What to Do in Caithness
12 places.
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Caithness Seacoast
Guided coastal boat tours from Wick Harbour aboard a RIB, exploring caves, sea stacks, Whaligoe Steps and wildlife.
Halkirk Heritage & Vintage Motor Soc
Volunteer-run heritage and vintage motor centre at Halkirk (opened 2022) with classic cars, motorcycles and a local-history reading room.
Ulbster Alpacas
Alpaca trekking on the Ward Croft at Ulbster, on the NC500 ten minutes south of Wick - farm visits and guided treks (since 2018).
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North Point Distillery
Independent organic distillery at Forss, north-west of Thurso, producing small-batch botanical spirits, gin, vodka and seasonal releases. Tours, tastings and on-site shop.
Caithness Seacoast
Guided coastal boat tours from Wick Harbour aboard a RIB, exploring caves, sea stacks, Whaligoe Steps and wildlife.
RobbieMac Tours
Private guided tours of Caithness and Sutherland (NC500, castles, archaeology, clan and ancestry) by a Green-Badge guide, picking up across the far north.
Ulbster Alpacas
Alpaca trekking on the Ward Croft at Ulbster, on the NC500 ten minutes south of Wick - farm visits and guided treks (since 2018).
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Halkirk Heritage & Vintage Motor Soc
Volunteer-run heritage and vintage motor centre at Halkirk (opened 2022) with classic cars, motorcycles and a local-history reading room.
High Life Highland
The North Coast Visitor Centre in Thurso (formerly Caithness Horizons) - a museum and gallery telling the story of Caithness across three floors.
Other what to do
Caithness Cycle Club
The British mainland's most northerly cycling club, based in Thurso - Tuesday-night time trials, Sunday runs and an annual race against Wick Wheelers.
Castle of Mey
Sixteenth-century castle on the Pentland Firth coast, bought and restored by the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1952 and open to visitors in summer. Walled gardens, café and shop.
H.I.A.L
Wick John O'Groats Airport, a mile north of Wick, operated by Highlands and Islands Airports - air links to Aberdeen plus general and offshore aviation.
Old Pulteney Distillery
Old Pulteney single malt distillery in Pulteneytown, Wick (established 1826), with a visitor centre and tours - the 'maritime malt'.
Puldagon Farm Shop & Restaurant
Farm shop and restaurant near Wick just off the NC500, serving local produce and Highland beef in a converted barn.
Scrabster Harbour Trust
Britain's most northerly mainland port near Thurso (a Trust Port since 1841), handling fishing, freight, cruise ships and the NorthLink ferry to Orkney.