The Highland region of Scotland has an amazing larder of ingredients, and some top hospitality talent to showcase them! Here’s my round-up of some of the best places to eat in and around the North Coast 500. Please do check opening times for yourself and if necessary book in advance – businesses in some rural…
North Coast 500
Off the Beaten Track – Dunnet Forest
One of our regular go-to spots in the county of Caithness is the sprawling Dunnet Beach, which is also very close to a favourite puffin spotting site at Dunnet Head. There’s also the famous Dunnet Bay Distillery which sports Rock Rose Gin as its flagship spirit, but there’s also a spot which we only visited…
Off the Beaten Track – Latheronwheel Fairy Glen
An earlier visit in the year to Latheronwheel Harbour revealed signs towards Latheronwheel Strath. Until we set foot on this beautiful glen, we didn’t realise the incredible work that local volunteers do in creating and maintaining the magical fairy glen, which you can find next to the woodland burn which runs down into the North…
Off the beaten track: Dunbeath Strath
Early in October, we took ourselves on a bit of exploration of Dunbeath. Whilst I have already visited the stunning Dunbeath Castle Gardens earlier on in the year, I had not ventured to the northern side of the river which flows out into the north sea. One of these small fishing villages that are dotted…
