Keith

The friendly town of Keith in Moray sits on the Speyside Malt Whisky Trail and is a charming historic town nestled in the Isla valley. Take a stroll in Mid Street and you will be reminded why the town is is so proud of its linguistic heritage that it was named Scotland’s First Scots Toun. This bustling little town is an important stop on the Speyside Malt Whisky Trail thanks to the Strathisla Distillery, the oldest working distillery in Scotland dating from 1786. The town, however, boasts four distilleries in total on top of numerous traditional shops, plenty of good restaurants and a wide range of accommodation ranging from hotels and guest houses to B&Bs and self-catering cottages. Keith is also home to the only world school teaching kiltmaking and creative embroidery, the Keith Kilt and Textile Centre. If you arrive in Keith by car you will find parking at the railway station.