Castle Arms Hotel

The hotel is situated on the North Coast 500 (A836) in the village of Mey and only a short distance from the late Queen Mothers Highland home, the Castle of Mey. We are on the main tourist route for Thurso and John O'Groats.

The Hotel retains much of its character and charm with the thistles above each of the dormer windows and a cockerel above the main entrance. Currently there are 2 rooms inside the main hotel and 4 rooms around the courtyard which was originally the old stable block. We have a restaurant which uses locally sourced seasonal produce and has a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

The Hotel is centrally heated and has 7 letting bedrooms, all of which have an en-suite shower or bath, flat screen colour TV with Freeview and tea and coffee making facilities.

Wi-fi is only available in the lounge bar and is free, but the signal is weak and slow.

Similarly mobile phone signals are almost impossible to find within the buildings and even outside can be hard to locate.

Our restaurant is open every day for residents only from 6.00 pm until 8.00pm, from May to September. In March and April pre-booking is essential and meal times are restricted to between 6pm and 7pm. We have a limited dinner menu and guests must pre-book their table on arrival.

All our food is hand made on the premises using only the finest locally produced products. We are also now serving our specially prepared smoked platter using freshly smoked local produce from Caithness Smokehouse.

Mey and the surrounding area boast an abundance of sea birds and other wild life as well as wonderful beaches, coves and harbours to discover and explore. Plus attractions such as Camster cairns, Duncansby Stacks, Wick Heritage Centre and the Flagstone Trail to name but a few. Other activities in the area include sea and trout fishing, pony trekking, archery and golf amongst other things.We also have free secure overnight storage for bicycles and free parking for cars and motorbikes.

The hotel is closed for the winter and re-open in March 2020.

Dogs incur a charge of £10 per night.