I MUST Do This Before Going Back to The Mainland…
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- I'd couldn't leave Harris without doing this, it just wouldn't be right. So let's finish our time on the island in style. Enjoy the video :)
If you haven't seen my previous videos on Lewis and Harris be sure to check them out!
Filmed on Wednesday 1st May 2024
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I (a german lass😊) have travelled all around the world. And although the Hawaiian Beaches i've seen where nice, nothing can compare to Luskentyre. That has been the most stunning and beautiful beach i've ever been. I did a trip some years ago from Barra (whith loganair landing on the beach) to the Uists and then to Harris and Lewis. That was the best trip i ever made!!! I visited basicly every place that Steve did in the previous Video. So many memories...❤❤❤
I did the same trip as you. It ranks amongst the best trips ever!!
Don’t know if any of you have ever visited arisaig? I went camping there with my friend when I was 20 and I adored it, great bay for fishing, canoeing , just down the road from mallaig , really beautiful
@@COYBIG1967, i have been in Mallaig some years ago but not in Arisaig. I am now in Edinburgh but will fly home on monday ...😔
I love how you still used your indicators in the car and not another soul on the road , beautiful video!!
Stunning! Loved the Harris Tweed demo. Great to see.
Lets hope he is passing on his skills
What can I say? I was there with you: in the car looking over the dash, the driving noises on different road surfaces, the sun in my face, the sand under my feet, the birds singing, the smell of the Tweed, the gentle waves around my ankles. It always feels like you are talking to ME, I forget about the other thousands of fellow viewers. By the way: what are you planning to celebrate the next milestone? At 30k you wore a kilt and looked smashing. Dancing a reel? Playing the bagpipe? Tossing the caber? Maybe at 200k, gives you time for training 😅
Haha I've got some planning to do eh!?
I've said it before and I will say it again Scotland has some of the finest views in the world and as diverse as you could wish for, many thanks for taking us along it was pure enjoyment every minute of the journey, until next time stay safe and well, cheers from Oz.
A lovely series of videos Steve, thank you.
Thanks to Donald John also for giving us an insight into the making of Harris Tweed, with views like this from his workplace I would spend many a happy hour there. I do hope that there are future generations learning so that this beautiful tweed, craft and tradition is kept going on the isle where it belongs. Cheers.
I was interested that his accent was noticeably different from Steve's Doric accent. Even a non-Brit like me could hear the difference.
@@madr309 There's one or two little things Donald says which makes me suspect he prefers to speak Gaelic, at least when talking about the tweed and machinery.
Approaching that beach was a sharp intake of breath moment.just stunning.the whole Island of Lewis is beautiful.thank you for that.⛴️
Hate this place. Not a tree in sight. Completely turned me off your passion for a dead place. You should include encouraging reforestation instead of the dead silence of nothing.
@@mf19856 Read up on the history and geography of these islands and you will have a better understanding of why there are very few trees. They are far from dead.
@@mf19856 maybe you need to get out a wee bit more, it will help you to clear your head and see that beauty comes in all shapes and forms, even without trees 🤔🤨
@@mf19856 You didn't look very hard then - Lews Castle in Stornoway is surrounded by them, and there are plantations by the main road south to Harris, as well as at various other, more remote locations. I think you may find that the wind and (in South Harris) absence of topsoil does actually frustrate such cultivated - or even natural growth: there are many places the money could be better spent and with much greater results. But you don't have to like it, and if noise and pollution of every sort is your thing - then you''re spoilt for choice elsewhere, I'm sure!
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. The Outer Hebrides are one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. There are no forests because the climate does not support their growth. The people are lovely and I can’t wait to go back!
You've taken many hits for the channel (sleepless nights, cold wanders,...), so these are well deserved views!!
What a beautiful place! That beach is perfect. Lovely to see a master of his craft at work too, what a legend. My Tuesday is all the better for your video. Cheers Steve
Loved paddle boarding at Luskentyre ❤ made for some pretty epic drone shots 🏄🏼♀️
A wee interview with people along the way enhances your skills and adds to it all.
The weather gods were smiling upon you on that beach. Perfect. Thanks for the views.
The wife & I drove up from portsmouth in an old rover estate 15 odd years ago via Liverpool, sky, uig, took the ferry to lewis, later we drove up to luskentyre beach! After onto Harris! We departed via Stornaway. when getting back to the mainland we headed east over to Dornoch The trip was just amazing!
