Seeing Wick? Begin at Wick Heritage Centre
The locality itself has 4 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 attractions, 3 castles and a museum. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 4 of the places on the list. Beyond the town, Castle of Mey sits 24 km away.
Start here in Wick
The rest of the best known are 3 attractions and 2 castles.
MuseumWick Heritage Centrein townAttractionAttractionCaithness SeaCoast toursin townAttractionAttractionPulteney Distillery Visitor Centrein townAttractionAttractionWorld's Shortest Streetin town
CastleAckergil Tower1.2 km outside town, to the north
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCastle Sinclair Girnigoe1.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Look to the north for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Wick’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
Count 3 other attractions and 3 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Wick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Castle Sinclair Girnigoe).
All of it
It starts in town with 4 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its edge.
7The 4 inside Wick come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
84 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Wick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wick →
Worth the drive
Start with Castle of Mey, 24 km off, the best known of 2.
Places well known beyond Wick (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Wick
What are the main attractions in Wick?
The best known inside Wick’s locality are Wick Heritage Centre, Caithness SeaCoast tours, Pulteney Distillery Visitor Centre and World's Shortest Street. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Wick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wick: Wick Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Wick?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wick, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Castle Sinclair Girnigoe).
What are the best-known days out near Wick?
Within 40 km: Castle of Mey (24 km), Dunbeath Castle (31 km).
Where are Wick’s historic buildings listed?
Wick has 84 listed buildings, 2 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Wick when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Wick Heritage Centre: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ackergil Tower: LeeNapier at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Sinclair Girnigoe: Dorcas Sinclair, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle of Old Wick: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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