Duo brave the elements for exclusive Christmas dinner

30/12/2009 13:16:45

Two walkers braved the 11-mile uphill trek to have Christmas dinner at the most remote restaurant in the UK.

Their journey took them to the Ozone Cafe in a lighthouse on the most north-westerly point of mainland Scotland, according to The Press & Journal.

The lighthouse is situated near Durness in Sutherland, on 900 ft cliffs, and in winter can only be reached by foot, as the ferry service stops during the colder weather.

But this did not stop two walkers, one from the Cotswolds and one from Wales, making the journey to the lighthouse for Christmas dinner and becoming its seventh and eighth visitors for December.

John Ure, who owns the restaurant, told the news provider: "It just shows you never know when people will turn-up here. The two men had walked in along the Cape Wrath trail and we gave them a warm welcome - and offered our festive menu of turkey soup and sandwiches."

Cape Wrath's nearest settlement is Durness Village - between them lies 207 sq km of moorland.

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