Links golf in northern Scotland: courses worth a day

Links golf in northern Scotland: courses worth a day

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Published on: 13/10/2026

Where to play links golf in northern Scotland: Tain, Royal Dornoch, Brora, Wick, Reay and Durness, with booking tips and where to stay.

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Gairloch and the Gulf Stream coast

Gairloch and the Gulf Stream coast

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Published on: 12/10/2026

Pink sand at Gruinard Bay, a harbour village with views to Skye and Inverewe's sub-tropical garden: Gairloch and the Gulf Stream coast, Wester Ross.

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Assynt: Suilven, Stac Pollaidh and the strangest landscape

Assynt: Suilven, Stac Pollaidh and the strangest landscape

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Published on: 12/10/2026

Suilven and Stac Pollaidh rising from the bog, plus Lochinver's harbour, hidden beaches and Ardvreck Castle: a guide to Assynt in Sutherland.

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Torridon: Liathach and Beinn Eighe, mountains that don't care

Torridon: Liathach and Beinn Eighe, mountains that don't care

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Published on: 12/10/2026

How to take in Liathach and Beinn Eighe at Torridon without a summit attempt, what the ridge really demands, and where to stay at the end of the road.

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