Big Strand, Islay (Credit: VisitScotland/ John Duncan)
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Favourite Places: The Big Strand
By Margaret Brodie
This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2022 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the people who live, work and visit here.
In this audio series, learn about the places across the region that hold special meaning to the people of the Highlands and Islands. Here, listen to Margaret Brodie as she describes the beauty and tranquillity of Islay's beaches and one recent visit to The Big Strand, in the south-west of Islay.
...it's such a calm, relaxing place. It makes you slow down and just enjoy what's about you.