About Sandwood Bay
Sandwood Bay is one of the most spectacular and remote beaches in Britain — a vast, pristine arc of white sand backed by dunes and a freshwater loch, with the dramatic sea stack of Am Buachaille ("The Herdsman") rising from the waves at the southern end. The beach is accessible only by a 4-mile footpath from Blairmore, which keeps crowds to a minimum even in summer. The 8-mile round walk across the Parph moorland is worth every step — the beach, when it finally appears, is genuinely breathtaking. Legends surround the bay: ghostly apparitions, a mermaids legend, and stories of wrecked Spanish Armada ships. The beach faces the open Atlantic with no land to the west until North America.
Highlights
Getting There
Drive to Kinlochbervie (via Rhiconich on the A838). From Kinlochbervie follow the single-track road south to Blairmore (3 miles). Car park at end of road.