Hi Steve. The Golden Road is a ridiculously stunning drive, with a fantastic coffee stop at Skoon Gallery, Geocrab. Harris is indeed the jewel of the outer Hebrides. The world’s best beaches. Fabulous to see the Harris Tweed workshop. 👏👏👍😀
That was a wonderful trip and so well filmed and produced. Harris looks unbeatable in that sunshine. The landscape and beaches are so beautiful, I would love to visit again. When I was there in the 70s and 80s I remember seeing small piles of Harris tweed by the roadside outside the crofts. It was awaiting collection and left out in all weathers, I suppose a drenching of rain would do no harm. I never did see it being woven, thanks for showing that.
As an Englishman there is nowhere I would be than the Highlands and Islands so thanks for showing them at their very best.
Thanks for another great Video Steve. And for those people watching, I just have to add one thing. As Steve has said before a camera or video cannot possibly capture the truly awe-inspiring beauty of the colour of the beaches, the sea and the size of the mountains besides them. So many beaches on South Harris have views which cannot be described. You HAVE to experience them to understand. There's a small coffee shop/cafe near the southerly point of Harris where you can sit outside at the end of a loch ( if I remember correctly) with mountains rising out from both sides of the loch. It truly is heaven on earth!
I always wondered about folks who kept an active car theft alarm going while on a BOAT.
Great video Steve! It took me back to my young days in 1984 when I toured Lewis and Harris on public transport. Took the train to Inverness, the bus to Ullapool, the ferry to Stornoway, buses around Lewis and Harris then the ferry to Uig, the bus to Kyleakin, the ferry to Kyle and the train back from there. It was a great trip. I remember being on the bus coming from Callanish and the driver flagged down the Tarbert bus so I could get off, run across the road and get on - out in the wilds somewhere near Leurbost. Took a bit of planning in those days - no google maps, internet or mobiles - just timetables, paper maps and a 'Freedom of Scotland' travel pass. Enjoy your Harris Whisky 🥃 Cheers! 😊
Thanks for sharing :)
Great story. I toured the Highlands that year too. 😉
@@steve-marsh..ste I've just watched yer video before work...God I envy you..
Brilliant
Just spectacular. The beach, the weather and Steve Marsh …what a winning combination.
Marvellous scenery and a glorious beach. The visit to the tweed maker was very interesting. Gosh, he must have the strongest legs in Scotland, powering his loom as he does!
I really loved seeing the Harris Tweed, thanks for including that stop.
Steve... Yes the Golden Road story is true...I have visited Lewis and Harris every year twice a year for 10 years for 3 week stays each time with my boyfriend whose Mum & family are from Lewis...seen many other Isles and St.Kilda 😍 Love The Outer Hebrides 🌊🌅❤🌄🌊 I used to cry on the ferry home (full grown woman in here 50s 😂)
Wow amazing machinery doing it the old fashioned way
Steve that was the very best road trip video I have ever seen
The Outer Hebrides an Skye are the most stunning places in the world. Thank you so much for taking me back it was so good, many memories from the same trip I did a few years ago. Hope I can go again soon.
Keep up your great work it gives so much pleasure to so many people. THANKS AGAIN
Thanks for a stunning 3 part series Steve. Looking forward to your Canadian one next. I can't remember when i came across your channel but I'm so glad I did. Thank you for how down to earth and honest you are with the places you visit. Cheers
Wow! Luskintyre beach deffo must get the vote for most beautiful beach in the world. What a setting! The whole island is just amazing. Wonderful video Steve. 😎👍
Honestly, you have to see a Western Isles beach on a fine day to believe it! You captured it really well! Loved this series - thanks for transporting me back there 🙏
It is always amazing watching a craftsman work. Now you know why the tweed is expensive but will last a lifetime, quality.
I’m from Canada and your travels soothe my soul
The colour and clarity of the water is just incredible. Brave man having a paddle. Randomly, Greg (as a Canadian postie) is always happy seeing his Royal Mail counterparts in the background of your videos. And enquiring minds want to know what you bought in the charity shop. Lol. Have a great week!
Steve, I can't help thinking that if you'd been able to go to St. Kilda, we would have missed this fantastic tour--possibly your best to date. I loved every minute of it. And I'm sure that when you finally get to St. Kilda, it will have been worth waiting for. Meanwhile, thanks for this visual feast.
Great! Thanks for taking us along, I now feel like I have the mental stamina to manage today's 8 hour shift driving buses around Bradford... daydreaming about my next trip to Scotland.
Wow, Scotland is so beautiful and you do a wonderful job of showing us all the breathtaking sights. Thanks!
That was a lovely surprise on a Tuesday in Australia. Thank you for taking us to that so-peaceful part of the world.
