A journey past steep-sided mountains, through wooded glens and along rugged coasts pounded by the Atlantic, brings together what is characteristic of the wild and rugged North-West of Scotland. A lovely time of year to be making this trip before the major influx of visitors and as spring is beginning to ……..

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