I decided to make another stop at the Balnakeil Craft Village just a mile or so from Durness and Sangomore Beach. Today Balnakeil Craft Village is a collection of workshops and studios and one chocolate coffee house, the Cocoa Mountain, famous for their hot chocolate. The village started after World War II as a military […]
Sangomore Beach, also called Sango Sands, awaits you right around the corner of Smoo Cave – a bit of Caribbean feeling in Scotland. The perfect spot for a little walk and to watch the waves crashing on the beach. The sandy beach of Sango Bay is one of the most northerly beaches in mainland Scotland. […]
Next stop: Smoo Cave, large seawater and also a freshwater cave near Durness. Normally it is possible to walk into the cave and I think even take some kind of boat trips, but it was closed this day after the heavy rainfalls during the night. The name “Smoo” comes from the Old Norse Smuga which means […]