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The Crofters Snug - NC500 Pods and Pitches Glamping, Motorhome and Caravan site, just off Scotland’s NC500. Five miles west of John O Groats NB. NO toilet or shower facilities for the Pitches.

All Pods have an en-suite.

21/11/2024

Near John o’Groats. Water, black and grey waste, electric, hardstanding 💕

09/10/2024

Need another reason to make a trip to the top?…… Not only can you get a selfie with the sign, but now you can also pose with Paddington Bear himself! 🧸 Jo’s already been to introduce herself😀 Twenty-three statues have been installed from John O’Groats to Land’s End as part of the Paddington Visits trail - the one at JoG is only one of three in Scotland. . (See more info in comments)

30/09/2024

Remember the 1st September sunset post? 🌅 Well … it’s the 30th today and yet another lovely evening to end September in the far north 💕. We’ve fared better than most parts of the UK the last few weeks - here’s hoping the sunny weather continues for our October visitors 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☀️

20/09/2024

Always something to do on site and nothing more satisfying than a straightforward job like replacing the pitch electricity usage viewing casings - in glorious sunshine too! ☀️ !

13/09/2024

💕 Fantastic set of photos taken by Pitch 4 (aka Al & Sara) yesterday. Sunny for drone pics during the day and clear enough between the cloud to catch last night’s Aurora display! Lovely guests too - thank you so much! ☺️

03/09/2024

For those of you who make time to enjoy some ‘slow’ tourism, it’s always worth seeking out what’s going on locally during your visit beyond the well known attractions. Venture North often highlights local events on their website. Check it out! https://www.venture-north.co.uk/events?c=&a=1180&from=&to= using ‘Caithness North’ which covers this area 😊

Caithness & Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands offers a variety of fun things to do. Explore the options & visit the Highlands for some adventure. Learn more.

01/09/2024

The weather’s been a bit iffy this year but what a lovely weekend we’ve just had up here! Let’s hope September has started as it means to go on 🌥️🌤️☀️🌅

30/08/2024

It’s National Beach Day! …. how many of you walked less than 30 minutes from The Crofter’s Snug and found this hidden gem of a view? 💕

29/08/2024

Cozy at Crofter’s 🤩. This teeny-tiny pop-up caravan was home to Tracey and Doug and their three (yes 3!) labradors for two nights 💕 … and what a lovely message they sent ☺️. Happy onward adventuring 🚐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐾

17/08/2024

How many of you went to Whaligoe Steps (c.10 minutes south of Wick) when you visited our part of the world? If not - maybe you could add it to the itinerary for your next north coast trip! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Stepping up trail tourism on the Caithness coast

A charity hopes walking route improvements can encourage slow tourism in the north Highlands.

06/08/2024

Attention locals and visitors! Come and join us on Tuesday 13th August 12-1pm. We will be hosting another 'Count the Pollinators' in our small wildflower meadow with Paul from High Life Highland Countryside Rangers - as part of the Highland Wildflower Meadow Mosaic project. All welcome! 🥀🐝🥀🐝🥀🐝🥀🐝🥀

03/08/2024

How doodie was this cloud going towards Dunnet Head today?! 💕

21/06/2024

Another round of customer photos out and about at the top of Scotland. Mixed weather for us all over the UK the last few weeks but plenty of sunshine between the showers - as proven here! 📸 💕. Keep the photos coming. Past, present,…. but obviously not future cos that would be weird!

12/05/2024

Guest Pics 😀. Those of you who’ve stayed with us will recognise where most of these photos were taken. For those who haven’t, it gives you an idea what you can get up to! Mike, Julie and Holly stayed with us in their caravan for 17 nights in March and got out and about everywhere 🤩. This is a selection of their photos that we’ve put together … thanks for sending them Mike! 💕 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📸

28/04/2024

We have friends staying in Pod One this weekend. They’ve done lots of walking and so we finally have the official distance stats for the St John’s Point/Scotland’s Haven walk 🤩. Lots of lovely pics too 💕

24/04/2024

Last night’s wowzer sunset 💕. Join us for the next one! See website for booking and availability 🤩.

