For the active, Speyside offers limitless outdoor pursuits - hillwalking and climbing, mountain biking, trail running, white water canoeing, sailing and windsurfing on Loch Insch, fishing on the Spey or on a number of other rivers, and Golf courses galore at Nethy bridge, Boat of Garten, Grantown on Spey, Aviemore and many more. In winter the Cairngorms offer superb walking, climbing, skiing and snowboarding and for beginners or families, The Lecht is an ideal skiing resort.

For the less active, there is bird watching at Boat of Garten Osprey Centre and all around the AbernethyForest, whisky tasting on the Speyside Whisky Trail, gentle forest walks around the Abernethy Forest, a multitude of historic sites to visit including beautiful Cawdor Castle and Culloden Moor, The Highland Wildlife Park at Kingussie and The Landmark Visitor Centre at Carrbridge.

In Nethy Bridge itself there are tennis courts, a bowling green, children's park, and the golf course, and for rainy days there is a swimming pool and soft play centre for young children at Coylumbridge. If you need more, then Inverness is about forty minutes drive away and offers a full range of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and shopping.

Highland Games have taken place in Nethy Bridge since 1880, the oldest traditional Games in Scotland For more information see our Links page.