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Footprints in the sand along a curving bay with grassy dunes and distant cottages
Wester Ross

Sand Beach

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This large sandy expanse is the simply named “Sand Beach” which has some of the best views out to the west.

It’s a great spot for a paddle and a run around the golden sand. You can even see an old croft up on the grass that was partly restored for the Monty Halls’ Great Escape TV show!

A little further outHillbillies BookstoreA small rural bookshop next door to the Mountain Coffee Company, Hillbillies is packed with quirky finds.21 min by roadSee itRed telephone box beside Hillbillies Bookstore and Trading Post's orange painted front
Close by
  1. The crowded shelves and tables of the Hillbillies bookshop beside the Mountain Coffee Co in Gairloch.Mountain Coffee Co13 miles20 min by road
  2. Victoria Falls dropping in a white thread through a steep gorge thick with green trees.Victoria FallsA waterfall in a wooded gorge above Loch Maree, a short walk from the road, named after Queen Victoria, who came here in 1877.15 miles20 min by road
  3. Loch Coruisk valley beneath the jagged Cuillin ridge under grey cloudsLoch Maree15 miles23 min by road
  4. White cottage below a Highland loch flanked by autumn hillsLoch Maree ViewpointA large car park by Loch Maree, with a way down to the water.16 miles23 min by road
  5. The terraced walled garden at Inverewe, curving beds running down towards the loch and hills.Inverewe Garden18 miles26 min by road
Directions
Red telephone box beside Hillbillies Bookstore and Trading Post's orange painted frontShoppingHillbillies Bookstore13 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near Sand Beach, and when each is next free.

A gable-fronted white and stone house glows from within at dusk, its triangular glazed end lit against the darkening hillside.The Net Store
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Ardheslaig
  • 9 miles from Sand Beach
Check datesA white two-storey house stands on a grassy point above a rocky shoreline, pine trees rising behind it at sunset.Rhuroin
  • Sleeps 3
  • In Wester Ross
  • 10 miles from Sand Beach
Check datesA white cottage with blue-framed windows sits on a lawn below a grassy hill.Half of One
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Wester Ross
  • 14 miles from Sand Beach
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