Situated in Lerwick's old town, just a few hundred yards from 'Da Street' is Bain's Beach. This beautiful and much photographed sandy beach is only accessible at low tide and is next to the lodberries.
The lodberries are stone buildings which were constructed on the seafront by merchants in the 1700s to make it easy for goods to be transferred directly from vessels into dry storage. The word 'lodberry' comes from the Old Norse 'hladberg', which means landing rock. You might recognise this area of Lerwick from the BBC TV series Shetland as The Lodberry is the house where Jimmy Perez lives.