United Kingdom
Understated and just under 4 hours by ferry from Oban, Tiree sits as the most westerly of the Inner Hebrides.Its single track roads ribbon round the island and will transport you to any number of magnificent beaches which are usually pretty deserted even in the height of summer.There you'll see basking sharks,seals,dolphins,otters running in and out of the sea and vertically diving gannets.During the summer months you can hear the distinctive sound of the elusive corncrake all over the island.Take an evening hike up Ceann a' Mhara and with the setting sun on your right, look straight into the Atlantic and see the amazing Skerryvore Lighthouse.
Stark.Silent.Magical.
Listen to Radio 4's Shipping Forecast for regular weather updates, especially windspeeds.
A daily flight from Glasgow arrives with the Guardian! Bliss.
Ferry www.calmac.co.uk
Daily flight(ex Sunday) flybe.com
Family accommodation www.heylipol.com