Thurso Apartment

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

Altnabreac is extremely remote. There are long, 10+ mile hill walking routes theoretically accessible from the station but the current owners of the station cottage have peculiar ideas about access. They say they welcome passengers using the correct

f we'd had all the time in the world at Scotscalder we would have loved to walk the couple of miles to the nearby tiny hamlet of Dorrery. Trains are scarce when you're this far from big towns though and we only managed the first few hundred yards dow

We didn't have to go far at Tain for our walk. The railway is fairly close to the Dornach Firth here, leaving just enough space for a links park with views across the still waters. Rudy was far more taken by the scents and smells than sharing the