Must-see church · Shetland, Scotland
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a church in Shetland, Scotland.
Bressay Lighthouse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Bressay Lighthouse
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Bressay Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 60.11999, -1.12147. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bressay Lighthouse
- Bressay · river spot · Shetland · ~4 km · Must-see
- Clickimin Broch · fort · Shetland · ~5 km · Must-see
- Fort Charlotte · fort · Shetland · ~5 km · Must-see
- Clickimin Loch · lake · Shetland · ~5 km · Must-see
- Shetland Museum and Archives · museum · Shetland · ~6 km · Must-see
- Broch of Cullingsburgh · fort · Shetland · ~7 km · Must-see
- Noss · river spot · Shetland · ~8 km · Must-see
- Scalloway Castle · museum · Shetland · ~11 km · Must-see
- Setter Hill · viewpoint · Shetland · ~13 km · Must-see
- Mousa Light Station · beach · Shetland · ~17 km · Must-see
- Shetland · river spot · Scotland · ~25 km · Must-see
- St Ninian's Isle · river spot · Shetland · ~26 km · Must-see
- Clumlie Broch · fort · Shetland · ~26 km · Must-see
- Broch of Culswick · fort · Shetland · ~31 km · Must-see
- Crofthouse Museum · museum · Shetland · ~31 km · Must-see
- Gatehouse Fort · fort · Shetland · ~32 km · Must-see
- Vaila · river spot · Shetland · ~34 km · Must-see
- Setter Hill · viewpoint · Shetland · ~34 km · Must-see
Other churches near Bressay Lighthouse
- St. Olaf's Church ruins · church · Shetland · ~84 km · Must-see
- Tingwall Kirk · church · Shetland · ~12 km
- Mail Kirk · church · Shetland · ~14 km
- Sandwick Church of Scotland · church · Shetland · ~19 km
- St Ninian's Chapel · church · Shetland · ~26 km
- Dunrossness Parish Church · church · Shetland · ~31 km
- Lunna church · church · Shetland · ~39 km
- St Colman's Church · church · Shetland · ~53 km
- Cross Kirk · church · Shetland · ~61 km
- St John's Church · church · Shetland · ~90 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bressay Lighthouse open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Bressay Lighthouse yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Bressay Lighthouse?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Bressay Lighthouse?
Nearby: Bressay (river spot, 4 km), Clickimin Broch (fort, 5 km), Fort Charlotte (fort, 5 km), Clickimin Loch (lake, 5 km), Shetland Museum and Archives (museum, 6 km), Broch of Cullingsburgh (fort, 7 km).
Is Bressay Lighthouse worth visiting?
Bressay Lighthouse is listed as a must-see church in Scotland on Spotwander.