How accessible is the event?

Direct access to Orca Base (in the library at the bottom of the Inn at John O’Groats) involves negotiating three steps. There is an alternative side entrance, via the fire exit, for those in wheelchairs or who find stairs challenging. Access to the ferry is via a flat gangway, so is suitable for less mobile passengers or those in wheelchairs. There is parking close to the harbour and at Duncanbsy Head. Some other sites are more difficult to access – involving 10-15 minute walks from a car park along rugged, often steep, unmade paths. The area is quite remote, with few facilities outside the main urban centres of Thurso and Wick. We will set out the details of each watch site in due course. Any formal event we hold during the week will be held in premises that are fully accessible. Please contact us – orcawatch@seawatchfoundation.org.uk – for any other information and we will help in any way we can.