Bonnie SCOTLAND

Sweeping lochs, towering mountains, heather-clad hills and beaches all to yourself… here’s how to savour Scotland’s finest holiday spots.

HIKE THE NORTH HIGHLAND WAY

Take an eight-day guided hike with Exodus along Scotland’s North Highland Way. You’ll stay for three nights in Thurso, the northernmost town on the British mainland, before walking west to the coastal haven of Kinlochbervie. Yomp along rocky clifftops to marvel at giant sea stacks, and wander on brooding moorland and remote beaches, discovering ancient war monuments and Neolithic sites. You’ll also spend a day on Orkney, where you could see puffin