Whether venturer or adventurer you will find a region rich in unique leisure opportunities. Go surfing at Thurso East at the world famous reef break, or join the ‘end-to-enders’ and visit the northerly extremes on the UK mainland at Dunnet Head or John O’Groats. Have a change from seascapes in Scotland’s first European Geopark with its 3,000 million year old rocks and classic hills, like Suilven and Stac Pollaidh, amongst the wildest places in Britain.Take time to unwind under gigantic skies in our ancient land and tread in the footsteps of our Pictish and Norse ancestors whose enigmatic architectural remains cover our landscape. If you’re lucky you might even see the Northern Lights in our clear dark skies.When you’ve climbed, trekked, mountain-biked, surfed, gazed, explored and recharged, come inside and enjoy the Highland warmth and hospitality. Time to venture north!
About Caithness & Sutherland Area guides
At Taste North, you will be able to join us in a celebration of all that the Caithness and Sutherland larder has to offer.
We know that happier, healthier and more prosperous times will return but the journey to get there will be a challenging one and we want to offer a small gesture of support to current members and non-members in Caithness and Sutherland by way of a free 6 month Venture North membership beginning May 2020.
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Visitors to Caithness and Sutherland mean the world to us. To protect us all and to ensure we can welcome those who wish to come and discover our wonderful area in the future, we ask that visitors do not travel to Caithness and Sutherland until further notice.
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We caught up with Jenny Mackenzie Ross of Northshore Pottery and heard about her love of Caithness and Sutherland’s natural environment and how the area’s ecology and geology inspire her work in artisan ceramics.
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