The North Coast 500 Podcast

The North Coast 500 Podcast

The North Coast 500 is all about driving, right? Wrong! Very wrong! In this brand new series Dan Holland and Pennie Stuart set out to prove the NC500 is so much more than just a road trip. So brace yourself for an off route adventure packed with breath-taking castles, world-class surfing, extraordinary stories from Scotland’s history and much, much more. From snorkelling to sea-kayaking, mountain-biking to sea-cliff climbing, this podcast shows the north of Scotland at its most surprising, inspiring and beautiful best.

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June 10, 2022 41 mins

Pennie Stuart and Dan Holland visit the jaw dropping National Trust for Scotland’s Inverewe Gardens, a place which feels like a tropical paradise right in the heart of a Highland wilderness! Walking around the garden its hard to believe it was the brainchild of just one man, the visionary plantsman, Osgood Mackenzie.   In the year marking the centenary of Osgood’s death, its amazing to see how his legacy continues to grow and thriv...

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Whether you arrive at Attadale Gardens by road, rail, bike or bus, you’re in for a serious treat.  Hidden away in the rugged Western Highlands, every corner of this glorious garden has a story to tell through its art and sculpture, as Pennie Stuart and Dan Holland discover in this episode.  From Attadale, Dan heads to the Torridon Hotel to hear about the family-run resort which offers an idyllic Highland escape while Pennie joins 4...

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Pennie Stuart and Dan Holland pause in Dunnet Bay, up in the far North East corner of the NC500 route, for a tour round the multi-award winning Dunnet Bay Distilleries where Rock Rose Gin is made.   Dan takes the plunge and gets a surfing lesson from North Coast Watersports – we think it was beginner’s luck but according to Dan, a championship place is only a lesson or two away!  Then both Pennie and Dan go in search of the world’s...

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Get ready for a North Coast 500 episode packed with great food, great stories, extraordinary characters from Scotland’s history and beautiful wildlife!  Pennie Stuart and Dan Holland take a diversion, right at the start of the NC500 route, and make time to explore the fascinating village of Cromarty, along at the eastern most tip of the Black Isle peninsula, just north of Inverness.  While Pennie explores the Cromarty firth by sea ...

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In this episode Pennie Stuart and Dan Holland pause in Golspie where they join world-class fiddle player Bruce Macgregor at his new bar and hotel venture, Macgregor’s Bar Golspie.  In between trading stories and lots of laughter Pennie heads off in search of a local dram at the Clynelish Distillery – home to one of the four distilleries which go to flavour the famous Johnnie Walker blend - on her way she also drops into one of the ...

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Dan Holland and Pennie Stuart take a walk to Rhue Lighthouse with Ben Muller of Mackenzie Mountaineering from where they can get a view north to the extraordinary landscape of Assynt.  Rugged, remote and awe inspiring, Pennie, Ben and Dan all love this remarkable part of the NC500 route.  Dan goes snorkelling in a secret location with Assynt Development Trust while Pennie visits the world famous Lochinver Larder to find out what ex...

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The North Coast 500 is all about driving, right?  Wrong!  Very wrong!  In this brand new series Dan Holland and Pennie Stuart set out to prove the NC500 is so much more than just a road trip. So brace yourself for an off route adventure packed with breath-taking castles, world-class surfing, extraordinary stories from Scotland’s history and much, much more.  

From snorkelling to sea-kayaking, mountain-biking to sea-cliff climbing, ...

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