Puffin Cove

Puffin Cove: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Puffin Cove

Season: October to February.

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 Puffin Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.56288, -3.85967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Puffin Cove

• Dounreay Castle · fort · Highland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Strathy Point Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Strath Halladale · viewpoint · Highland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brims Castle · fort · Highland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Loch Shurrery · lake · Highland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Loch Calder · lake · Highland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Scrabster Castle (site of) · fort · Highland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Holburn Head · beach · Highland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Borve Castle · fort · Scotland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Old St. Peter's Kirk · church · Highland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Strathnaver Museum · museum · Highland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thurso Castle · fort · Highland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Braal Castle · fort · Highland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baile Mhargaite · fort · Highland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Loch More · lake · Highland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Loch of Toftingall · lake · Highland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dunnet Head Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dunnet Church · church · Highland · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Puffin Cove

Other other attractions near Puffin Cove

• Fearne Abbey · attraction · Highland · ~110 km · Must-see
• Wolfburn Distillery · attraction · Highland · ~23 km
• Buldoo Bell Tower · attraction · Highland · ~53 km
• World's Shortest Street · attraction · Highland · ~58 km
• Berriedale North Tower · attraction · Highland · ~59 km
• Dwarfie Stane · attraction · Orkney Islands · ~60 km
• Hackness Martello Tower · attraction · Orkney Islands · ~61 km
• Crockness Martello Tower · attraction · Orkney Islands · ~61 km
• The Battery · attraction · Orkney Islands · ~61 km
• Scapa Distillery · attraction · Orkney Islands · ~84 km

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