Nethy Bridge - Strathspey, near Aviemore - the perfect centre to enjoy the glorious highland countryside

		Strathspey weather The climate here is much better than you may have thought! Scots Nights 3 mid-summer evenings with a ceilidh band, singing, dancing & fun! Sign up for the Nethy Bridge Tourist Association Email Newsletter Abernethy Gardens Party Every second year - a tour around 10 of the area's best gardens - all for a local charity. Light lunch included in price and lunch available for small extra. Sundowner Pimms too, plus Garage Sale and Crafts .... Next Tour: Sunday 15th June 2008 11am to 5pm. Proceeds to Explore Abernethy. Telephone 01479 851 347 for more details. Nethy's Going Greener Locals and visitors to the village are being encouraged to be Green & Wildlife friendly. Abernethy Highland Games The oldest amateur Games in Scotland - held on the second Saturday of August every year "The Nethy" newsletter Read about what is happening around the village - published quarterly Articles from The Nethy Photo Tour of the village See our beautiful village. Been here? Why not send us your pictures of Nethy Bridge to upload to our Gallery Web Award for Nethy
Situated in the heart of beautiful Strathspey in the Highlands of Scotland between Aviemore and Grantown, Nethy Bridge is the perfect centre to enjoy the countryside of the glorious Scottish Highlands . Nethy Bridge boasts a full range of accommodation from hotels to bed and breakfast, self catering establishments or hostels, and has easy access to a vast range of activities throughout the area. The village of Nethy Bridge - often affectionately referred to simply as "Nethy" has been a holiday destination since Victorian times, yet it remains unspoilt with the majority of accommodation hidden away in quiet locations next to the ancient Caledonian pine forest.
With the dramatic backdrop of the often snowcapped Cairngorm mountains and hundreds of acres of Abernethy Forest (RSPB owned) Nethy Bridge spans the lower reaches of the River Nethy a mile before it reaches the River Spey, one of Scotland's foremost salmon rivers. Built in 1820, the bridge is a classic Telford design, and is in the heart of the village. It had to be repaired after the August 1829 Moray (N.E. Scotland) Flood when part of it was washed away. Originally called Abernethy, Nethy Bridge was renamed when the railways came this far north in the 1860's. The Great North of Scotland Railway already had a village called Abernethy on its line further south, so renamed this one Nethy Bridge to differentiate the two. The place name Abernethy is still frequently used around here - Abernethy Highland Games, Abernethy Forest etc.