The Castle of Mey is Scotland's most northerly castle and was renovated by the Queen Mother after the death of her husband. Since then it has been lovingly restored and rebuilt and is now open to the public at certain times of the year when Prince Charles, who inherted the castle after his grandmothers death.
The Castle and walled gardens are definately worth a visit and we enjoyed looking around the gardens. My wife and her friends also went into the castle and loved it.
The castle also has a small animal centre where kids of all ages will love to see the animals, chickens, rare sheep breeds, ducks, pigs as well as smaller domestic animals are looked after. The centre has information on rare breeds and photographs. Children love this part of the castle and from the comments I heard from other "adult" visitors, parents and older people will also enjoy seeing the animals.
After you have walked around the gardens, visited the Castle of Mey and spent some time at the animal park you will be ready for a coffee, snack or lunch and the Castle of Mey Shop and visitor centre is the place to go, excellent coffee and great food.
I have put some pictures as well as a location map for the Castle of Mey on our website.
Visit the Castle of Mey in Caithness and you will enjoy every minute.
