Broomhill Nethybridge rural countryside by the River Spey in he Cairngorms National Park
Nethy Bridge is a small village in Strathspey in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. Since Victorian times Nethy Bridge has been a popular tourist destination for its quiet and secluded location at the edge of the Abernethy Forest. In 1863 two railway lines were built along the line of the River Spey, one on each side. These met at Boat of Garten, from where one crossed the Spey and followed a route through Nethy Bridge to Dufftown. Both closed in the 1960s. The line on the north west of the Spey is being steadily brought back into use by the Strathspey Railway, while that on the south east side forms the route of the Speyside Way long distance path from Nethy Bridge to Grantown on Spey, now the extension to Aviemore has been completed. One of the primary industries of Nethy Bridge was forestry, with at one time several sawmills in the area, but this has long since subsided, now much of the income is derived from tourism. The name is derived from the River Nethy, a tributary of the nearby River Spey, which runs through the village, and the arched Victorian-era bridge in the centre of the village. In 2001 the population of Nethy Bridge was 498, this is likely to be higher now due to housing developments. An odd thing about Broomhill Station is that competition between different railway companies led to it being called Nethy Bridge from 1923. This must have caused no end of confusion to travellers of the day, with two different Nethy Bridge stations in existence, one the wrong side of the River Spey. Thankfully the Strathspey Railway chose to revert to the original name of Broomhill when reopening the station.
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Location: Broomhill Nethybridge Badenoch and Strathspey Highland Region Scotland UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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