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Tornagrain Thousands of new houses are in the process of being built at Tornagrain. It still has a very deserted toy-town feel even on the Sunday afternoon that we visited. The station at Inverness Airport is a new addition to the Invernes

Alness was our chosen place to break the long journey between Aberdeen and Thurso during our second trip to the far Far North Line. A more natural place to break the journey may have been Inverness but summer season prices were are bit too m

We spent the night in Alness which gave us plenty of time to take an evening walk down to the River Averon and see the sluice & fish ladder. It was a lovely evening walk from there to the railway viaduct but if course Rudy's favourite was the open gr

At Lairg we headed down to the River Shin for a second-breakfast picnic. One of the best "hidden gem" places we've found. A half hidden signpost and gate from platform 1 of the train station leads directly into the woods and onwards via deserted path

The Gearrchoille Woodland was gifted to Ardgay in 2002 but has a longer history of community use than that. The old curling pond for the village was here and in long gone days the woodland meadow was used as an overnight stop for drovers. There's

A mid-week stay in Thurso to explore the very, very Far North East of Scotland. Rudy incredibly remembered the hotel he stayed in on his previous visit to Thurso way back in October 2021 - where he got to share very nice dinners in the restaurant!

There's no train station here but our adventures couldn't miss out on the chance to visit the traditional "end of Scotland". It's an hour on the bus from Thurso to John o' Groats and 40 minutes to Wick for the train back for a circular daytrip. Th

A quick decision as the rain came on at John o' Groats had us jumping on an earlier bus than planned. That turned our two hour connection into a three hour wait! Both of us were fairly tired and the wind was bitter so we headed for a wee bit of a s

Forsinard station is in the heart of the Flow Country. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2024 described as "the most expansive and best example of blanket bog in the world" and "a rolling, rugged expanse of precious peatland and mountain scener

We had the choice between a short visit or more than three hours at Kinbrace. With two other station walks to fit in the same day we went for the short option of a wee walk along the road and back. Rudy still managed to make a friend, very quiet thou

A walk along Monifieth Beach to Broughty Ferry. With a fair number of rest stops to hide from the hot June sunshine!