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Wick River
Wick & WhiskyWick is home to Old Pulteney, but doesn't have a Whisky Shop.
Nearest Shop - JA Mackay, Thurso (21 miles). Old Pulteney pictures
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The name is thought to come from the Norse word for bay - vik - many similar examples in the Shetlands - eg Lerwick, Haroldswick). Wick is the end of the rail line from Inverness - Thurso is further North, but trains go there first before reversing to Wick. It is also home to the most Northerly Distillery on the Mainland, Old Pulteney (though that will soon change with the construction of Wolfburn in Thurso). The Distillery's name comes from the district of Pulteneytown, once separate from Wick.
I have a recollection of visiting Wick briefly in 1998, but no photographic record - maybe I'd run out of film in those prehistoric pre-digital days! Ebenezer Place, Wick is the shortest street in the world. Close to Wick - John O'Groats and the less famous but far more spectacular Duncansby Head. Arriving & DepartingOpen Cycle Map Bing Map Sustrans Map (search Wick, Highland)
National Cycle Route 1 avoids Wick, probably because the only route from the South is via the A9/A99 - and is very hilly! Local cycle routes around here are on road, but this far North even the trunk roads aren't too busy. Wick (WCK) rail station with level access to its one terminal platform, there are 4 trains a day (only one on Sundays) to and from Inverness. Live Train Times. Wick also has an airport. Ferries to the Orkneys from Gills Bay and John O'Groats. SleepingGamigoe B&B Mid Clyth 01593 721402
no website - link is to ScotlandGuides.org Stayed in July 2005, having cycled from Tain - had aimed for Wick, but by the time I got to Mid Clyth and saw a B&B... Very friendly welcome - tea and cakes - after all there was nowhere to buy anything late on a Sunday afternoon. About 12 miles South of Wick. Impala B&B Broadhaven Road, KW1 4RF 01955 602194/07981 5478108 no website - link is to Caithness Business Index page Also stayed here in July 2005, having finally got to Wick. Friendly and reasonably priced. For other accommodation - see Undiscovered Scotland and the Caithness Business Index Hotels & Inns and Guest Houses and B&Bs pages. EatingThe Alexander Bain Wetherspoon pub.
Market Place, Wick, KW1 4LP 01955 609920 See the Undiscovered Scotland Eating and Drinking page and the Caithness Business Index. DrinkingThe Alexander Bain Wetherspoon pub.
Market Place, Wick, KW1 4LP 01955 609920 CyclingThe Spot Cycles 5 Francis Street, KW1 5PZ 01955 602698
(Formerly Yellop Bikes) On my 2005 visit, they repaired a broken spoke for me in a couple of hours. Caithness Cycle Repairs 07740 341 399 No shop - mobile repair service - see website for details.
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Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of my photos of Wick are available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157629580234671
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157629580234671
