Planning your visit
The village of Nethybridge is about 5 miles south of Grantown on Spey in Inverness-shire, and about 30 miles south of the city of InvernessLocation
of Nethy Bridge [Multimap.com] Location
of Games Field in Nethy Bridge [Multimap.com] Programme - Dancing and piping competitions start at 10.30 am
- Main competitions for
athletics and traditional heavy events start at 12.00 pm
- Opening Parade of Massed Pipes and Drums is at 1.15pm
- The Pipes and Drums parade again another
three times during the afternoon
- The Games finish at around 5.00pm*
* it may be a little later depending on how long the events take to complete Admission
- £5.00 for an adult
- £3.00 for young people and pensioners
- £14 for a family of two adults and up to three children
We do
not sell tickets in advance (don’t worry, we have never turned anyone away and the queues are never more than a few minutes). As our Games field is quite
small there are no grandstands there are benches provided around the edge of the field – first come, first served, no charge. ParkingThere is
free car parking close to the field, with disabled parking close to the main entrance. Catering and other sales - Full catering service on
the field including a beer tent
- Trade stands selling crafts, gifts, outdoor clothing, and highland dress items
- Amusements and side shows.
If
you come along in the morning any time after 10.30 there is a programme of children’s events(and some for the parents as well!) Travel by Steam Train
- You can travel to the Games by Steam Train on the Strathspey Railway - from Aviemore to Broomhill, about a mile from Nethybridge
- An inclusive return
ticket- train travel, transfer by minibus to Nethybridge and entry to the Games
For further details on the times of trains and inclusive Games fares
contact the Railway at: information@strathspeyrailway.co.uk AccommodationThere is
accommodation locally and details are available on the Village website which is operated by the Nethybridge Tourist Association.
Other local web sites you might wish to look at are - www.aviemore.co.uk
- www.boatofgarten.com
The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board
site www.host.co.uk also has - accommodation information
- transport details [to and around the Highlands] and
- a telephone booking facility.
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Massed
pipe bands throughout the day
Traditional heavy events from 12 noon
Athletics from 12 noon
Dancing from 10.30am |