Scotland
North Coast 500
White sand beaches, rugged mountains, hidden fishing villages and the slow theatre of the Scottish Highlands. A wood-panelled tower at the end of each day, a glass of something peaty, and the wildest stretch of road in Britain.
A suggested itinerary
This is an example — every experience is designed exactly to your pace and the duration you want.
Day 1
Day one — Inverness
Land in Inverness in the afternoon. A first walk along the river Ness, a look at the Castle, and dinner at Rocpool before the road begins.
Day 2
Day two — Ullapool
Coast road north (≈ 90 km). A short detour to Corrieshalloch Gorge. Sleep in the fishing village, dinner at The Arch Inn — the day's catch from the harbour outside.
Day 3
Day three — Durness & Cape Wrath
Drive the wildest stretch of the route (≈ 130 km) up to Durness. Smoo Cave on the way. In the afternoon, the small ferry and minibus out to Cape Wrath — Britain's north-westerly tip. Night in a clifftop cottage above Sango Bay.
Day 4
Day four — Dunrobin & home
South along the east coast. A long lunch at Dunrobin, the fairytale castle by the sea. Dolphins at Chanonry Point in the late afternoon. Evening flight from Inverness.
The route
- 1Inverness
- 2Ullapool
- 3Durness
- 4Thurso
- 5Dunrobin