There are plenty of places to visit!  For example:

• Wick Heritage Centre - the largest museum north of Edinburgh
• Pulteneytown Distillery.   www.oldpulteney.com
• Castle of Mey - the late Queen Mother's home in the North.  www.castleofmey.org.uk
• Dounreay Visitor Centre.  www.ukaea.org.uk/dounreay/visitor.htm
• Dunrobin Castle, Golspie  www.highlandescape.com/dunrobin
• Timespan Heritage Centre, Helmsdale.  www.timespan.org.uk
• Clan Gunn Museum, Latheron
• Whaligoe Steps - 365 steps cut into the cliff face.  www.whaligoestepscafe.co.uk
• Waterlines, Lybster.  Interesting exhibition about the herring fishing industry and cafe
• NorthCoast Marine Adventures - for the Marine Wildlife Show and the Real White Water Adventure.   www.northcoast-marine-adventures.co.uk

And further afield?  Why not visit the Orkney Islands? 

We are 45 miles from Gills Bay  www.pentlandferries.co.uk  for the one-hour crossing, 38 miles from John o' Groats  www.jogferry.co.uk for the passenger ferry and day trips to the most important attractions, and 30 miles from Scrabster  www.northlinkferries.co.uk .