The far north-west of Scotland
Six days on the wildest part of the North Coast 500: Ullapool, white-sand Achmelvich, the sea cave at Durness, and single-track roads all the way.
- Length
- 6 days
- Best in
- May–Sep
- Estimated cost
- From £388 per person, all in from London
- Staying in
- Ullapool, Lochinver, Durness, Tongue
- Outdoors
- Road trip
- Coast
“You'd swap a city for a deserted beach and don't mind four seasons in a day.”
Day by day
- Day 1
Inverness to the west coast
Night in Ullapool
- Travel
Inverness Airport
- Walk
Corrieshalloch Gorge, afternoon
- Eat
Ullapool harbour, evening
Fish and chips on the harbour wall.
- Travel
- Day 2
Assynt's mountains
Night in Lochinver
- Walk
Knockan Crag, morning
- See
Ardvreck Castle
- Eat
Lochinver Larder, evening
The pies are the reason to stay here.
- Walk
- Day 3
Beaches nobody believes are Scottish
Night in Lochinver
- See
Achmelvich Bay, morning
- Walk
Clachtoll beach, afternoon
- See
- Day 4
Up the coast to Durness
Night in Durness
- See
Kylesku Bridge
- See
Smoo Cave, afternoon
- Walk
Balnakeil Beach, sunset
- See
- Day 5
East along the top
Night in Tongue
- See
Loch Eriboll
- Walk
Castle Varrich walk, afternoon
- See
- Day 6
Back down to Inverness
- Travel
Lairg
- Travel
Inverness Airport
- Travel
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