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Tourist/Visitor Information about Brora Village – Sutherland – visit or stay !
Brora, in the North East Highlands in Sutherland is perfectly placed. The village is remote enough to have you wake up in a quiet, magnificent environment surrounded by the full range of expected typical traditional Highland scenes yet only an hour from the capital, Inverness, with its highly rated restaurants and an exciting arts and music scene. An hour’s drive north gets you to the bustling seaside town Wick, then ½ hour to other famous Highland destinations of John O’Groats and Thurso, and so onto the Orkney ferry where you could witness several millennia of ancient history in just a few hours. But why bother leaving the mainland or going into the capital when a 10 mile radius supports all the activities, sights and stunning scenery for a relaxing break.
Scenery
All over this website you’ll see examples of the scenery that make up Brora’s lovely village and it’s stunning surrounding attractions – typical Brora beach view above.
History
Brora from the Stone Age to Coal, Crofting, Clearances and how Brora became ‘Electric City’ with local power generation well before most of the rest of the country.
Wildlife
Seals & Dolphins cruise by Terns, Oystercatchers and Sea Birds along the coast, Eagles and Osprey above the hills with red deer and many other animals.
Perfect Location for the NC500!
Arctic Terns fly 10,000 miles to get to Brora!
Arctic Terns
These terns spend winter in the Antartic and arrive in summer at Brora beach!
Known as Sea Swallows.
Surfs up, Harbour Shut!
The village is named after the Brora river which runs down from Loch Brora, a two mile walk inland. When the surf’s up the estuary mouth, which doubles as the harbour entrance, has up to 10ft waves that prevent small fishing boats leaving. This is fine for the surfing community – Brora has great surfing!
Find your own Brora
Whether you are an activity enthusiast or interested in history and sightseeing or just a quiet time in magnificent scenery with impressive wildlife, the local area delivers a truly unique opportunity to get away in quite awesome surroundings.