Talmine was originally a crofting and fishing village but it now seems to draw most of its income from the north coast’s rapidly-growing tourism industry (thank you North Coast 500) which is why you’ll find campsites and holiday cottages dotted all over the area. The east-facing beach at Talmine is worth making the journey for on its own as it looks like something you’d expect to see on a postcard, with crystal-clear water lapping against small islands in the near distance and the hills of Brae Tongue rising up against the sky on the opposite side of the Kyle of Tongue.