Title: Balnakeil Travel Guide: Best of Balnakeil, Scotland Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Balnakeil](https://expedia.co.uk/Balnakeil-Hotels.d553248635975849234.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Balnakeil](https://expedia.co.uk/Balnakeil-Holiday-Rentals.d553248635975849234.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Balnakeil Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Balnakeil.d553248635975849234.Car-Hire-Guide)[Balnakeil Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Balnakeil.d553248635975849234.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Balnakeil Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![ #GoldenHour #waterlust](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635975849234/72a3b887-c44b-4d2a-9b8a-798e3f2bf831.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![ #GoldenHour #waterlust](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635975849234/72a3b887-c44b-4d2a-9b8a-798e3f2bf831.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Balnakeil Bay - a nice place to hike in the sand dunes. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635975849234/24cb2507-251c-41fd-a296-9220c057c052.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) !['Luckily, we were heading to another landmark of our journey: the craft village of Balnakeil. I had first heard about it during one of my Highland History modules and I was so keen to discover it on my own: a collection of buildings from the mid 1950s, erected as early warning stations in case of a nuclear attack. However, these were never commissioned, so advertisements were placed in several newspapers throughout the United Kingdom, to find artists that could populate this remote location for a minimal rent. This is how today’s Balnakeil was born, trading the fears of war for a solid amount of creativity. Among others, the village hosts Cocoa Mountain, one of the finest chocolateries I’ve visited in my life and my target for the day. With the white chocolate and the toffee of my über-delicious croissant melting on my lips, my mind stopped for a second – I realised where I was and how grateful I was for my wildest dreams coming true.' P.S. Cocoa Mountain is the birthplace of the 'best hot chocolate in the world'. 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