There are many places of Historic and Cultural interest to visit within easy reach of Forss House and depending on when you are here there are all manner of local events to see from Highland Games to County Shows.

Here are just a selection of places and events you may like to explore;

Historic:
Castle of Mey and its Gardens
Camster Cairns
Dunrobin Castle
Yarrows Trail

Heritage:
Clan Gunn Centre
Wick Heritage Centre
Dunbeath Heritage Centre

Culture & Arts:
North Shore Pottery
Old Pulteney Distillery
Lythe Arts Centre - phone to see what's on (01955) 641270
Halkirk Highland Games - normally end of July
County Show - normally end of July

Orkney:
A magical place that combines history, culture and a thriving economy based on local crafts with the natural warmth of the local people. Just a short Ferry ride away, short tours and day tours operate from John O'Groats daily from May to September. Or if you prefer to explore under your own steam a car Ferry service operates from Scrabster, just 5 minutes away from Forss and Gills Bay which is 20 minutes away.

Ferry contact details:

John O'Groats Ferries	01955 611353	passenger ferry departs from John O'Groats
Pentland Ferries	01856 831226	passenger & car ferry departs from Gills Bay
Northlink Ferries	0845 6000 449	passenger & car ferry departs Scrabster

Coastline picture from Caithness Biodiversity Collection