Best beaches in Hebrides

Arguably the most photographed beach in the UK, with pale sand and turquoise water backed by the Harris hills.

Sits across the tidal estuary from Luskentyre, with its own sweep of sand and a shifting view back toward the hills.

A vast dune system backs this South Harris beach, with a golf course threading through the machair alongside it.

Reached along a 20km single-track road to a car park at the road's end, about as remote as Scotland's beaches get.

Near Castlebay, with views across the water to Kisimul Castle — Traigh Eais, at Barra's other end, has the airport-runway view instead

A favourite wild-camping spot on South Harris, with views straight across the water to the island of Taransay.

Genuine machair grassland here supports corncrakes and a summer show of wildflowers and orchids, rare on this scale.

At Barra's northern tip, beside Traigh Mhòr, the beach where flights land on the sand — Tangasdale, across the island, has the castle view.

A secluded sanctuary where crystal-clear freshwater streams meet the Atlantic, creating natural bathing pools