Where? Isle of Tiree

The Hebridean Island of Tiree is famous for its fabulous beaches and tropical-like climate in the summer, and Balinoe Beach is one of the best places to experience it all. After all, Tiree is known as the ‘Sunshine Isle,’ with the warm Gulf Stream and some of the British Isles’ most glorious sunshine. The waters are so renowned that surfers from around the world make the pilgrimage to ‘hang 10 and compete in the annual Tiree Wave Classic. Balinoe Beach boasts sand so white you’ll need sunglasses, fringed by machair dunes on one side and sapphire waters on the other- a postcard perfect spot if ever there was one! Whether camping or enjoying the hospitality of one of the area’s fine lodgings, Balinoe Beach should be on everyone’s summer bucket list.