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The Wonder of The Golden Road in the Isle of Harris

Did you know that the beautiful Isle of Harris and Lewis is the largest Island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles? Well, it is. There are many photos of the beautiful beaches in West Harris. But what about East Harris?

On this trip we decided to travel to the east; to explore the Golden Road.

The Golden Road starts at Meabhag nam Bhaigh, Plocreapool, Scadabay, Grosebay and Kyles Stockinish, before rejoining the main East Coast road at Leacali in Harris.

I have been told that the road got its name because of the extremely high cost of building it.

The road was built in 1897. Farmers were moved with their families from the west to the east.

With the prospect of farming in such a harsh environment, the families were promised a road. A road to provide access and to ease their trepidation. Hence, the Golden road was built.

Despite the desolate nature of the area, I found it uncannily beautiful. Yes, beautiful. I had not seen anything like it before. It was both barren and mesmerising.

The view from the coast was spectacular 🙌🏾

What an amazing place.

Lunch at The Temple in Northton, Isle of Harris

Luskentyre and Seilebost Beaches, South West Harris

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Can I say the ride to Luskentyre and Seilebost was glorious? Would that be a bit much? The ride was glorious!! 😄

We were on our way to see the island’s precious gems, the infamous beaches along the coast of Seilebost and Luskentyre.

Maps of the Isles of Lewis and Harris with the location of Luskentyre and Seilebost

Luskentyre sands is on the west coast of South Harris. We were heading there first.

As we got closer we could just make out the beautiful turquoise water and white beach. Needless to say, our anticipation grew. We were very excited. After all, Luskentyre is one of the largest beaches in Harris and it has been recognised as one of the UK’s best beaches. We had good reason to be “energised”.

Upon arrival, we were met with mounds of white sand dunes.

As we climbed over the dunes, we were rewarded with spectacular views.

It was marvellous. It lived up to its promise. And with the temperamental nature of the weather, the entire scene seemed to change every two minutes!

Grey and moody one minute, then sparkling green-blue waters the next. It was fascinating.

It was truly beautiful. I could see how the beach may be mistaken as a Caribbean beach in photos. However, there is one “tiny little exception” called temperature which cannot be detected in a photo.