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A taste of heaven in the Hebrides

Travel: Colonsay offers a perfect weekend, with divine beaches and scenery, fine food and even its own beer, writes Julia Hunt.

JULIA HUNT TURQUOISE waves lap gently against the shimmering yellow sand. Beyond the dunes, heather-covered hills rise up towards lush meadows dotted with wild flowers and woodlands full of rhododendrons and exotic palm trees.