Season: spring
This is part of a long beach, which runs down to Scotstown Head from Rattray Head. Looking out from the beach, it’s a wild, windswept vista, including the lighthouse at Rattray Head, which flags up the hazardous sea conditions here. You can walk out to it at low tide. The beach itself feels pristine, backed by sand dunes, despite the proximity of the gas terminal by St Fergus to the south.
What the beach means to Susan.
Season: spring
This is a quiet beach, tucked away between the better known Porthcurno and Porthgwarra options. Parking is in a field at the nearby church, about five minutes or so away. There is the familiar large block granite setting, with a steep, tricky descent to the beach itself, next to a scenic waterfall (see photos, below). This whole stretch of the South West Coast Path is outstanding, theatrical even, with its bejeweled beaches and its constant appeal to the senses, tempered with the salt air from the Atlantic.
What the beach means to the George family.
A fine setting at Porthchapel beach.
Season: spring
Located three miles east of Cullen, this is one of the Moray beaches in the North East Scotland region. Sandend itself is a charming fishing village. Stretching half a mile to the east of the village, the sandy beach ends at the mouth of the Burn of Fordyce. This bay is a popular visitor attraction for surfers, holidaymakers and day trippers, being quaint and full of character.
The beach, from a surfer’s perspective.
By the shore at Sandend Bay.
