John O'Groats, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Day one, from John O Groats
Aug 22, 2008

Day One:  Depart John O' Groats 8am.  Cycle 95.9 miles to Lochgordon.  7.42 hours in the saddle. Calories burned: 7500. Muscles gained: loads of them. Weather conditions: wet wet wet.

The final push - Schlod to John O'Groats
Aug 15, 2008

... End was 906.52 miles and the total time spent cycling over the seven days was 67.47 hours. After celebrating at John O'Groats cycled the 2.5 miles to the Hostel with Sue and the children following behind in the car. Spent seven days eating continuously ...

The TRUDGE begins
May 17, 2008

Well I am here in John O'Groats. Visiting Sheena and Jim at Strath-Halladale on the way up. Will start the TRUDGE at 10am in John O'Groats, at the starting line. Looking forward to seeing you all over the next 5 months and 1,200 miles. Thankyou to everone ...

Day 0 - The road is long...
Sep 5, 2009 (4 photos)

... !  Thanks to the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue team for the best party in a garage that I've ever been to! Getting to John O'Groats is a challenge in itself.  There is no direct bus from Inverness and the quickest route seems to involve a slow bus ...

en route to Orkney
Jul 18, 2007 (7 photos)

en route to Orkney we stopped at Smoo Cave (smuga being a viking word for hiding, or hole), over millions of years the rain fall made cracks through the limestone rock and created a waterfall into an underground chamber that eventually flows out ...

Ullapool to John o'Groats
Jul 23, 2006

... unusual for this place. When we got close to the north east corner of the map the land suddenly flattenned. The hostel at John O'Groats turned out to be a beautiful old Victorian house and the room was the best one yet. However the weather changed in ...

Let's get the party started
Jun 30, 2009

... all the people who like to wave at trains. Is it the train or the people they're waving at? On the cycle from Wick to John O' Groats (about 17 miles) I spent a bit more time wondering what on earth I'd let myself in for. Passed a few B&B's and thought ...

John O'Groats.
Aug 6, 2007 (1 photos)

I eventually made it to JOG on 20th July. Here's the obligatory photo for anyone who's wondering if I actually got there. I'll post the story  a little at a time as I get A chance.

Brochs and Groats
Jul 30, 1980

Today, we reached the most Northern point of mainland Scotland, near John o'Groats, fifteen miles out of Wyck. We left Inverness about ten o'clock. First, we drove to the woolen mill, but the prices were high. The sun was out as we drove out of town, ...

John O'Groats to Wick
Jul 7, 2007 (3 photos)

Early morning wake up call to find torrential rain attacking my tent. Bus ride up to John O'Groats giving me a depressing glimpse of the journey ahead of me. Arriving at John O'Groats I sign in at the Last House Museum ready to start my walk, I just need ...

Day 7 - 128 miles in the BMW
Sep 25, 2009 (3 photos)

... their Lands End trip and having their photos taken around the famous sign post. I sneaked a picture of the sign while the man wasn't watching and then headed off to the Stacks of Duncansby just about 2 miles from John O'Groats for a few more pictures.

The start...
Jul 9, 2008 (14 photos)

... other men with all the snoring, farting etc that entails we managed to dodge miss busybody and all the hoorah Henries that were staying in the hostel and get straight out to John O'Groats for 9am....   Day 0   Miles: 15  

Over the Black Isle and Flow Country to John 'O' G
Oct 14, 2007 (9 photos)

... Scotland after all!  This all helped to create a sense of rural remoteness and atmsopheric poignancy as we rode into John 'O' Groats. With a great sense of achievement we stood alongside the official signpost which said "Land's End 874". We had ...

John'O'Groats
Oct 25, 2005

top of Scotland

The North
Aug 8, 2007

This is the northest point of UK. Near John O'Groats there is Duncansby Head, the bautiful place that I have seen! In this area panorama is spectacular. There are a lot of cliff and seaside. The temperature is cool...

Scotland- North, South, East and West
Aug 17, 2009 (4 photos)

... Scotland a bit like Brisbane is to Queensland), through Fort William in the West to Inverness in the East and up to Freswick (near John O'Groats) in the North. Start time was about 9am and we finished up at about 7:30 having covered rather a lot of ground. ...

Northern Point
Jul 11, 2004 (3 photos)

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No Puffin
Aug 18, 2009 (9 photos)

Signs with this phrase are up all around our B&B (love the no smoking!). Today we headed off to the Oarkney Islands which are home to many Puffins; however we sadly saw none. We did manage to see some seals though and many old monuments. The ...

John O'Groats, Highlands of Scotland
Jun 2, 1999

Walked solo 550 miles accross Scotland in 14 days. The best thing I´ve ever done!

John O'Groats
Aug 18, 2008 (18 photos)

            

Helmsdale to John O Groats. 54 miles. Total 919 mi
Jun 20, 2008 (5 photos)

... them where to go. (In this instance, the local pub). Tea and hot soup provided sustenance for the last 17 miles to John O'Groats. Sadly, with only 16 miles to go, the boys were seriously challenged by gale force winds which proved to make the last part ...

arrive in the norder place of UK
Aug 8, 2007 (5 photos)

in the morning we visited some bluff,in the road until john o groats. we visted forte george and clava too we conquer the norder place of the UK! aftre we go here near,in dunscrby head:the scenery is fantastic,this is a dream!