Durness
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Europe : Western Europe : United Kingdom : Scotland : Scottish Highlands : Durness
Durness is a seaside village in the north coast of Highlands.
[edit] Get in
- Single track road along the north coast.
- Bus from Inverness, operated by Tim Dearman Coaches, once a day, Monday to Saturday.
- The Royal Mail postbus can pick you up from Lairg train station (it meets the train). Operates Mon - Sat. In summer also on Sundays.
- The highland council run a subsidised bus to/from Inverness which operates once a fortnight
[edit][add listing] See
- visit Smoo Cave
- watch wildlife: sea birds (including puffins north of Durness), seals and porpoises.
There is tourist information centre by the road.
[edit][add listing] Do
- take a boat trip for whale spotting
- walk along the beaches
- walk to Faraidh Head - often good close-up views of seals in the rock pools. At the correct season eider ducks swimming in with their ducklings from far away make an impressive and memorable sight.
[edit][add listing] Eat
- There is a well stocked local Spar which doubles as the post office.
[edit][add listing] Drink
There is a pub.
[edit][add listing] Sleep
There is a camping up on the cliff over Sango Bay. There are also several B&Bs in the village.
[edit] Cope
There is ATM and petrol station in the village.
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