31/03/2024

Delighted to meet the lovely 25-year old who’s staying with us before beginning his epic run from John o’Groats to Lands End tomorrow. Hoping to do the 850+ miles by early May 😮. He’s raising money for two incredible mental health charities (Andy’s Man Club and Young Minds). If you see him - give him a wave! 👋 You can follow his challenge on his Instagram and/or donate here https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/1519/t2bc/ 😀 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃💕 Best of luck from us Ellis!

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East Mey
Thurso
KW148XL

Website

https://www.thecrofterssnug.co.uk/

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Welcome to the top of Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s been great fun watching the antics of Evelyn and Scott’s bundles of fun walk to and from the dog ‘field’ over the last few days to enjoy an off-lead run about. 🐾💕 A Cruft’s winner amongst them too.!🏆 We bent the “max 3 dogs on a Pitch” rule as it’s nearing the end of the season and anyway, who isn’t a sucker for a celebrity guest?! 🤩.. #doglover #dogfriendly #dogfriendlyholidays #finnishlapland #crufts

Behind the Scenes with Jo

Always something to do on site and nothing more satisfying than a straightforward job like replacing the pitch electricity usage viewing casings - in glorious sunshine too! ☀️#somethingelsetickedoffthelist !

Please don’t be that person….😊!!! #doyourbit

Lovely evening for a stroll! So peaceful and only a mile from the #nc500route. A warm welcome awaits all pod and pitch guests. #nc500accommodation #nc500campsite #campervan #selfcateringaccommodation #dogfriendly #visitscitland #candmclub

Is an NC500 roadtrip on your bucket list? Five miles from John o’Groats. Five pitches, three self-catering units and a super warm welcome awaits at The Crofter’s Snug! 🤩 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚐🚙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿....#staycationscotland #nc500#accommodation #bucketlistadventures#campervan #campervanhire #motorhomeadventures

#keepingitreal 🙂 We always hope for lots of sunshine for our visitors. Sometimes it’s just not to be! ..#nc500#nc500accommodation #scottishweather#nc500roadtrip

A funny for you. New for 2024 season!!!! Flushing toilets in our #NC500 #pods. Our camper toilets have GONE! 🤩🤩. Jo is super happy 🤣🤣🤣

We get a few campervans and motorhomes over the winter but generally it’s quiet on the #NC500. Plenty of time for us to play! ⛄️

The Pentland Firth

Love our big kitchen window 💕. Can you see a theme with our winter posts?!! A by-product of any weather is the fabulous view we get of the Firth - and the ships that have to navigate it in stormy seas 😳 (we’re in the middle of storm Isha today). Below is an interesting read - that’s if you’re interested of course lol ⛴️💨⚓️🌊 “Penthland Firth is the name of the treacherous 12km strait between Caithness and the Orkney Islands. It was - and is - a very dangerous area for shipping because it has one of the most powerful tidal currents in the world. This can create tidal swell waves several metres in height. In the eastern part of the strait, currents up to 16 knots have been measured. Areas where the current and the tidal swell are particularly pronounced have been given names such as The Merry Men of May and The Swilkie. The latter also sometimes creates a maelstrom or whirlpool. The name Swilkie has Nordic origins meaning something like “the swallower”. According to a legend, said to date back to Viking times and also known from the Younger Edda, the maelstrom is created by a sea witch rotating the quern that grinds salt for the sea – hence the word maelstrom (mael = grind; strom = current). The Swilkie originates from a point on the small island of Stroma, whose name also has Nordic origins: “Strøm Ø” (Current Island). The place names clearly speak of the dangers of the strait! Right up to the demise of sailing ships, sailing through the Pentland Firth was avoided if possible. The great ocean-going voyages, for example from Denmark and the Netherlands to the Colonies in the West and East Indies, went far out beyond the Orkney Islands. Since 1822 it has been possible to sail through Scotland via the Caledonian Canal, at least with ships of up to 45 m in length.” Fyi. Factoid taken from from https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/the-viking-age-geography/the-vikings-in-the-west/scotland/pentland-firth

Part lll in our Facebook trilogy this week! 48 hours and the snow has almost gone 🤩. It was fun but hopefully the last we’ll see this winter. Meanwhile, Storm Isha’s underway - eek! Stay inside and stay safe 💕