How fascinating it was to see the foot pedal operated loom weaving the Harris tweed. A sports coat made of it would last a lifetime.
Harris Tweed….who knew, absolutely fabulous…..thanks Steve !
Even the drive home is stunning - what a trip! Scotland is amazing!
Breathtaking! Another world! Fascinating, interesting visiting Harris Tweed. Thanks so much for taking us along and for your delightful sense of humor : =) !!!!
You seem like a nice guy, my friend. There's no reason to be lonely. Put yourself out there. People will love your company!
Have loved these recent Harris/Lewis videos, Steve. They’ve given me a real hankering to visit that part of the world.
Can we talk about how CLEAN it is!!! No litter, I noticed lots of trash and recycling bins ❤
Steve, I hope you go back to Spain and explore more of the towns/cities in the north like San Sebastian, Bilbao, A Coruna, Oviedo but also the south with Cadiz, Malaga, Almeria, Murcia and Alicante. I really enjoy your calm, laid back style that you use. Many travel vloggers are always looking for the chaos and can be over the top. I am an explorer so just seeing you walk through sometimes mundane streets or neighborhoods is quite relaxing and what I love to do. You never know what you will find around the next corner. Keep up the great work and hopefully see you back in Spain!
Aye Steve. Spent all my money on whisky..........and I wasted the rest! Loved the Harris tweed bit. Best of Scottish technology from many years ago. And still producing the best cloth in the world. Marvelous!
Luskentyre looked busy ! Few years ago was just me and my Springer called Sybil !
great coverage the looms superb still watching thanks from oz
Potholes in Harris too, so much for the golden road.
Great vid.
That beach was gorgeous. My favorite beach that I’ve been to was Key West, Florida USA. I bet the Tweed man had leg muscles hard as rocks.
Thanks Steve, two things I took from these videos, driving across Skye to get the ferry, hadn't considered that route. Secondly those beaches, worth the trip for that alone 🚢 👍
What a great surprise a Steve video popping up on a Tuesday morning ❤. A lovely gentle way to start the day.
I must thank you (and Scott) for keeping it real, beautiful scenery and 'ordinary ' hotels, cafes etc. so many tubers show posh extravagant places out of reach of ordinary folks, way beyond what my budget ever was!
Thank you once again, looking forward to you Canadian adventures.
As an after thought, you could have indulged in a spot of skinny dipping😂😂
There is also Abhainn Dearg whisky distillery on Lewis which has been there a fair bit longer than Harris distillery. Located on a farm it's a very unique place to visit.
We managed to get a bottle of the Hearach batch #1 on release day but as yet remajns unopened! And yes, I always carry emergency swimming shorts with me 😄
My favourite beach on Harris is Huisinis by far! What a reward at the end of the long windy road, and the Highland Cows on the beach is a bonus!
so lucky with the weather. It certainly makes the experience so attractive. Nice ferry too.
I love the sound of a hattersely loom.
Absolute paradise when the sun shines✨
So fortunate with that gorgeous weather. That beach though…my envy knows no bounds 😄
It's so peaceful and quiet Steve 🤫 😌
You are a very good ambassador to your beautiful country.👍🏻👍🏻
Lucked out with the weather in the end ! We stayed near Callanish, cottage owner was weaving in his shed in the garden, fascinating. Thanks Steve.
Thank you for doing these videos Steve I’m getting to see a lot of places through watching these that I will probably never get to myself
The sights and sounds of Luskentyre made me emotional. WOW.
I was fortunate enough to visit this beach as a boy in 1980. Great to see that big tourism hasn't taken over the place and it still looks the same over 40 years later!
That moment of yours reminds me of stopping along the A93 between Perth and Braemar. The silence within the scope of the landscape was deafening and beautiful. We still recall that moment from years ago with the phrase, "the quietest place in the world". Thanks for taking us along to Harris/Lewis Steve!
Wow great view’s scenery.many thanks for bringing them to you tube so l can enjoy them
Loved this wee series! Brings back memories. When the weather is nice there genuinely is no place like it! Even in the BD weather it's pretty nice.
The first time I drove to Luskentyre beach, i didnt know of its existence, it was a day like you had, and my jaw dropped the whole way. Been to surfers paradise in oz, Varedero in Cuba, Venice beach , and many others inthe Carribean, but Luskentyre is my No 1
Absolutely stunning Steve, your channel will be a boost for the Scottish tourist board...
Harris is just Wow! The whole island is breathtaking. Wonderful video Steve you've made.
