What is a Geopark? It's a place where you will experience the incerdible legacy left by an extraordinary geological past. The mountains and coasts, the flora and fauna, the communities that live here and their culture - all owe a great deal to the difference which this geology makes.

This is the most sparsely populated corner of Europe, where the eagles and peregrines soar. There's so much space - landscapes so ancient our minds cannot begin to grasp the enormity of time wrapped up in these rocks; quiet glens, windswept summits and aquamarine waves on gilded sands.

At 3,000 million years old, the rocks at the seashore are even older than the hills - and what hills they are. Where else can you experience a skyline that compares to the ridges of Foinaven and Arkle or classic hills like Suilven or Stac Pollaidh?

Walk away your worries and cares; stay far from the maddening crowd. Luxuriate in the long light of a summer evening when night never quite falls. There's space here in every season.

This is a great place for walking, rambling, climbing, angling, archaeology, music, birdwatching, watersports, wildlife, sight-seeing, history, quiet and contemplation, genealogy, watersports and, of course, geology. There are guided walks and activities led by local Rangers and special activity programmes during spring and autumn.

Visit the Northwest Highlands Geopark website for further information.