John O'Groats

Local nameJohn O'Groats
LocationCity of Edinburgh, UK

John o' Groats is a village 2.5 mi northeast of Canisbay, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. John o' Groats lies on Great Britain's northeastern tip, and is popular with tourists as the most distant point on the mainland from Land's End in Cornwall, 876 mi to the southwest. The northernmost point of mainland Great Britain is nearby Dunnet Head.

John o' Groats is 690 mi from London, 280 mi from Edinburgh, 6 mi from the Orkney Isles, and 2,200 mi from the North Pole. It is 4+1⁄4 mi from the uninhabited Island of Stroma.

In summer, a ferry operates between John o' Groats and Burwick on South Ronaldsay in Orkney.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_o'_Groats

Official website http://www.visitjohnogroats.com/

Address (Unnamed Road), John O' Groats KW1 4, United Kingdom

Coordinates 58°38'38.429" N -3°4'12.119" E

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