Kintyre is one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, and its beaches rival any elsewhere in the country, not to mention the rest of the world.
Long stretches of sand, excellent surf (particularly on the western side of the peninsula) and almost no-one around - perfect!
With its 6-mile sandy stretch at West Port beach and a backdrop of impressive dunes, Machrihanish is perhaps the best-known of Kintyre's beach destinations. It's also a world-class location for surfing - Atlantic breakers pound the honey-coloured sand and draw quite a crowd when conditions are right.
Don't miss Kintyre's other beautiful beaches, including the somewhat more sheltered bays at Skipness, Carradale, Torrisdale and Saddell on the eastern side of the peninsula. There are plenty of others, too - beaches almost everywhere you look!