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. 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.
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 village sign for Loth.
- Continue for another 2 miles (3 km), past a church on your right and past a direction sign for Lothmore on your left.
- Take the next turning left (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 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 29757E, 91193N 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.
National Rail enquiries www.nationalrail.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.
Map of Scotland,
showing Culgower House