Dunnet Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Dunnet
Northern Sands Hotel
Reviewed on 19 Jul 2025
Luxury Scottish baronial house with coastal views
Pentland
Reviewed on 27 Jul 2025
Luxury Scottish baronial house with coastal views
House by the Harbour - Nc500 Route
Reviewed on 30 May 2024
The Den-NC500 Apartment-Sleeps 4
Popular places to visit
Dunnet Head Lighthouse
Enjoy the impressive views from the top of this 19th-century lighthouse on the edge of a headland jutting into the Pentland Firth.
Castle of Mey
Walk through the gardens and browse the inviting interior rooms of the late Queen Mother’s Scottish home.
Farr Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Farr Beach during your travels in Thurso? You can enjoy the bars while in the area.
Scrabster Ferry Terminal
Explore the waterfront in Scrabster with a trip to Scrabster Ferry Terminal. While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Dunnet Bay Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Dunnet Bay Beach during your travels in Thurso? You can enjoy the bars while in the area.
Mary-Ann's Cottage
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in Mary-Ann's Cottage during your trip to Thurso. While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Things to do
2 hour private surf lesson! (Up to 2 people)
- Dunnet Bay Distillery
- Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Gills Bay Ferry Port
- Dunnet Head Lighthouse
- Castle of Mey
- Moray Firth
- Dunnet Bay Beach
- Standing Stones of Stenness
- Duncansby Head
- John O' Groats Signpost
- Mary-Ann's Cottage
- Scapa Flow Visitor Centre
- Old Wick Castle
- Caithness Broch Centre
- John O' Groats Ferry Terminal
- Old Man of Hoy
- Duncansby Stacks
- Pulteney Distillery
- Tomb of the Eagles
- Grey Cairn Camsters
- Hackness Martello Tower
- Banks Chambered Tomb