Photo of The Trinkie, a sea pool near Wick, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

The Trinkie© Claire Pegrum / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Wick StationWick

14 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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The Trinkie

Sea pool · Lido near Wick

A tidal pool cut into the rocks south of Wick in 1931, cleaned and painted each year by volunteers.

2.1 km SE

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Sinclair's Bay

Beach near Keiss

Huge sweep of Caithness sand between Wick and Keiss, flanked by a castle at each end.

9 km N

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Old Pulteney Distillery

Distillery near Wick

Maritime malt distillery in the Pulteneytown district of Wick, offering daily tours and tastings.

1.1 km SE

Wick

Village

Caithness harbour town at the mouth of the Wick River, once the world's busiest herring port, with the planned district of Pulteneytown.

1.5 km N · Highland

Wick, Castle of Old Wick

Castle near Wick

A medieval castle in Highland.

2.2 km SE

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Castle near Wick

Castle Girnigoe and Castle Sinclair

4.4 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (8) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

The Nethercliffe HotelPub1.5 km N
Cairn of HumsterBroch2.5 km S
Cairn of Elsay, StaxigoeBroch2.9 km NE
Thrumster LittleBroch5.5 km SW
Castle Linglas, Keiss LinksBroch7.7 km N
Cairn ReainChambered tomb8.2 km SW
McCole's CastleChambered tomb8.7 km SW
Loch of Yarrows brochBroch9 km SW

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.