– with the sunniest beaches, whale-watching, shipwrecks and Caribbean-quality sand
Looking for an island escape with beautiful beaches and stunning scenery, but don’t want to go abroad? Then look no further than Scotland, home to nearly 800 offshore islands.
THE ISLE OF ERRAID
One of the driest and sunniest places in Scotland, with less than 1,000mm of rain and 1,350 hours of sunshine annually, so you’re virtually guaranteed great days out on the beach.
DAVAAR ISLAND,Campbeltown
Try swimming from the jetty and take the kids raking for whelks and winkles on the beach at Killdalloig Bay, or cockles on
the Dhorlin.
INCHMURRIN ISLAND,LOCH LOMOND
The island offers lovely walks and quiet beaches for swimming, as well as archaeological sites like the ruins of the 7th century monastery and 14th century Lennox Castle.
FOULA
This remote but dramatic island, 20 miles west of the Shetland mainland, has one of the highest sheer sea cliffs in Britain,
Da Kame, standing at an
impressive 1,233ft.
THE ISLE OF SEIL
Separated from mainland Scotland by the thinnest of sea channels - just over 70ft at points - and accessed by Clachan Bridge, popularly known as the ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’.
COLL
There’s over 30 beaches, lapped by turquoise seas which wouldn’t look out of place in the Caribbean. And it enjoys some of the longest sunshine hours recorded in the UK.