Tor Ness

Tor Ness: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Tor Ness

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Tor Ness — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.77829, -3.29636. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tor Ness

• Longhope Lifeboat Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~5 km · Must-see
• Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cantick Head · beach · Orkney Islands · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dunnet Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cava · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ward Hill · viewpoint · Orkney Islands · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stroma Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Castle of Mey · fort · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
• St John's Loch · lake · Highland · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Hill · viewpoint · Orkney Islands · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hoy High Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dunnet Church · church · Highland · ~22 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas's Church (ruins) aka Orkney Round Church C12 · church · Orkney Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hoy Low · beach · Orkney Islands · ~23 km · Must-see
• Canisbay Parish War Memorial · fort · Highland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stromness Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~25 km · Must-see
• Loch Heilen · lake · Highland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Duncansby Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tor Ness

Other beaches & coast near Tor Ness

• Cantick Head · beach · Orkney Islands · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dunnet Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stroma Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hoy High Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hoy Low · beach · Orkney Islands · ~23 km · Must-see
• Duncansby Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Holburn Head · beach · Highland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Noss Head · beach · Highland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sands of Evie · beach · Scotland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brough of Birsay Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~50 km · Must-see

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