Best sunset spots on the NC500 - my top 5
Started by NicolaPics · 8 October 2025 at 18:00 · 478 views
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NicolaPics
8 October 2025 at 18:00
After 3 years of chasing sunsets on the NC500, here are my top 5: 1) Clashnessie Beach, 2) Stoer Lighthouse, 3) Big Sand Gairloch, 4) Oldshoremore Beach, 5) The viewpoint above Applecross. Fight me.
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Andy_NC500
9 October 2025 at 08:00
Applecross viewpoint is a solid shout. I'd add Mellon Udrigle beach - that west-facing view across to the Summer Isles is extraordinary when the light is right.
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RossM84
10 October 2025 at 09:00
Smoo Cave at sunset is magical. Not the cave itself obviously, but the beach beside it looking west. The cliffs glow orange. Properly special.
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jen_adventures
11 October 2025 at 14:00
Achmelvich Beach should be on this list. The turquoise water turns gold at sunset. Looks more like the Caribbean than Scotland.
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Debbie_North
12 October 2025 at 11:00
Ceannabeinne Beach near Durness. Biased because it's my local but honestly, the sunsets there in late summer with the wide open sky are the best I've seen anywhere in Scotland.
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EmmaW
12 October 2025 at 20:00
Sandwood Bay. Yes you have to walk 4 miles to get there but watching the sunset by the sea stack with nobody else around is worth every step.