Hi friends,

Scotland has so many ports, beaches, lochs, and waterfalls throughout the country. You are never far from water – and if you know me, you know that I love the soothing sounds of water lapping the shore. And Scotland did not disappoint!

I’m highlighting just a few of the beautiful ports, beaches, lochs, and waterfalls we visited. We saw so many more – even just random small waterfalls as we were driving that I wasn’t able to get a picture of. The countryside of Scotland is amazing!

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St. Andrews Beach

This beach is right next to St. Andrews Castle on the St. Andrews Bay of the North Sea. As you can see, it was a beautiful sunny day when we visited although still a bit chilly for swimming! I did pick up a few seashells from along the water’s edge.

River Ness

River Ness flows through the middle of Inverness. There are shops, hotels, and restaurants along its banks. And Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the river. The beautiful Free North Church in Inverness, Scotland is also at the end of a pedestrian bridge over the river. We took a lovely walk along River Ness after dinner one night.

Durness Beach

This beautiful beach is along the northern coast of Scotland. As you can see by the photos below, we had a gorgeous sunny day as we were making our drive along this part of the North Coast 500.

Fairy Pools

The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye were one of my favorite places to visit! The snowmelt from the Black Cuillin Mountains feeds these amazing waterfalls and pools. You can see the snowcapped mountain in the background of the middle photo below. The photos don’t begin to do justice to just how beautiful this area is!

An Corran Beach

Not only does An Corran Beach on the Isle of Skye have amazing views, there are also 18 dinosaur footprints scattered across the rocks.

Portree Harbour

The quaint village of Portree on the Isle of Skye sits along a picturesque harbour formed by Loch Portree. You will find the iconic colorful buildings in the first photo below in just about any article you read about Portree. Both that photo and the middle photo were taken from our hotel across the harbour – we couldn’t have asked for a better view! The last photo below is sea glass that I found along the shore of the harbour.

Loch Ness

Along the famous Loch Ness sits the ruins of Urquhart Castle. I shared a little about our visit to the castle in this post. We searched for Nessie, but never did see her! 😉 We did see some absolutely beautiful views, though.

I love to hunt for sea shells whenever I am near the ocean and was delighted to find shells, sea glass, and a few rocks to bring home to remember our trip!

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the most beautiful places we visited on our trip to Scotland! I’ll be back soon with one more post sharing some of my favorite things from our trip. 🙂

Anita