There are few places that evoke the imagination as much as Scotland’s Western coast.
However, I’ve been surprised by my travels to find few places that can really live up to that ideal, let alone remain accessible.
But Gairloch really impresses. Seriously impresses. And at the time of writing I think is the clear winner in […]

Ullapool is the last major settlement on the west coast of Scotland as you travel north, and also a major ferry port for the Western Isles.
As a town it’s remarkably small - there’s room enough for a Somerfields, but not much else for shopping.
However, it’s nestled among one of the most scenic stretches of […]

A journey through Assynt Coigach offers a visit to a secluded beach by Achnahaird.
To get to it, follow the single-track road from the A835, and after a long journey turn right into Achnahaird. Then follow the signs to the caravan park, and shortly you’ll arrive at a small car park.
It’s a small bay with white […]

The A835 continues north out from Ullapool and curves around the right of Assynt Coigach.
This is a wild and beautiful stretch of Scotland, dominated by a handful of imposing mountains thrusting out alone from the cragged landscape: Cul Beag, Stac Pollaidh, Cul Moor, and Suilven.
Simply put, this is a breathtaking place and absolutely worth visiting, […]

The A835 leads from Inverness in the heart of the Highlands to Ullapool on the Western coast of Scotland.
And it has to be said, this is probably the most scenic drive through Scotland I’ve experienced.
You start by leaving the roundabout at Tore from the A9, and drive uptowards the imposing view of Ben Wyvis, rising […]

With a location close to Loch Lomond and set against a beach on the Clyde Firth overlooking Argyll, you’d think that Helensburgh may be a particularly nice place to visit.
Certainly there are a lot of lovely Georgian and Victorian houses set about the streets as they follow the main road down towards the beach front, […]