Inside the world’s shortest street which is only long enough for one front door

This tiny street is unbelievably just six feet in length, which makes it the shortest street in the world.

Ebenezer Place in Scotland holds the Guinness World Record for being the shortest street at 2.06m, which is even shorter than the tallest person on earth. Located in Wick, Caithness, this miniature street only has one address on it, – No 1 Bistro, part of the Mackays Hotel.

The street’s history dates over 100 years back to 1883 when 1 Ebenezer Place was built. The owner of the building was told to put a name on the shortest side of the hotel and was officially recognised as a street in 1887.

The small street has become extremely popular with tourists and is visited frequently every day.

Murray Lamont, the current owner of Mackays Hotel, said: ”Every few minutes we see people standing in there taking a photo, all day and into the night.”

The street secured its world record after Mr Lamont submitted documents proving the size and authenticity of the street. The editor-in-chief of the Guinness Book of World Records at the time was so intrigued that he reportedly travelled for 50 hours just to witness the street himself.

The street was constructed in 1883 by local landowner Alexander Sinclair. At that time, the council considered the short edge of the hotel as a new street and told Mr Sinclair to make up a name for it.

Ebenezer Place has been part of Wick’s history for almost 150 years. Hotel owner Mr Lamont mentioned that when visitors first see the name Ebenezer, they often think of the Charles Dickens character Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol.

But he explained that the original owner, Alexander Sinclair, was a man of faith, and the name Ebenezer is actually steeped in biblical history with Hebrew roots meaning “stone of the help”.

Mr Lamont said, “The word can mean kind, caring, and looking after you, which is what we like to do at Mackays.”

The only business on Ebenezer Place has always been a hotel, though it went through various names before settling on Mackays.

Back in 1913, the hotel went through a dry period when, thanks to the Temperance (Scotland) Act, a law passed by the UK parliament that meant locals could vote on alcohol prohibition in their districts, and the people of Wick voted for sobriety.

From 1922, following the town’s vote, until 1947, the town of Wick was officially dry, making it illegal to drink alcohol.