Backaskaill Bay is a long sweeping white sandy beach backed by grass covered sand dunes. A stunning sandy beach, almost 2km wide. Backaskaill bay is located on the southern side of Sanday and is accessed from 2 points.

At low tide, the west end has some stunning rock formations, rock stacks and plenty of rock pools for hours of exploring. The east end leads you past the remains of an old church around Bea Ness, to Kettletoft and the pier. This makes a nice circular walk of around 4km, which takes around 1.5 hours at a very leisurely pace.

How to get there:
There are two entrances to the beach, the first is from a track off the B9070 main road from Loth, next to the sign for Backaskaill Farmhouse and cottage (HY645 393). The second is from the road just before How farm of the B9068, the road into Kettletoft (HY 652 392).

Facilities:
Parking for 2-3 cars at each end
Picnic benches