Tours leave from:

The Tourist Information Centre,
Market Cross,
Lerwick

on:

Thursdays,
2pm - 4pm,
May - September
(other times by arrangement)

costs:

Adult - £10
Child - £4

In the 17th century the Dutch fishing fleet gathered annually in Bressay Sound at Johnsmas, (24 June), to await the start of the herring season. They traded with locals and the town of Lerwick was born.

• Discover the favourite haunts of the Dutchies
• Visit the location of an early Dutch hospital
• Pass by the house where a doctor from a Dutch hospital ship lived
• Learn about the church and the mission hall where fishermen worshipped
• Visit Fort Charlotte built in the 17th century to defend Lerwick during the Dutch wars
• From the Fort enjoy the view of Bressay Sound

Sights on the tour: