• The Formartine and Buchan Way is a longer walk taking around 5 days to complete but it’s easy to do in stretches and a good excuse to divert to Eat on the Green, an award winning gastro pub.

• Walkers will need their binoculars to make the most of the stunning views over the Dornoch, Cromarty and Moray Firths and all that coastline might just put you in the mood for the locally caught seafood at The Oyster Catcher in Portmahomack.

• Fantastic views of the pretty Lanarkshire town of Biggar are on offer on a gentle Biggar to Broughton walk with an afternoon tea or dinner at Skirling House to look forward to afterwards.

• Island lovers will enjoy the 13km stretch from Ardmore Bay to Glenorm on Mull and after building up an appetite, foodies will love the Highland Cottage, which has 2 AA rosettes.

• The steeper mountain walk of Coire Mhic Fhearchair in Torridon should take around 4 hours but with the lovely Torridon (a Slow Food member) at the end walkers can go at their own pace secure in the knowledge that something tasty awaits.

• The well-known Creel seafood restaurant on South Ronaldsay (Orkney) gives tempting views over the sea with a nearby coastal walk giving diners the opportunity to walk it off.

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