Böd of Gremista, Shetland

The Böd of Gremista lies at the north end of Lerwick's waterfront having been built in 1780 by the local landowner, Arthur Nicholson, to service the local fishing and fish curing industry.

The Böd of Gremista is a museum celebrating twin themes. First is the role of böds the across Shetland. The second is the life of Arthur Anderson, founder of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, now known world wide as P&O Ferries. Anderson was born in the Böd of Gremista in 1792.

The building is divided into a number of different areas. Half of the ground floor today is - as it would have been in the late 1700s - home to the salt store. The other half of the ground floor is the kitchen. Here you can see socks hanging up to dry near the fire, alongside the fish that are also hanging up to dry. On the upper two floors, space is given over to the story of böds, and of this böd in particular; to the life story of Arthur Anderson; and to a typical bedroom in the böd at the time of Anderson's birth.

Opening Times

1st May to 11th September
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm.

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Telephone: 01595 694386

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