Electric charging Points

ChargePlace Scotland is Scotland’s national Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network. Owned and developed by the Scottish Government, and funded in partnership through a public grant from Local Authorities and other organisations. Aiming to install charge points across Scotland from Shetland to the Scottish borders, making owning an Electric Vehicle accessible for all Scottish drivers.

The ChargePlace Scotland network has grown from 55 public charge points in 2013 to over 1,500 in 2020. All publicly available charge points are displayed on our live map , which provides details about the location, type, status and availability of each unit.

New charge points are installed regularly on the network, with the ongoing support of Transport Scotland. In addition, our network offers members significant money-saving and EV charging benefits.

More information and locations at: https://chargeplacescotland.org/live-map/

Welcome to the Far North Bus services. 

The Durness Bus LTD is a small company running scheduled services across the far North of Scotland, with routes running between Durness and Lairg, Inverness, Thurso and Lochinver. Please see the Facebook feed for latest updates.

Book at least 24 hours in advance if you need to transport a bicycle.

https://www.facebook.com/thedurnessbus/

Passing Places - The Highway Code, section 132:

Take extra care on country roads and reduce your speed at approaches to bends, which can be sharper than they appear, and at minor junctions and turnings, which may be partially hidden.Be prepared for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists walking or riding in the road. 

Driving on country roads needs to betaken steadily, and drivers must be ready to stop at any time to avoid unexpected hazards. Roads can become narrow at old bridges and places where there are stone walls on both sides of the road. Give slower, non-motorised road users such as walkers, cyclists, horse riders and farm livestock or wild animals enough time and space to move either into a passing place or off the road

Single Track Roads: The Highway Code, section 133:

These roads are only wide enough for one vehicle. They havespecial passing places. If you see avehicle coming towards you, or the driver behind wants to overtake, pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. 

Give way to vehicles coming uphill whenever you can. If necessary, reverse until you reach a passing place to let the other vehicle pass. Many passing places are marked by either black and white poles at the roadsides or special square passing place signs, but some passing places are not marked. Drivers using single-track roads must be able to reverse to a passing place in order to let other vehicles pass. Sometimes drivers must reverse more than a metre or two. Driving onto verges to avoid reversing is not recommended, as cars may be damaged or get stuck in roadside ditches. In Scotland it’s usual to give a friendly wave as ‘thank you’ if another road user has reversed or waited for you to pass. It makes all the difference!

Parking in Passing Places: The Highway Code, section 13

Do not park in passing places. Parking your car in passing places to watch birds, photograph the scenery, or to leave your vehicle while you go for a walk, prevents other road users from using passing places. If your car blocks a passing place and stops other drivers, cyclists or horse-riders from allowing

vehicles to move by, dangerous situations can occur. If you must stop in a passing place for a short time, be prepared to drive on immediately.

Scottish Outdoor Access Code – Wild Camping

Access rights extend to wild camping. This type of camping is lightweight, done in small numbers and only for two or three nights in any one place. 

You can camp in this way wherever access rights apply, but help to avoid causing problems for local people and land managers by not camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals and by keeping well away from buildings, roads or historic structures. 

Take extra care to avoid disturbing deer stalking or grouse shooting. If you wish to camp close to a house or building, seek the owner's permission. 

Leave no trace by:

• taking away all your litter
• removing all traces of your tent pitch and of any open fire (follow guidance for lightingfires)
• not causing any pollution

The Access Code notes that access rights do not apply to motor vehicles. The Code also highlights the risk of impacts due to high levels of use in particular areas:"You need to be aware that whilst you might visit a place only occasionally and feel that you cause no harm, the land manager or the environment might have to cope with the cumulative effects of many people. Acting with awareness and common sense underpins responsible behaviour".

Where to Park

In Kinlochbervie the parking is on the old harbour. £15 for the night, level parking includes electricity, fresh water and toilet emptying facilities. £10 without electricity. 

Please buy the ticket at Bervie stores in the village. 

Facilities are provided by the village. 

Toilets and showers  available in the Harbour.

Roadside Camping

Please respect the community by using one of the sites as listed below:

• Kinlochbervie Stopover – Loch Clash
• Sheigra Honour Campsite – no facilities (payment by honour system)

Please note that parking overnight in the cemetery carparks becomes an offence from 1st June 2021 and you may be prosecuted if you do so. If you want to roadside camp then please do so well away from any residences, private driveways, agricultural buildings and croft or field entrance points. 

All land belongs to someone and you must seek permission before parking up for the night.

• Do not light campfires or  use a stove.Please do not wild toilet in our community. 
• Please take all litter away with you, if the bin is full then please take it to the next bin with space.
• Please respect the wildlife, the environment and those that live and work here. 

Toilets

There are toilet facilities in Kinlochbervie down by the Harbour. 

You will also find a toilet block at Oldshoremore Beach Car Park