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On the Web
- The John O'Groat Journal - Local paper for John O'Groats and Caithness with local news, sport, and information.
- John o' Groats - This Wikipedia encyclopaedia entry describes the village.
- Jogpot Shops - John O'Groats pottery and gallery. Pottery manufacturers and retailers with Puffin Shop, Highland Coo Shop and Sheep Shop.
- Visit John O'Groats - A guide to the area with local businesses and activities. Descriptions, photographs, and contact details.
- John O' Groats Ferries - Details of the ferry service between the mainland and Orkney, and also of the day tours and wildlife cruises operated during the summer months.
- Land's End to John O'Groats - Description of a cycling trip from Land's End to John O'Groats over 16 days in Septenber 2000.
- End 2 End with Mike and Diane - Diane Stuckey and Mike Pope (who is an above the knee amputee) are cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats to raise money for a new St Johns Ambulance in May/June 2004. Includes planned route.
- Steven John Carter - Steve Carter's Bere Island to John'O Groats and Fr. Michael Dennehy's trip from Coachford to Mallow by bicycle
- Rural Rides - Descriptions of three journeys from Lands End to John O'Groats plus other cycle rides in the south and east of England, with routes, hints and tips.
- Colin and Fiona Langdon's web site - Includes details of cycle tours past and future. Specialise in the Land's End to John O'Groats tour.
Wikipedia Articles
- John o' Groats - John o' Groats (Taigh Iain Ghròt in Scottish Gaelic) () is a village in the traditional county of Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement on the mainland of Great Britain. The actual location of the most northerly point, however, ...
- Land's End to John o' Groats - Land's End to John o' Groats is a journey - the traversal of the whole of the island of Great Britain from southwest to northeast.
- Pentland Ferries - Pentland Ferries operate a daily ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland about 3 miles West of John o' Groats, and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney. This route, known as The Short Sea Crossing, is generally considered to be the quickest route across the Pentland Firth, taking about 1 hour.
- George Pilkington Mills - George Pilkington Mills (1867 - 8 November 1945, London) was the dominant English racing cyclist of his generation, and winner of the inaugural Bordeaux-Paris cycle race. He frequently cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, holding the world record time on six occasions between 1886 and 1895.
- Stephen Gough - Stephen Gough, also known as Steve Gough and the naked rambler, is an activist from Eastleigh, Hampshire, famous for walking the length of Great Britain from Land's End to John o' Groats in 2003–2004 with nothing on except boots, socks, rucksack and sometimes a hat. He has been arrested several times and put in prison in the course of his ramble.