Hello and greetings from the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, Noss Head When I said I don’t send out many emails, it seems I wasn’t kidding! Here is my first newsletter – five years after welcoming our first guests to the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage here at Noss Head! It’s …
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We’re just delighted to have been awarded the Scottish Tourist Board’s Four Stars for Self-Catering. It’s a great tribute to Joy, Steph and Kim who look after the Cottage, and to Steve and Paul who do the maintenance. And to the Cottage itself! The star rating shows we …
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I am really chuffed that the Lighthouse Cottage team of me, Joy and Kim have been recognised by our local Chamber of Commerce for the work we’ve been doing on Green Tourism and spreading the word about Eco Travel. Here is the announcement by the Caithness Chamber of …
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I am passionate about green tourism, reducing our visitors’ carbon footprint, and running a socially responsible business, and so I was delighted to talk about our green journey with Deborah Labi on the Green Path Podcast Here’s the link to the episode: The Green Path Podcast and … …
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I was beyond delighted to have our hard work on green tourism and eco-friendly cleaning recognised by a Gold Award for Green Tourism at the start of 2023. Being green is really important to me: I was raised by two women with the motto “waste not, want not” …
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We loved hearing David Fraser’s talk about lighthouse life this week. Here is the write-up in our local paper: Former Noss Head lighthouse keeper talks at event in Wick
Posted: December 2nd, 2022A lovely write-up of the headland, the Lighthouse and the Castle by Scotland’s Route 66. (When people ask where we live, I sometimes cannot resist saying “In a book about the Famous Five!”) Scotland’s Route 66: Places to visit on the NC500 Route in 2023 – Noss Head
Posted: November 21st, 2022Every now and again I do a web search to see if anyone is saying anything about us, and I was surprised to find this the other day. If they’d got in touch I could have corrected a few errors (we do take pets, check in is after …
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We don’t just welcome walkers and overnight guests, we love it when the radio club sets up masts each summer and links with radio stations at lighthouses all over the world. Here’s the story in our local paper: Radio club aims high with mast set up at Noss Head …
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A lovely thing happened yesterday. I was about to follow a recovery vehicle down the road to the tyre fixers when a car drew up to the lighthouse. We don’t encourage cars unless they have a blue badge and the driver or passenger has mobility issues. This is …
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