A beautiful book full of tempting photos, with descriptions, of places to visit on this iconic road tour. A very helpful and inspiring guide to planning your own personalised itinerary.

Thank you for the advanced copy.

What a truly beautiful book this is. Makes you want to pack up and do this straight away. The pictures are truly amazing and leave you speechless.

Really well put together and very informative.

Highly recommended

this is a great guide and is brilliant for helping plan all the best places to stop if you re doing the NC 500.

An interesting book covering the North Coast of Scotland 500 mile trip.
The book covers the route in sections and details the highlights worth a visit, with both text and photographs.
If you are thinking of doing the NC500 then this book is nice little companion.

I would love to travel on NC500 so this book is perfect for me and anyone who would love one day to take a road trip on the famous coast in Scotland.

After a breathtaking foray into the pages of this book, who wouldn't want to take to the road for a stunning trip around the North Coast 500? The route is intriguing, the photographs are marvellous, and the history is mesmerizing. I loved the way this book helps to create a strong sense of place for all of the destinations along the way. Each spot is steeped in centuries of stories or natural wonder, and the descriptions and images bring that out beautifully. There are also helpful practical tips, including how much time to allow per stop.
For the traveller eager to be educated and inspired, this book is perfect.

This is one of those book that encourages you to start packing your bags into your campervan and book time off work. I have done NC500 a few times jow but even so this book has been a brilliant refresher and also given me so many new great tips on what to do when we head off again. Stunning pictures and a lot of useful information.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC, I loved it.

This is one of those book that made me wish I could start this trip at once. Lovely pictures, a lot of useful information.
Perfect if you are planning this trip.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

What a beautiful book! If you plan to do the North 500 mile trip this is the book to get. Full of beautiful photographs of the sights you will see, routes with timings so that you can plan your trip and recommendations on places to see, this wonderful book covers it all. Highly recommended!

Thanks for my earc of this book.
This was great and has made me want to do the Nc 500 even more!!!
Recommend for anyone thinking of doing it

If you’re planning on taking a drive along Scotland’s North Coast 500, this is the book you’re going to want by your side. Gorgeous pictures accompany the text that will show you the best places to stop for natural beauty, sunbathing on the beach, exploring local history or getting in some nightlife. An indispensable and beautiful guide to aid in planning your trip or just dreaming about it

North Coast 500 by Emma Gibbs is a stunning travel book. Indeed the North Coast 500 (NC 500) is a visually phenomenal experience to drive with a dramatic and ever changing landscape filled with castles, ruins, beaches, coves and nature.

I particularly liked the fact that the book is divided into geographic sections: The NorthWest; The North Coast; Inverness-shire & The Black Isle, etc. Also, the the focus of the book is on the places themselves, including a little history, and providing useful tips on visiting e.g. how long to allocate for your visit, the best places to park and access tips to remote beaches. This book does not provide information on places to eat, stay, etc, which could age the book - all that information is so readily available online anyway.

I’ve recently visited the Highlands, but only took in a quarter of the North Coast 500 on my way up to visit family. I’m going to use the book to base my next trip up to visit family, travelling the NC 500 anti-clockwise!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers Collins for an ARC.

This is a wonderful book, to thoroughly whet the appetite of anyone embarking on the now iconic North Coast 500, a road trip in the rugged Highlands of beautiful Scotland. This book takes us off the beaten track, showing us all the sights we need to see to fully immerse ourselves in this experience.

Being a native of the Highlands, one of the first thing I noted is that this book is timeless, in that it doesn't recommend businesses that can change quickly, rather it focuses on landmarks that truly stand the test of time,

Photography is beautiful, and gives a flavour of the trip. Detours that are worthy of a visit are recommended, giving this book an edge over simple internet guides! Also included is historical information, to guide a sense of occasion and context to the landmarks.

The book is divided into sections that align with the route. Overall, a lovely book I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

My other half has been wanting to do the NC500 for I don’t know how long and I suppose I haven’t really been too enthusiastic about it until now. I saw this and thought it might help provide me with greater insight and make him more likely to get his wish. The pictures in this are stunning. Who knew we had all this on our doorstep. I love that it’s all coded and the timings to explore are great as for someone like me who likes to plan and itinerise it’s perfect to get the most seen. A really great reference book and definitely one I will be using when he finally gets to do the NC500.

A great book for those looking into visiting the Scottish coast, it is full of gems, pictures and information to help get the most from this road trip.

While there is a lot of information about this tour online, a pocket-sized guide offers many benefits and additional information.
This book contains many valuable tips and insider information for the development of the route. In connection with the map, a real help.
The book is only available in English, but is written in a very understandable way.

For anyone planning to discover and experience the north of Scotland, this book is an absolute must.
Thanks to Net Gallery & Collins Maps for this Book.