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Accommodation In Caithness
Tourist
Information Centres in Caithness
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John
O'Groats
County Road,
Tel:01955-611373
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Thurso Riverside
Tel:01847-892371
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Wick Tel 0845 2255121
www.visithighlands.com
An information point is
now located at McAllans, High Street, Wick for Visitors once they are in Wick. A FREE phone is located
there to contact local places to stay.
Northern Highlands
Scottish Tourist Board
Castle Of Mey
Castle of Mey Enquiries and Bookings Tel 01847 851473
Freeedom Charters for angling, Diving & Sight Seeing
 This
new venture based in Wick and run by Colin Richard will give folk the
opportunity to get involved in activities based from Wick.
The boat can take up to ten people. The boat is fully equipped
with safety equipment, radar and radio. If you want to see the
cliffs of Caithness with a party of friends then this could be worth
checking out whether for a day or half day.
MAPS
Caithness Road /Rail Map
Where to
Stay in Caithness
Caithness
Business
Index contains many useful
contacts.
Conferences & Meetings In
Caithness
Things
to do in Caithness - A few ideas.
Caithness
- Visitor Attractions
Holiday
Letting North Scotland
Self Catering Houses.
Highlands
of Scotland Tourist Board
Brochure
Hot Line
0845 22 55 121
PO Box 9, Highland Avenue, Dunoon PA 23 8QQ
Other
Tourist Boards
Fishing In Caithness
Some
Places of Interest
North
Highland Archive Wick
Heritage
Centre Wick
the biggest museum in the north
Caithness Museums
Walking in Caithness
Archaeological Sites
Caithness Glass
North Coast Marine Adventures
For exciting fast trips and seabird trips
Seabird City
Duncansby Head
Gaelic Tourism
Wanna
Be There
Community
Web Sites
A
to Z of Scottish Towns Web Sites
Highland
Motorcycle Holidays
Undiscovered
Scotland
Visit
Britain
Royal
Family Web Site
Visit
Scotland
Street
Maps UK
Summer
Activities
British
Waterways
Smoke
Free Hotel Guide
Accommodation
Search Engine
Tour Guides
Highlands of Scotland Tour Guide Association
German - Deutsch Information
Interconnections
Schottland
- Deutsch
Sinclair Castle - Deutsch
Thurso
- Deutsch
Canisbay
Die Seite für junge Leute
Wick
- Deutsch
John
O'groats - D
Berriedale
- Deutsch
i-UK
Guide to the UK wherever you come from for business, study
or for fun.
See Also
Back Packing
Tourist Boards In Scotland
Tourism Business News & Links Other
Links
Scottish
Youth Hostels
Haggis
Backpackers
I.B.H.S
Travel
Scotland
Scottish
Holidays
Small
Group Tours
Great
Scottish Houses
Forests
Of the Far North
AA
Hotel Guide UK
Britain
USA.com
Quarantine
Regulations
Late
Rooms in UK
Youth Hostels UK
Highland Hostels
Visitors
to Britain with Special Needs
Coming from the USA with
disabilities
Check out
Undiscovered
Britain based in USA
Good
Beach Guide
British Holidays & Home Parks Assoc.
Universal
Currency Converter
Hiker/Biker
UK
Travel Guide
Scottish
Cycling Database
Tour
Scotland Classic Cars
London
Underground Guide
Maps
for Caithness & UK
UK
Passports
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Welcome To Scotland
Wilkommen In Schottland
Bienvenue en Ecosse
Homecoming Scotland 2009
20 July 06
Caravan And Camping
Site At Wick Reopened
 The caravan and camping site is once again open
for business after much work by Mr & Mrs Miller cutting grass, clearing
rubbish painting and bringing in new picnic tables and flower baskets not to
mention all new electric hook-ups etc. the wick caravan and camping site is
set in an ideal location near the Wick river and just a few
minutes walk into Wick for shops, meals etc.
Transport In Caithness
Need To Hire A Car See
Transport Hire
Need A Taxi - See
Taxis
Airports Wick
has an airport with regular flights with links to Orkney and the
south.
Rail - See
First Scot Rail
to check times etc
Railways
Train Taxi For
taxi telephone numbers at most UK train stations
For Buses - See
City
Link Buses
There are also local buses in Caithness
Travel
Agents
in Caithness
A2bEurope
Complete Ferry Timetables
Route
Planner
Roads
Ferry Companies
John O'Groat Ferry Company
Ferry from John O'Groats To Orkney - Company
also runs bus tours of Orkney.
