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What to see and do in and around Caithness
Waterlines Visitor Centre, Lybster, Caithness
Natural heritage centre focussing on birdlife on East Caithness coast and history of local herring industry, boat building, CCTV, coffee shop and yacht facilities. Tel. 01593 721520.
Dunbeath Heritage Centre, Caithness
Dunbeath is a unique part of Scotland – Stone Age people, picts, invading Norsemen, warring clans, generations of crofters and fisherfolk – all have left their mark on the landscape.
Tel. (01593) 731233.
email: info@dunbeath-heritage.org.uk
Mary Ann's Cottage, Dunnet
An historic cottage which shoes how crofting folk lived and worked over the last 150 years. Open June - September. Tel. (01847) 892303
Day Trips to Orkney with John O'Groats Ferries
Orkney Islands Day Tours from John O'Groats and Inverness every day all summer. Enjoy a fascinated guided tour of these enchanted islands. Short 40-minute ferry ride, wander the streets of Kirkwall and Stromness, marvel at mystical stone circles and visit Skara Brae and the Italian Chapel. Phone (01955) 611353.
www.jogferry.co.uk
Northland Viking Centre, Auckengill
On the road to John O'Groats, the centre tells the story of the Viking history of the area. See the Viking longship model and currency of the period. Tel. (01955) 607776.
The Castle of Mey
The Castle of Mey, home of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, was open to the public this summer for the first time. For further details about the Castle visit the website on
www.castleofmey.co.uk
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