Highland Council · Places to Stay
Sleeperzzz
Sleep in a first-class railway carriage parked in a siding at a working Highland station, halfway to John o' Groats.
45 miles away
Highland Council · Attractions & days out
Handa Island Wildlife Reserve
A ten-minute open-boat crossing to a Sutherland island where a hundred thousand seabirds nest on Torridonian sandstone cliffs.
Good to know
Ferry from Tarbet, by Scourie, Sutherland IV27 4SS
Opening times aren’t listed here — worth checking their website before you travel.
- Puffin Season
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While you're here
Worth the short hop
Sleeperzzz
Highland Council · Tearooms & cafés
Single Track
A turf-roofed espresso bar and art gallery at the far northern tip of Skye, where the road all but runs out.
65 miles away
Highland Council · Walks & nature
Reelig Glen
A hushed Highland glen where some of Britain's tallest trees soar over a winding woodland path.
70 miles away
Highland Council · Farm shops
The Cheese Pantry at Connage Highland Dairy
Watch handmade Highland cheese being turned through a window on the Moray Firth, then buy it minutes old from the pantry next door.
70 miles away