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These days the harbour’s main customer is Caledonian MacBrayne who run a daily passenger and car ferry service from Ullapool to Stornoway and an overnight freight ferry service on the same route.

Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of the British mainland, slightly northeast of John o' Groats.

The most northerly point in mainland Britain, RSPB Scotland Dunnet Head nature reserve, has stunning sea cliffs and coastal grassland.

Black Isle Brewery is famous for its craft beers. Visit the brewery and have a tour. Talk to the brewers, bottlers, cask and keggers, and taste fresh organic beer – home-grown in the Highlands.

This wild, unspoiled beach, running alongside the local golf course is a hidden gem.  It offers spectacular views over the North Sea and the Moray Firth. 

Achmelvich Beach lies 3 miles northwest of Lochinver and 40 miles north of Ullapool, in the northwest of Scotland, accessed by single track road.

Dornoch beach is a beautiful expanse of golden sand located on the tranquil Dornoch Firth.

The Stunning 11ft tall Mermaid of the North sits on her rock on the shore of the Seaboard Village of Balintore.

A short steep walk will bring you to a Victorian suspension bridge, where you can gaze down over a series of crashing waterfalls.