‘£20 a night for one of the most peaceful locations in the world’: readers’ favourite remote stays

<p>From the Scottish Highlands to a Greek island, our tipsters have been awed by silence, beauty and wildlife in out-of-the-way corners of Europe<br>• <strong>Tell us about a</strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/06/readers-tips-country-pub-serves-great-food-win-a-holiday"><strong> great country pub</strong></a><strong> – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher</strong></p><p>I’d recommend visiting the Outer Hebrides island of Berneray for an experience of true remoteness. Here you can walk across the rare grassland called the machair to the white, three-mile long <a href="https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/berneray-west-beach-and-machair-p522901">West Beach</a>, which looks out into the North Atlantic, and marvel at the immense space and colour of the sea. We stayed at a <a href="https://gatliff.org.uk/?page_id=9">Gatliff Hebridean hostel</a>, which consists of two converted crofts where for about £20 a night for a bunk you will be staying in probably one of the most peaceful locations in the world. Berneray is between North Uist and Harris.<br><strong>Nik Fernee</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/10/holidays-remote-places-europe-readers-travel-tips">Continue reading...</a>