Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

After a relaxing lunch looking out onto a breathtaking vista we continued on the A832 for about 8 miles and drove alongside Gruinard Bay. Passed two smaller beaches, one of which was private, and parked opposite the next larger beach looking out onto several uninhabited islands and with a backdrop of snow-capped mountains. The views were amazing and the secluded beach had a crescent of fine, almost white, clean sand.






After a stroll along the sand we journeyed on passing tiny hamlets appropriately named 'Coast' and 'Second Coast'. Crossed over the peninsular and down to Loch Ewe, passing the popular Inverewe Gardens. Once more the views were awesome. Travelled on through the village of Poolewe and passed the large settlement of Gairloch overlooking Gair Loch.









For our return journey home we continued on the A832 passing the turn off to Shieldaig and drove along the side of lengthy Loch Maree and several smaller inland lochs all the way back to Garve. Here we turned right onto the A835 back to Inverness and home. The leisurely round trip was about a distance of 200 miles and took us about 6 hours from door to door. It was a terrific day out and another one to add to our 'Day Trips By Car From Aspenwood' folder.