Strand Archive

Machir Bay – a Dream Beach on Islay

Two kilometres of glorious sandy beach on Scotland’s Atlantic coast, on the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay. The bay faces west, making for wonderful sunsets here. Inland, the beach is fringed by sand dunes, thickly covered in prickly marram grass – though paths lead through them too, and a short dune walk is well worth […]

Calgary Bay – White Sand on the Isle of Mull

Find out here why a major city in Canada is named after a small bay, and what makes this bay so special. James Farquharson MacLeod, a lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Mounted Police, had survived the harsh winter of 1874, when his uniform had been reduced to rags, his unit was no longer receiving pay, […]

Gruinard Bay – reddish beach against a mountainous backdrop

Eine Bucht mit einem Sandstrand darin und Bergen dahinter.

Gruinard Bay, on the rugged west coast of the Scottish Highlands, shelters pink sandy beaches with turquoise waters rolling in.

Coral Beach – special sandy beach of the Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye is rather known for cliffs and mountains. But at Loch Dunvegan lies a very special sandy beach, which can only be reached by walking: it is the Coral Beaches at Claigan. The Isle of Skye has around 500 kilometres of coastline to offer. But sandy beaches are few and far between. […]