride depending on the anchorage15:30
- Town centre (ship berthed at Victoria Pier)Short walk to the pier16:25
- Jarlshof and Sumburgh HeadBus 6, 58–80 min to Lerwick, then shuttle or walk14:30
Where people get Lerwick wrong
Treating the last shuttle, 45 minutes before departure, as the time to head back.
Built from our Lerwick guide, checked against 16 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
Make it yours
Tell PortTrip who you're travelling with and what you love. It rebuilds this day around you, using only these checked facts.
Personalise my Lerwick dayYour whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. Pro plans every port on your cruise.
You just timed Lerwick to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. Pro builds the plan from your ship's real times: a timed day in Lerwick and every other port, a leave-by time for each stop, and a Plan B if you run late. Ultimate adds a live leave-by countdown from where you are on the day. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
30-day full refund. Secure checkout with Stripe.