Strathnaver Museum is now open for visitors again after an exciting refurbishment! Just a short walk from the white sandy beach at Farr Bay you will find a hidden gem of a Museum housed in the former parish church of St Columba. Laid out within its unassuming walls is a treasure trove of unusual objects and gripping stories all presented by a friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer staff.
Timespan is an award-winning museum and cultural development organisation which provides a unique experience for locals and visitors alike. Rooted in the village of Helmsdale, Timespan explores the history, heritage and landscape of its distinctive, rural location.
Welcome to Caithness Animal Farm Park. We are a small family-run organisation, passionate about animals. We offer Meet and Greet petting sessions with our Alpaca, Reindeer, Goats, Rabbits, Guinea pigs and Reptiles. Hand feed our Alpacas. We offer 1 hr private visits and run special events during Easter, Halloween and Christmas.
Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms. Dunrobin Castle is also one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s, home to the Earls and later, the Dukes of Sutherland.
A comprehensive list of sites around Caithness and Sutherland viewable on our online map or by downloading our Venture North Heritage App.
The Castle of Mey was bought by The Queen Mother in 1952, while mourning the death of her husband, King George VI. Falling for its isolated charm and hearing it was to be abandoned she decided to save it.
Dunbeath Heritage Centre developed an engaging approach to landscape interpretation - through art installations, photography and our unique ‘floor map’, visitors can explore a rich historical, archaeological and literary landscape.
Set in the former Thurso Town Hall and Carnegie Library, now repurposed. North Coast Visitor Centre is primarily a museum, housing centuries of Caithness history, while an art gallery, café, and theatre are further attractions also found within the building.
Castlehill Heritage Centre is located within renovated farm buildings immediately adjacent to the cutting yard and quarry of the now defunct flagstone workings. The workings were the first in the country to exploit the commercial possibilities of flagstone and in doing so put Castletown on the global map.
Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) is Scotland’s most northerly mainland arts centre, presenting an annual programme of live performance across Caithness alongside contemporary visual art and an extensive participatory programme of educational and socially-engaged arts projects led by local creatives in our community.
The Heritage & Vintage Motor Centre is located within the village of Halkirk on the bus route to and from Thurso/Wick. The building was the local school until 1956 when a new school was built on the other side of the river. The Centre has been renovated and a huge extension built to accomodate the vehicles (some of which belonged to the well known garage owner Edward Sutherland of J & G Sutherland. It is unique to the county of Caithness and is run by volunteers.
The Wick Heritage Centre is a local history museum which presents the story of the town. It houses a Kipper kiln, a cooperage, Harbour scene, a restored fisherman’s house, art gallery, the famous Johnston collection of photographs of 115 years history and a working lighthouse.
Wick Harbour was developed from circa 1803 to support the booming herring industry, The Harbour is still being used for the fishing industry, cargo business, offshore renewables and leisure.
The Stacks of Duncansby are some of the finest in the British Isles. The Great Stack towers at 60m high.
The Whaligoe Steps are 365 steps that descend to what was a naturally formed harbour between two sea cliffs, built by Captain David Brodie who also built the harbour and village of Sarclet some 3 miles north of the steps which was once a landing place for fishing boats.
The Grey Cairns of Camster are a series of three burial cairns.
Located about five miles north of Wick the Castle is dramatically and grandly situated on a long narrow peninsula projecting into Sinclair Bay and the North Sea with perpendicular sides of between fifty and sixty feet.
Handa Island is a small island just off the north west coast of Sutherland with internationally important seabird populations. Day trips to the island are possible via a foot ferry from nearby Tarbet.
Thrumster Station was restored by the Yarrows Heritage Trust and now features a rebuilt station with relaid track. The railway was the most northerly light railway track in Britain, it ran from Lybster to Wick during the herring fishing period.