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Newest Review: ... town, increasing the population from a meagre 2500 to over 12000, which dropped to 9000 by the mid-60s. WHAT TO DO SHOPPING Shopping isn't something Thurso is renowned for. It has a pleasant town centre with a few nice gift shops. They're not the traditional tacky shops with furry haggises and plastic loch ness monsters (though you might get the odd one!)but with decent quality although in some cases pricey items. There are 3 supermarkets in the town - the co-op, Tesco and Lidl, all within walking distance of the town centre. There's also a few pricey clothes shops and a couple of charity shops. There's a lovely grocers shop called Mackay... more

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Thurso: The most northern town in Britain (1542 words)
by - written on 18/11/08 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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When I joined Dooyoo I searched for Thurso and found it had no reviews. I'm shocked! So I set out to write one myself. Thurso is my hometown, where I've lived most of my life (minus 4 years for uni) so I figured I'd try and write a review that would benefit anyone planning moving here, or planning a holiday. Incidentally, the picture of the castle is most definitely not Thurso. I might see if I can take a pic of one of my favourite views and see if dooyoo will change it =) THURSO? WHERE? Not sure how many people will have heard of Thurso, so for those who haven't, it's the most northern town in mainland Britain, right up on the north ... Read the complete review