Beauly in Highland, Scotland is a small, attractive market town on the banks of the River Beauly, often said to have been nicknamed from the French "beau lieu" or "beautiful place". It grew around the 13th‑century monastic foundation and its ruinous Beauly Priory is still a focal point, while its riverside setting and surrounding hills give easy access to classic Highland scenery and the nearby Moray Firth.
Today Beauly mixes local services, craft shops and B&Bs with a degree of commuting to Inverness, and it benefits from cultural touches such as the nearby creative writing centre at Moniack Mhor. The town retains strong clan and historic associations, a market‑town character and a steady flow of visitors interested in history, walking and the riverside setting.
Postcode districts covering Beauly
Most populated places nearby
- Inverness 8.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kirkhill Place 1.9 miles
- Muir of Ord Place 2.2 miles
- Dingwall and Seaforth Ward 5.6 miles
- Conon Bridge Place 5.9 miles
- Maryburgh Place 6.5 miles
- Inverness West Ward 7.7 miles
- Strathpeffer Place 7.8 miles
- North Kessock Place 7.9 miles
- Dingwall Place 8.3 miles
- Inverness Central Ward 8.7 miles
- Munlochy Place 8.8 miles
- Inverness Place 8.9 miles
Example postcodes in Beauly
IV4 7AW, IV4 7AP, IV4 7ES, IV4 7DS, IV4 7DZ, IV4 7DF, IV4 7EG, IV4 7EF, IV4 7DJ … See all
Transport links
- Inverness Airport 16 miles
- Aberdeen Airport 86.7 miles
- Beauly Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Muir of Ord Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Beauly Ad
- Muir Bank 2.5 miles
- The Priory Hotel 3 0.2 miles
- Coul House Hotel 4 7.4 miles
- Old North Inn Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Doric House 3 9.1 miles
- Ness Walk 5 8.7 miles
- AC Hotel by Marriott Inverness 4 8.6 miles
- River Ness Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 8.8 miles
- North Kessock Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- Heathmount Hotel 3 9.2 miles
Schools in Beauly
- Beauly Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarradale House Estate 2.5 miles
- Beaufort Castle Estate 2.6 miles
- Brahan Castle Estate 4.8 miles
- Erchless Castle Estate 7.1 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.1 miles
- Ness Castle Estate 8.2 miles
- Tulloch Castle Estate 8.3 miles
- Caledonian Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Scatwell House Estate 9.6 miles
- Craigiehowe Wood Forest 9.8 miles
- Balmacaan House Estate 10.3 miles
- Leys Castle Estate 10.4 miles