The first time we visited our heart skipped a beat .. or that may have been the wind and the sidewards rain .. still it was incredible and we have been back since a few times … what I love about Harris is getting away from the Luskentyre beach and that area and all of a sudden you can have some incredible places all to yourself …
Loved that Steve. You may be right, Harris is probably the most beautiful island, but you’ve not done Arran, Islay & Jura or Mull yet…
Great to see you go to the Harris Distillery. The Hearach whisky is the main reason the distillery is there, but you you have to let the spirit mature for years and so a lot of distilleries have turned to gin and vodka to generate cashflow and establish their brand. The Harris gin though is the absolute best. Harris distillery is not the first one in the Hebrides. Abhainn Dearg has been going for about 15 years on the west side of Lewis. Barra will start making whisky shortly too and there is likely to be a new one in the Uists.
Seeing Luskentyre beach again on your video has allowed me to compare it with the beaches on the island of Sanday in Orkney which we've just left today and I reckon Sanday has it by a way as every one of its beaches is absolutely stunning. I have yet to visit a Scottish island that isn't beautiful and we've now visited most of them. A truly amazing country.
There aren’t many YT videos that get the ‘full screen’ treatment, but yours are always an exception. Just brilliant 😊
Steve another great Video been over to Harris 2007 but OH the Midges thank you again bring backs so many happy memories to 92 year old
Hi Steve Paul from Kent what a lovely place and the fantastic views Scotland is a lovely place especially the islands take care
My mum’s cousin was Harris Tweed weaver in Stornoway in the1950’s, 60’s, 70’s + He was featured on a lot of the promotional material of the time, as they had started using more colour for the new designers of the late 60’s and 70’s.
Wow absolutely stunning place..so lucky with the weather too😊
Favourite beach? It's a coin flip between Eagle Beach on Aruba or Queen's Beach on Berneray. Took a trip with my parents back in 2022 and we did (among other things) Dunvegan and Berneray... and ended up having to take the ferry to Harris to drive to Stornoway to take the ferry back to the mainland. It was the week that two of the Calmac ferries went out of service.
What fantastic views of Harris…the beach and its approach road reminded me of Western Ireland (the Links beach) wow!!!
I have always loved Scotland (in my heritage) and its rugged landscapes but had no idea of how beautiful Lewis and Harris were…a trip for next year perhaps.
Thank you Steve for a wonderful virtual trip !
Another great trip! Thank you so much. I always enjoy your journeys with all of my heart. Best greetings from Namibia!
Luskentyre is also my favourite beach and I spent an August bank holiday on it having a picnic and I shared it with friends and another couple walking their dog. If it was on the mainland or in the Med it would be spoiled. You were probably there at the right time before the midge made an appearance. You did have some great weather and a very calm crossing although that crossing is a lot calmer than the Ullapool route generally.
That beach , those skies , what a trip ! Thank you for sharing it with us
Fantastic video, Steve. Your enthusiasm for what you do always comes through. Thanks for taking all of us along for the ride.
Your videos are getting better and better. This one was awe inspiring. Especially the beach shots. Your relaxed style is a breath of fresh air on YT. Keep them coming!
amazing. beaches, shops, mountains...everything
Cheers Steve. I’m bookmarking some of these amazing places you show when I do a road trip up to the Highlands. Luskentyre beach can hold its own to anywhere in the world 👍
Great seeing Harris tweed being made, that beach and sea stunning, great trip and thanks for sharing, so many wonderful natural sites in our country
Thanks for this I must visit Harris it is beautiful beyond words.
Thanks Steve, for completing your trip for us to see. The Island was beautiful to see and completes your trip.
Love Harris. Thanks for taking us back there 😊
You are right Steve that beach on Harris wAS beautiful and the entire trip was a great experience, thanks ATB
Harris definitely has the best beaches in the UK.
I sent pictures home ,people thought I'd gone to the Maldives.
It sounds so nice especially hereing the birds chirping away
Love your videos Steve, keep up the good work Cheers from Arizona
Beach looks amazing , beach at Achmelvich is similar but a lot busier
Just as I like it, friendly people, great landscape, clean and tidy (noticed the wheely bin) a good meal along the way.
Hi Steve, I’m currently visiting Kingussie, Fort William and Inverness. Thanks for another lovely video.
Hope you enjoy it!
Just got back from Culloden, Steve - on the Calmac to Harris next year, it's still looking beautiful.
Thanks for an awesome wander down memory lane!!
Barry magic 🥰
That beach was absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the bonus video this week.
Got to be one of the best videos ever about Harris. Great work once again Steve .