The stunning, secluded beach with more than a mile of PINK sand and mermaid links

ONLINE searches for mermaids have exploded since the release of the latest Disney live-action remake.

The Little Mermaid hit screens last week and since then there’s been a 281 per cent increase in people surfing the net looking for information about days out linked to the mythical creatures.

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And in Scotland there have long been folk tales about half women-half fish living off our shores.

Travel firm Parkdean Resorts has been researching the beaches with the most links to legendary merpeople.

And the beach in Scotland with the most other-worldy sightings is Sandwood Bay in Sutherland.

The stunning coastal spot seems the most fitting spot for magic as it has more than a mile of PINK coloured sand.

It gets its tinge from the pinkish sandstone that’s prevalent in the area.

And, while it’s remote, it’s well worth the journey to reach having been described as one of Scotland’s most tranquil and relaxing beaches.

To the south of the sands stands an impressive sea stack, while behind the bay’s large dunes is Sandwood Loch. The beach is regarded as one of the most unspoiled in the whole of mainland Britain.

And legend claims that a mermaid was once seen resting on a rock by a local farmer in 1900, dubbing her ‘the blue-eyed mermaid’.

Among the other beaches in the UK where the mythical creatures have been spotted are Staithes Beach in Yorkshire where folklore has it that multiple mermaids have been caught in fisherman’s nets and Pendower Cove, Cornwall, where legend says a sailor who anchored his ship in the bay was asked to move by a mermaid as he’d parked on the entrance to her home. 

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