Hotels in Thurso
Thurso is mainland Scotland's most northerly town, and home to the country's most northerly railway station. Located on the north coast of Caithness, its seaward views are dominated by the distant cliffs of Dunnet Head to the north east, and those of the island of Hoy to the north.
Modern Thurso tends to be seen as a stepping stone en route to somewhere else rather than as a destination in its own right, although the sometimes turbulent seas of the Pentland Firth have led to Thurso becoming an unlikely centre for surfing.
Thurso has long been a gateway to Orkney, with the best established of the ferry routes to Orkney, the car ferry to Stromness, leaving from the harbour at Scrabster, now virtually a westward extension of Thurso itself.
Thurso is also a point of departure for those embarking on the best scenic route Scotland has to offer, the 140 miles taking in the north and west coasts via Durness to Ullapool. A quarter of a century ago this route comprised sometimes tortuous single track roads the whole way and included a ferry crossing (or a 100 mile detour along more single track roads) at Kylesku.
Thurso's origins are revealed in its name, which comes from the Norse for Thor's River. The Vikings were well established here from as early as the 900s, using the river mouth as a port and fishing base. After the Viking's eviction from Caithness by the Scots in the early 1200s, Thurso continued to grow around its fishing and trade. Little remains from its early days, though the now roofless Old St Peter's Church was first established in 1220.
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Location: Thurso
Distance: 0.03 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £52.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 0.19 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £115.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 0.19 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £30.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 0.65 miles
Rating: SELF CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £30.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 0.65 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £72.50
Location: Thurso
Distance: 1.61 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £50.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 4.78 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £40.00
Location: Thurso
Distance: 4.96 miles
Rating: NOT CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £60.00
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