Our Story of Wild Camping and Road Tripping in the Outer Hebrides 

ByVictoria Philpott Last Updated:

Wrangling with tent poles in the savage coastal winds of the Outer Hebrides wasn’t how I pictured my first wild camping trip. My friend Helen and I thought we were so clever camping on a raised grassy verge on the beach (think of the pictures!) but as soon as we started setting up, the storm began.