The Belgrave Arms Hotel
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Jimmy's coastal walk : day 36
... at cliff top level.
I had planned to go as far as Dunbeath but about a mile short of the village a southbound bus appeared. I knew that it would allow me to reach Inverness in time to return to Edinburgh by mid-evening. The alternative was proceeding to Dunbeath and waiting for the next bus two hours later meaning getting home until 11 pm. I didn't take too long to make up my mind. The bus driver ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : Day 35
It was a frosty start from Golspie. At the sea front there was evidence of the previous week's storm with seaweed strewn about on the path.
There is a good coastal path leading to Brora. I encountered two people on horseback and three cyclists but no other walkers. The first landmark is Dunrobin Castle. The original building dates from around 1235 but it has been frequently extended and modified since ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : day 34
... high and I was soon forced up off the beach and on to an adjacent grassy bank. Here the grass was long and tussocky and wet so I retreated to a minor road which led me into Dornoch. Here I experienced the only serious rain of the day, a heavy shower lasting about fifteen minutes. I was lucky with the weather as there were heavy showers on the horizon. As the tide subsided I was able to walk along the beach to ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : Day 32 - Picts and mermaids
... another Pictish stone on display just off the road. Shandwick has an attractive beach. I had a late lunch at the beach by the harbour before finding the B&B at Ballintore. Later in the afternoon I discovered several sculptures in Ballintore, part of the Seaboard sculpture trail. The most interesting is the Mermaid of the North. She is a more feisty specimen than her retiring cousin in Copenhagen.
In the third of the Seaboard villages, Hilton ...
Days 4 dunoon to gretna
... on while the drivers looked for bike shops to fix it. A kind man in the end took a spoke of his bike and gave rich some spares for free generosity was wicked. The day was hard head winds and cycling on the A74 was tough. We eventually finished in the dark at Gretna. Great digs best so far and pizza waiting for us. Hard Hard ...
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Other places to stay in Helmsdale
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The Bridge Hotel
Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale | 4 star hotel
