Explore Caithness

Caithness has lots to offer around with beautifully areas out and about to visit and explore.

Wick – The Heritage Town

Wick in the far North of Scotland and was originally a Viking settlement.  You can explore Wick by visiting some of the wonderful sites around.

The Old Pulteney distillery

Wick Heritage Centre

Wick Swimming Pool

Thurso – The Energy Town

Thurso is the most northerly town.  It overlooks the Orkney Islands and has some wonderful coastal villages around and lies on the Pentland Firth.

Thurso Swimming Pool

Caithness Horizons Museum

If you love Surfing then why not visit Thurso with your surfboard, Thurso has some of the most famous waves.

Dounreay Nuclear Power Station - If you visit Caithness Horizons you can find out the History of Dounreay.

Dunnet Head

About 8 miles from Thurso is Dunnet Beach and the famous Dunnet Head. Dunnet Head is a peninsular and the most northerly point of the mainland of Britain. Dunnet Head is about 11 miles from John O’ Groats and on a clear day you can see across to Stroma and Hoy and to Mainland Orkney. It is a wonderful place for Wildlife and on Dunnet Head is the famous seal colony at Brough Bay. You can see some of the pictures in our Gallery. Dunnet head also has some wild brown trout fishing see our fishing page for information.

Castletown is a small village. You can learn about Castletown with a visit to the Castlehill Heritage Centre

Castle of Mey –Home of the Late Queen Mother in Caithness

Gills Bay The quickest and shortest route to Orkney with your car visit our Orkney page for more details

John O Groats.   – A Visit to John O Groats is a must visit The Last House in Scotland, and another way of getting across to Orkney. Visit our Orkney page for more information