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The Best Attractions In John O'Groats

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John o' Groats is a village 2.5 miles NE of the village of Canisbay, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. John o' Groats lies on Great Britain's northeastern tip, and is popular with tourists as one end of the longest distance between two inhabited British points on the mainland, with Land's End in Cornwall lying 876 miles to the southwest. It is not the most northerly point on the island of Britain . John o' Groats is 690 miles from London, 280 miles from Edinburgh, 6 miles from the Orkney Isles and 2,200 miles from the North Pole. It is 4.25 miles from the uninhabited island of Stroma. A passenger ferry operates from John o' Groats to Burwick on ...
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The Best Attractions In John O'Groats

  • 1. Duncansby Head John O Groats
    Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of the British mainland, including even the famous John o' Groats. It is located in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.
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  • 2. John O'Groats Ferries John O Groats
    Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days; the record for running the route is nine days. Off-road walkers typically walk about 1,200 miles and take two or three months for the expedition. Two much-photographed signposts indicate the traditional distance at each end. Land's End is the traditionally acknowledged extreme southern point of mainland England. It is in western Cornwall at the end of the Penwith peninsula. The O.S. Grid Reference of the road end is SW342250, Post Code TR19 7AA. In fact it, or strictly speaking Dr Syntax's Head, SW341253, a few hundred yards NW of the road end, is mainlan...
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  • 9. Whaligoe Steps Whaligoe
    Whaligoe, is a small port which was prospected by Thomas Telford in 1786 during his tour of northern fishing harbours for the British Fishing Society. His judgement of the place was that it was a terrible spot. However, undaunted, Captain David Brodie spent £8 to cut the famous 330 steps. His confidence was rewarded in 1814 with the harbour supporting 14 herring boats.
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