North Kessock is a small village on the northern shore of the Beauly Firth at the edge of the Black Isle in the Highland council area of Scotland. Sitting beside the northern end of the Kessock Bridge, it looks across the water to Inverness and serves as a quiet gateway between the city and the peninsula.
Historically a ferry and fishing community, North Kessock retains a working-harbour feel and a strong local identity; the old ferry route was replaced by the bridge in the early 1980s. The village is popular with visitors and commuters for its coastal walks, attractive firth views and frequent sightings of seals and bottlenose dolphins, while active community groups keep village life lively.
Postcode districts covering North Kessock
Most populated places nearby
- Inverness 2.9 miles4.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Inverness Central Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Inverness West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Inverness Place 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Inverness Millburn Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Munlochy Place 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Inverness Ness-side Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Westhill Place 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Smithton Place 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Culloden Place 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Milton of Leys Place 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Avoch Place 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Balloch Place 5.2 miles8.4 km
Example postcodes in North Kessock
IV1 3WY, IV1 3YD, IV1 3XY, IV1 3JL, IV1 3XS, IV1 3YB, IV1 3YH, IV1 3WX, IV1 3JE … See all
Transport links
- Inverness Airport 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Aberdeen Airport 79.5 miles127.9 km
- Inverness Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Muir of Ord Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
Hotels near North Kessock Ad
- Doric House 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ness Walk 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
- North Kessock Hotel 3 0.4 miles0.7 km
- River Ness Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 2 miles3.3 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Inverness 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Heathmount Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Aye Stay 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kingsmills Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- B&B Hotel Inverness 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Lochardil House Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
Schools in North Kessock
- North Kessock Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Caledonian Stadium Stadium 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Craigiehowe Wood Forest 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Arrie Wood Forest 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ness Castle Estate 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Leys Castle Estate 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Castle Stuart Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Tarradale House Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Brahan Castle Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Tulloch Castle Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Foulis Castle Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Beaufort Castle Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km