As you head towards the bay from Lady village, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was no beach at all. The coast here is obscured from the road by large dunes, apart from an odd sandy track offering a glimpse of something special beyond.

Keep heading north east and you’ll eventually arrive at a small car park overlooking the turquoise bay. The first thing you’ll see, apart from the wide expanse of sparkling sand in both directions, is the wreck of an old ship in the shallows. This is what’s left of the B98, a German World War One destroyer that grounded here in the early months of 1920.

The vessel actually arrived in Scapa Flow just after the scuttling of the German fleet the previous year. It was being towed south to be scrapped when it slipped its lines and eventually came to rest at Lopness.

At low tide you can wander around its rusty remains, with only a glimpse of it visible when the tide is in.

The best advice here is to pick a direction and head off on a beach walk. You can expect to see a whole range of bird and sea life en-route.