Northlink Orkney and Shetland Ferries - Scrabster
Stromness
Pentland Ferries -
From Gills, Caithness to St Margaret's Hope Car Ferry - shortest route for
cars - low cost.
Ferries Pages For Caithness for
photos etc
Caledonian
MacBrayne
Ferries Western Isles and other parts. Orkney and
Shetland have many inter-island ferries
Ross Tours - Can Take Bikes, Golf Clubs and More
 George
Ross knows the north of Scotland well. His bus can take
seven passengers and the trailer behind is capable of storing
lots of luggage, golf clubs or even bicycles.
Places To See In
Caithness
Caithness has much to see whether its the
countryside and spectacular coastline leading you round many clifftop
views and many geos and inlets full of harbours both in use and abandoned.
This page list just a few suggestions. A browse through the
A - Z
will lead you to
many more places
Caithness has had many ups and downs that
give rise to interesting places form a historical perspective in the many
prehistoric sites and later castles and country houses. Although the
country houses are not open one or two offer accommodation allowing anyone
to sample the grander aspects of living ion an estate without the
responsibilities of running one.
The Castles of Caithness are mainly
in spectacular locations on the cliffs and mostly are ruins. But the
sheer number of them will amazed anyone tracking them on the coast.
Little has been publicised about the Caithness Castles and few visitors
ever see them because of this. They are heavily connected in many
cases to the clans Sinclair and Gunn. Many families from Reginald De
Cheyne to later periods of the Keiths and Mowats and others resonate
through time to present day population who have sprung from these warrior
clans who then went from these shores in the eighteenth, nineteenth and
twentieth centuries to see the world.
Caithness has over 4000 monuments dating
from Prehistoric right up the more recent Highland Clearances era.
Most are not signposted and require a map and asking some questions of
local people. The great part is that most of Caithness is unspoilt.
No one had touched most of it.
The castles and monument sites are
all free and stand often on spectacular coastal sites or near waterways
and in the low hills.
A walk round the rugged coast or the wetter
inland areas of peat bog (now part of the worlds best preserved area of
natural peat bog and its flora and fauna) will let anyone see that to
survive in earlier times meant strength, ingenuity and the need to
continually strive for improvements. That legacy still remains to
this day and despite the downturn in many industries the people of
Caithness have survived through the worst of times in several centuries
and still came out intact enjoying life to the full wherever they went.
To visit and look at the views is one
thing but to find out how the place ticks take a little longer. But
a stroll through Caithness.org and a look at what happens now and some of
the historical articles might begin to give the traveller an idea of what
Caithness is about.
The coastal views are superb and if you
come in the springtime you will be amazed by the tens of thousands of
nesting seabirds at
Dunnet or
Duncansby.
There are many other great places in Caithness to see birds
and wildlife.
Pipe Bands In Caithness
Pipe bands are well represented in Caithness with two senior
bands and two junior bands.
They attend many public performances especially in the summer
months but are also rto be seen at functions throughout the year.
Wick Pipe band especially plays in the Market Square on
selected nights - see local notices. Wick Pipe Band also run a
very popular Scottish evening every Wednesday in the summer months at the
Pip Band Hall in the high Street.
Check the
What's On for details.
If you want to see the Pipe bands try these links
Wick Pipe Band
Thurso Pipe Band
More Pipe Band Links for Caithness
and elsewhere.
John Corbett Memorial Bird Hide & Art Gallery
At St John's Loch
Unique visitors' attraction opens in Caithness
For people who enjoy art and bird-watching, Caithness now has a unique
venue which manages to combine both interests in one beautiful setting.
Visitors can now see a range of original works and high quality prints by
local wildlife and landscape artist Julian Smith at his exhibition on the
north shores of St. John's Loch. Julian Smith runs a gallery 'Artsmith'
nearby. A huge number of birds can be seen at St John's Loch
depending on the time of day. See the
Bird Watching section.
Places To See On The Way
To Caithness
Scotland is bigger than people think.
It has very long coastline and roads often follow the sweeps of the coast.
Tourist soften make the mistake of thinking they can drive round it in a
couple of days. This is far from possible unless you are driving 24
hours a day. the highlands of Scotland in particular has lower roads
less, dual carriageways and no motorways. In may parts the further
north you go is like stepping back in time in places with single track
roads. Yes they have tar and surfaces are good but you must
continually stop or slow down to allow oncoming traffic to pass. It
is more leisurely pace but you must allow much longer for your trip.
and anyway it allows you to take in the fabulous scenery whether mountains
or along the coastal routes.
Sutherland - the big neighbour south
of Caithness
For places to stay in
Sutherland Business Index
For other places in the north we have
been see -
Highland Views
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