Erin Robinson wrote: > Hello! > I desperately want to see orkney this christmas, but can only get the > 15th to the 20th of december off work. > I cant drive, so trains/coaches will have to be used, including planes > or ferries. > Can anyone help with some info? > without a car, how can I get to scrabster this time of year, does > anyone know? is there a train station relatively near? > Please help me! I need my orkney fix!! > Thanks, from Erin. Erin, You don't say where you are travelling from. Certainly there is a train station at Thurso, just a couple of miles from Scrabster. I travelled from Cornwall to Scrabster by National Express coach in September - cheap and on time! The coach took me from Cornwall to Glasgow, Glasgow to Inverness and Inverness to Scrabster. There was an hour or so's wait in Scrabster for the Hamnavoe ferry to Stromness. On the return journey the coach was waiting at Scrabster for the 9 a.m. ferry from Stromness when it arrived at 10.30 a.m. You can always fly if you are mega-rich :-) Safe journey and enjoy your holiday.