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Tourist Information Centres

John O' Groats Tourist Information Centre County Road John O' Groats KW1 4YR  Tel: +44 (0) 1955 611373  Fax: +44 (0) 1955 611448  Open: Easter- October Click here for a road map

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Thurso Tourist Information Centre Riverside Thurso  KW14 8BU  Tel: +44 (0) 1847 892371  Fax: +44 (0) 1847 893155  Open: Easter-October Click here for a road map

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Wick Tourist Information Centre Whitechapel Road  Wick  KW14EA Tel: +44 (0) 1955 602596  Fax: +44 (0) 1955 60494 Open: All year (limited hours in winter) Click here for a road map

Look out for the brown signs bearing the information symbol. Staff in our Tourist Information Centres will offer you friendly professional advice about their special part of the Highlands.

• Free information service on accommodation, events, transport, places to see and things to do 
  
• Area guides and reference books, maps and a wide range of literature for your holiday reading 
  
• Tickets for local excursions, tours and travel, as well as for special events and activities 
  
• Films, postcards, stamps and a selection of local gifts and crafts.

These are but a few of the many, many services available:

LOCAL CAR HIRE

(none in membership at present)

LOCAL CYCLE HIRE

(none in HOST membership at present)

LOCAL TAXIS

Harbour Taxis
2 Miller place
Scrabster
Caithness

Tel: 01847 892868 
Fax: 01847 894547

Paul's Taxis 
Hillcrest
Shebster
Thurso
Tel: 01847 811555

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Getting to Caithness

Caithness is easy to reach and travel within all year by public transport. The following gives an idea of some of the services available:

Air Services available from Newcastle, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, with connections from London Heathrow, with British Airways, British Airways Express or Gill Airways. Onward connections are also available to and from Orkney and Shetland.

Rail Direct Rail services from Inverness (three trains per day, Monday to Saturday all year, and limited service on Sunday from June to September)

Coach Daily coach services from Inverness with Scottish Citylink and Rapson's Coaches

TRAVEL WITHIN CAITHNESS

Regular bus services operate within Caithness, to John O' Groats, Thurso, Wick, and all stops en route.

For further information on timetables for public transport, contact any of the Tourist Information Centres.

TOURING CAITHNESS

Take a day out to Orkney with John O' Groats Ferries, or enjoy a wildlife cruise any afternoon between mid June to end August.

Pentland Firth Charters operate wildlife cruises from Scrabster between May and August. For the more adventurous, North Coast Marine Adventures offer wildlife and white-water adventures on their rigid inflatable boat from Easter until end October, or catch the Coastliner from Wick or Thurso, and enjoy a fascinating tour of the Caithness coastline, also incorporating a wildlife cruise.

For a change, enjoy a historical tour of Caithness which Morrison's Coaches run once a week during the summer season.