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uglyscot Says: Most of northern Scotland, both east and west coast , has lovely soft white sand. Some beaches may have strong tidal pull but others are safe.A beautiful beach to sit and enjoy the sand or the water is Achmelvich beach. the only disadvantage is getting there.
celia.q Says: If you're in Achmelvich at night, you'll be staying in the Youth Hostel, in a tent or in a caravan. Sitting outside in the evening with a glass of wine may very well mean you have to have the citronella candles lit, your skin covered in midge repellent and perhaps your trews...
Here you are already off the beaten path.
celia.q Says: This is, perhaps, not quite so remote as it was when I first went there with my first husband and young family in the late '60s and '70s. Then the single track roads started at Inverness and didn't widen again. Now there are few single track roads left. We used to have...
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This is, perhaps, not quite so remote as it was when I first went there with my first husband and young family in the late '60s and '70s. Then the single track...
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(I can't believe it is so long since I went to Achmelvich. I'm not even sure of the year any more and have had to try and work out when it was from the car that I went in!) Every summer, from 1967,...
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Achmelvich is near Lochinver on the west coast of Scotland. Getting there you take a narrow road which passes through beautiful scenery with lochs and mountains, and finally reach the white beaches,...
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