🗺️ NC500 Attractions

The Old Man of Stoer is a dramatic 60-metre sea stack of Torridonian sandstone rising from the sea off the Point of Stoer, one of the most spectacular coastal formations on the NC500. The stack is separated from the mainland cliffs by a narrow channel and is a celebrated rock climbing destination — th…

Kylesku Bridge is one of the iconic landmarks of the NC500 — a graceful curved concrete bridge completed in 1984 that replaced the old car ferry crossing of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in the heart of northwest Sutherland. The bridge is itself architecturally striking, curving in plan to align with the two shores, but it's the setting that m…

Cape Wrath is the most northwesterly point of mainland Britain — a genuinely remote headland of immense drama, guarded by 281-metre sea cliffs at Clo Mor (the highest vertical sea cliffs in Britain) and a lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson in 1828. The cape is only accessible via a passenger ferry across the Kyle of Durness (no vehicular crossing exists) followed by …

The Applecross Peninsula is one of the most celebrated detours on the NC500, and the Bealach na Bà ("Pass of the Cattle") is the reason why. This remarkable mountain road climbs to 626 metres via a series of severe hairpin bends on gradients up to 20%, making i…

Dunnet Head is the true most northerly point of mainland Britain — a fact that surprises many visitors who assume John o' Groats holds this distinction (it doesn't). The dramatic headland rises to 127 metres above the Pentland Firth, with views across to Orkney (just 8 miles away at it…