Thurso, Caithness (Travel Guide): Explore Scotland's Vibrant North Coast Capital
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- Thurso is the northernmost town on the British mainland, sitting at the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. It marks the end of the British rail network and ferries set sail for Orkney from the adjacent harbour at Scrabster. The popularity of the NC 500 route is also attracting more visitors to this friendly town. There are plenty of accommodation options with both historic and chain hotels as well as a large camp site overlooking the beach.
Visitors will find an array of independent shops and cafes. In this film I visit the studio and workshop of Lindsey Gallacher as well as the first arts and crafts market promoted by the Thurso Community Development Trust. Visit the Trust's facebook page to catch up on their programme of events.
The town's name derives from Thor’s river or Bull’s river, depending on which historian you listen to. It lies in the historic county of Caithness, which was settled by the Vikings and has strong ties with Orkney across the Pentland Firth.
The oldest surviving building in the town is St Peters church (1125) which is wait for it, almost 900 years old. A truly Viking relic, even older than St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. It remained in operation until 1832 when it was replaced by the handsome form of the church of St Peter and St Andrew. The grid pattern of central Thurso was laid out in the 19th century and the town then changed little until its population nearly doubled in the 1950s when the nearby Dounreay poor station was opened. It is now in the decommissioning process but remains an important local employer.
The swells of the Pentland Firth have made Thurso the Surfing capital of Scotland, holding the Scottish, British and European surfing championships. The views from the town beach, towards Dunnet Head and Hoy are stunning.
The adjacent village of Scrabster is the embarkation point for the Northlink ferry to Orkney as well as being a busy commercial link with the distant Faroe Islands and Iceland and a thriving fishing harbour. Not surprising you can be very well fed in Scrabster (I go there regularly)!
Is Thurso worth visiting? A popular Google question. Answer: Yes (watch the film!)
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I love there went on holiday few years ago 🏴🙌
I have been going to Thurso regularly since the late 60's, it's a wonderful town with wonderful people and a great base to tour the north coast.
Thurso has a special place in my heart. My Scottish great-grandmother was born there and I visited the town in 1981. Would like to return one day.
My mother's home town. Beautiful place
As living here I am proud my house is in this video
Lovely place to live and yes, we are all very friendly
I live there and it’s beautiful
I love Thurso, it's so compact and beautiful, castles and beaches are great
Completely agree!
I would love to visit...my grandfather was born there.
It looks lovely there.
It is I live there
@@jaydenmackay2553 Hey Jayden, I've written a question about your town, because I come this sommer. Can you perhaps help me ? See my comment above. THANK YOU ++++ and goodbye !
marvellous place to visit
visited Thurso as a teenager in 1972 - hope to do so again, as a geriatric!, in 2024
My great great grandparents came from Thurso, and my 4x great grandparents gravestones are still in St Peters churchyard, the Carnaby family, who we think came up from Northumberland
absolutely fantastic video with great all informative captions. sitting faraway in indian eastern state, northernmost scottish mainland has always been a kind of fairyland for me, as it the endpoint of the greatest island nation on earth. and thurso means end of all those greatness down south where nordic culture steps in. and orkney is the last post of that greatness.
Thank you so much. I hope you like the Kirkwall, Orkney film too!
phenomenal upload Travel Obscurer. I broke the thumbs up on your video. Continue to keep up the very good work.
Thanks for the awesome feedback. More upbeat and informative films on the way!
Yep nice place. Visit Thurso often and will be back again soon 🫱🏼🫲🏽
The people are so friendly. Nice place.
Looks a beautiful little friendly costal town
Lovely place 😮
Enjoyable video with good presentation. It's ideal slow presentation for better view awaiting your next visit 💂
Thank you!
Thurso gives me Lumbrdige vibes
Thks for sharing.Very informative indeed.
Can we have an idea of the monthly rent of a 1 bedroom apartment please?
There are lots of accommodation options around Thurso for different budgets. I recommend trying AirBnB.
Thank you.
Hey, I'll come from France in Thurso one week in august 2022 with my son and he wants to surf. But without car, is it possible to take surf lessons in thurso, or we must go obligatory to the dunnets beach ? (i've found a surf school in dunnets, but it is eleven kms away...I'm a littel bit lost to organise my travel. A solution could be to rent a bike, but its possible in thurso ? Thank you very much for help ! and sorry for bad english.
You can take a bus from Thurso to Dunnet. Happy surfing!
@@TravelObscurer Thank you ! so I will search the bus hours. Good idea