Helmsdale harbour
Culgower House is just off the A9 road, 63 miles (102 km) north of Inverness. Driving from Inverness to Culgower House takes just over an hour.
Inverness has an airport with scheduled direct flights from London, Edinburgh and many regional UK airports, including the Scottish Islands. It also has direct flights to Amsterdam and summer flights to Dusseldorf and Zurich. Car hire is available from both Inverness airport and railway station.
There are railway stations at both Brora and Helmsdale with regular train services serving the north highlands and, via Inverness, the rest of Scotland as well as London and other English mainline stations. There is an overnight sleeper service between Inverness and London.
Ferries to the Orkney and Shetland Islands leave from terminals approximately an hour and a half's drive north.
Road Directions
From the south, follow the A9 out of Inverness towards Thurso.
- Keep on the A9 for 56 miles (90 km), through the village of Brora.
- After a further 5 miles (8 km) you will pass a small village sign for Loth.
- Continue along the A9 for another 2 miles (3 km), past a church below the road on your right and past a small direction sign for Lothmore on the road-side on your left.
- Take the next turning left off the A9 (approximately 400m), our drive leads sharply up on your left from that junction.
From the north, follow the A9 through Helmsdale and Portgower.
- Just outside Portgower you will pass a large stone marked 'West Garty Farm' on your left.
- Continue for 1 mile (1.5 km), turn right off the A9 after the 'road narrows' road sign.
- Our drive leads up from that junction.
If you are using a sat nav or GPS we suggest that you use grid reference 97557, 11935 as the post code covers a large area. For a Google map of the local area which shows the location of our house click here.
The following links may help you plan your journey:
Inverness airport www.hial.co.uk
Car hire - Avis www.avis.co.uk and Hertz www.hertz.co.uk both offer car hire at Inverness Airport. Focus Vehicle Rental will deliver cars to both the airport and the railway station www.focusvehiclerental.co.uk.
LEJOG or JOGLE Cycle transport - If you are looking for transport to get your bike to/ from John O'Groats try www.highlandcycletransport.co.uk, www.johnogroatsbiketransport.co.uk or www.highlandbicylcetransfers.co.uk.
National Rail enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Caledonian Sleeper service - overnight sleeper service between Inverness and London's Euston station. www.scotrail.co.uk/caledoniansleeper.
Bus services Stagecoach operate a regular bus service between Inverness and Thurso which will stop on request at Loth www.stagecoachbus.com, also Macleod's operate a regular service between Lairg and Helmsdale which stops in Loth www.macleodscoaches.co.uk.
Ferries - Northlink Ferries www.northlinkferries.co.uk operate from Scrabster in Caithness to Orkney and Shetland. Pentland Ferries www.pentlandferries.co.uk operate from Gills Bay in Caithness to Orkney. John O'Groats Ferries www.jogferry.co.uk operate from John O'Groats in Caithness to Orkney.
Location of Culgower House