The Hawthorns Bed & Breakfast

Faultless stay. Room spacious and spotlessly clean, comfy bed and great bathroom. There’s even an Alexa! I chose scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast and was delighted, beautiful yellow eggs and generous amounts of salmon. Would not hesitate to stay again, ample secure off road parking too!

Stayed two nights, & wish we had planned to book more. Host Graeme came out to meet us, & help with our bags. Our room was spacious, & had everything you could want. Setting is great; handy to visit all the nearby attractions, including The Castle of Mey. It’s also on the NC500 if you are doing that. Bed was really comfortable, so no problem sleeping in this quiet location. Eilean will serve you a delicious breakfast early if required, however, we opted for a more relaxed later start to the day. Plenty of choice at breakfast, & we enjoyed watching the local birds on the feeders through the window. Would highly recommend this VFM B&B!

This was a lovely warm friendly house. They’re very dog friendly with two dogs of their own and the knowledge and experience to make their dog guests and human guests comfortable. Very easy to find, half way between Thurso and JoG. Will very happily come again. Living room to relax, very comfortable and quiet bedrooms.

The stay at the Hawthorns was lovely. They allow dogs to stay and have a big field for on lead due to cattle in adjacent fields. They received a welcome pack and the room is nice. They did a lovely cooked breakfast and had fruit, cereal and toast.

As with other reviews we found the hosts amazing and can’t do enough to make your stay perfect They are the Swiss Army knife of B and B owners with tyre pump spare chargers,books etc etc. The breakfast will set you up for the day.. Just book your stay.

The Hawthorns is a great B&B, out in the quiet countryside surrounded by pasture, but within easy driving distance to the John O'Groats ferry & restaurants near Thurso. Graeme & Eilean are wonderful hosts - their breakfasts were fantastic (while addressing wife's gluten free needs). The busy bird feeders outside the dining room window are an unexpected plus. Our room was spacious & clean, bed very comfortable.

Such a nice place to stay! We needed a place close to John O'Groats and this place was perfect. The hosts were so hospitable, my husband and I loved talking with them. The room was clean and comfy, and we had no issues with the room. The hosts even were willing to do a load of laundry for us which saved us hours from having to find a laundromat! We were so, so pleased with this place. Can't recommend it enough.

Lovely quiet location. Spacious and beautifully decorated room. Bed very comfortable. Nice hospitality tray and fridge with fresh milk. The hosts were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was exceptional. Would definitely recommend.

We received a very warm welcome from Graham on our arrival and were shown to our spacious and very comfortable, clean room. Graham and Eileen are excellent hosts who provided everything you could need or think of. Breakfast was cooked fresh to order and plenty of it. They are very knowledgeable about the surrounding area and ready to give advice. We hope to visit again sometime.