Brough Holm

Brough Holm: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Brough Holm

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Brough Holm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 60.73162, -0.96476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brough Holm

• St. Olaf's Church ruins · church · Shetland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gloup Coastal · trek · Shetland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Unst · river spot · Shetland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Muness Castle · fort · Shetland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bobby's Bus Shelter · attraction · Shetland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Keen of Hamar Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Shetland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saxa Vord · viewpoint · Shetland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Muckle Flugga Lighthouse · beach · Shetland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Holm of Skaw · river spot · Shetland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Out Stack · river spot · Scotland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Haa Museum · museum · Shetland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lang Ayre · beach · Scotland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ronas Voe · beach · Shetland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bruray · river spot · Shetland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grunay · river spot · Shetland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Out Skerries Lighthouse · beach · Shetland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Inner Holm of Skaw · river spot · Shetland · ~48 km · Must-see
• West Linga · river spot · Shetland · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brough Holm

Other forts & heritage near Brough Holm

• Muness Castle · fort · Shetland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gatehouse Fort · fort · Shetland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Broch of West Burrafirth · fort · Shetland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Broch of Cullingsburgh · fort · Shetland · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort Charlotte · fort · Shetland · ~81 km · Must-see
• Clickimin Broch · fort · Shetland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Broch of Culswick · fort · Shetland · ~85 km · Must-see
• Clumlie Broch · fort · Shetland · ~111 km · Must-see
• Old Scatness Broch · fort · Shetland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Jarlshof · fort · Shetland · ~122 km · Must-see

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