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Bed and breakfast3 stars

The Hawthorns Bed & Breakfast

The Hawthorns, Thurso KW14 8XH

Nearest town on the route
John o' Groats ~10 km
Total number of rooms
5

About this place

Located in Thurso, THE HAWTHORNS BED & BREAKFAST is in a rural location, a 4-minute drive from Castle of Mey and 6 minutes from Gills Bay Ferry Port. This eco-friendly bed & breakfast is 4. 1 mi (6. 7 km) from Dunnet Bay Distillery and 4. 8 mi (7. 8 km) from Dunnet Bay Beach. Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access. Free self parking is available onsite. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily. Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.

  • Wi-Fi

Facilities

Facilities 5
  • Check-in hour (16:00–21:00)
  • Check-out hour (10:00)
  • Wi-fi
  • Garden
  • Luggage room
Meals 1
  • Breakfast
Good to know 2
  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age (18)

Rooms

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Triple roomup to 53 adults / 4 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

Meals and key facts

Meal plans

  • Bed And Breakfast

Key facts

Total number of rooms
5

Where it sits

The Hawthorns, Thurso KW14 8XH

Straight-line distance to the route's towns

  • Inverness142 km
  • Applecross204 km
  • Ullapool142 km
  • Durness91 km
  • John o' Groats10 km
  • Wick23 km

Figures are measured in a straight line from the hotel's coordinates. Single-track roads make the drive far slower than the map suggests; see driving notes.

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Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 23/07/2026.

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