Keith is a compact market town in rural Moray, in north‑east Scotland, sitting on the banks of the River Isla. It has a long history as a local trading and coaching hub, with a tidy town centre of older stone buildings and a mix of Victorian and earlier architecture that hints at its centuries‑old role serving surrounding farms and hamlets.
Today Keith combines agriculture and local services with tourism linked to the nearby Speyside whisky trail and several distilleries; the preserved Keith and Dufftown heritage railway and a mainline station also add a heritage and transport dimension. Community life is steady and village‑scale, with annual events, shops and cafés, and easy road and rail access to larger centres such as Elgin, Inverness and Aberdeen.
Postcode districts covering Keith
Most populated places nearby
- Elgin 15.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Keith and Cullen Ward 5.9 miles
- Fochabers Place 7.1 miles
- Mosstodloch Place 8.6 miles
- Portgordon Place 8.6 miles
- Fochabers Lhanbryde Ward 8.9 miles
- Huntly Place 9.1 miles
- Dufftown Place 9.2 miles
- Buckie Place 9.2 miles
- Rothes Place 9.4 miles
Example postcodes in Keith
AB55 5BX, AB55 5BG, AB55 5GF, AB55 5HA, AB55 5DZ, AB55 5FQ, AB55 5LD, AB55 5NR, AB55 5FD … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 36.7 miles
- Inverness Airport 40.6 miles
- Keith Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Huntly Railway Station 9.5 miles
Hotels near Keith Ad
- Brig&Barrel 9.1 miles
- Whisky Capital Inn 9.4 miles
- Highlander Inn 3 9.5 miles
- The Mill House Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside 4 9.5 miles
- The Station Hotel 4 9.5 miles
- The Fiddichside Inn 3 9.2 miles
- OYO Eastbank Hotel, Speyside Scotland 2 9.5 miles
- Mill House Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- The Old Coach House Hotel 3 9.1 miles
Schools in Keith
- Keith Grammar School Secondary
- Keith Primary School Primary
- St Thomas RC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Drummuir Castle Estate 6.4 miles
- Huntly Lodge Estate 9 miles
- Mayen House Estate 9.6 miles
- Ardmeallie House Estate 10 miles
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 12.2 miles
- Glenfiddich Lodge Estate 13.9 miles
- Blackwater Lodge Estate 15.5 miles
- Borough Briggs Stadium 15.5 miles
- Ardmiddle House Estate 15.6 miles
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 17.1 miles
- Montcoffer House Estate 17.3 miles
- Duffus House Estate 18.6 miles