The Knitter - UK (2019-10)

Sutherland skies:
never-ending and
constantly changing
Atlantic:
next stop Canada!
Scourie: fresh lobster by the
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Gneiss: the sparkling

mineral-rich bedrock

Stac Pollaidh:

Juliet’s favourite hill

(not too big and there’s a path!)

Achiltibuie: only one road

in and out, but why leave?

Summer Isles:

beautiful backdrop for

spectacular sunsets

Isle of Ewe: say it quickly

to someone special!

Inverewe Gardens:

paradise in a microclimate

(John’s favourite word!)

An Teallach:

John’s favourite mountain

Torridon:

mean, moody,

majestic and

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Dunnet Head:

northernmost point

of mainland Britain

Scrabster:

for the ferry to Orkney

Forsinard Flows:

the vast peat bog

of the Flow Country

Grey Cairns of Camster:

neolithic stone monuments

are set in this ancient land

Heilan’ Coo: just chewing the

cud at the side of the road

Gorse, rowan,

heather and myrtle:

the landscape is full of colour

Dunrobin: a fairytale castle

set in magical gardens

leading down to the shore

Dornoch Firth:

sunlight sparkles on the sea

as you cross the estuary

A Wee Dram? Glenmorangie

is one of many distilleries

and breweries on the route

Cromarty:

a great little pottery

and the best oatcakes

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Applecross:

the prettiest

place at the end

of the world

Bealach na Bà:

the thrilling

mountain pass

to Applecross

Loch Maree:

just as lovely

as its name

suggests

The Black Isle:

actually

neither black

nor an isle!

Cape Wrath:

famously brooding

headland, accessible

only by sea

Balnakeil:

miles of sand

dunes sprinkled

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Smoo Cave:

spectacular sea

cave set in

limestone cliffs

Farr Bay:

breakfast from

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white sandy beach

NORTH COAST TWEED

pure Shetland yarn inspired by a trip around Scotland’s far North coast

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