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The Old School Beauly, a twin-gabled Victorian stone school on the High Street, under a bright blue sky.
Inverness-shire

The Old School Beauly

A Victorian primary school on Beauly's High Street, its classrooms turned into separate shops for fashion, homewares, gifts, books, music and toys.

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On the High Street in Beauly stands a handsome Victorian school building of pale stone, with twin gables and tall windows.

The children have long gone, and in their place is an award-winning shop, still arranged by classroom.

Each room is its own shop. One is given over to women's fashion and knitwear, another to homewares, candles and throws, others to gifts, jewellery, bags and Harris Tweed, and there are rooms for music and children's toys and games, with a bookshop towards the back. Much of it is made or sourced locally, from soaps to Highland earthenware bowls.

The staff are friendly and full of local knowledge, and there is free parking right outside. It opens every day, from half past nine, or from noon on Sundays. The ruined priory at the end of Beauly's square is only a few minutes' walk away.

Close byRobertson's Farm ShopA deli and café in the village.1 min by roadSee itRobertson's Speciality Farm Shop near Beauly, a whitewashed building with a blue sign and a Farm Shop Open board on a barrel.
Before you go

Open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, and Sunday, noon to 4pm, in Google's current record.

Free parking outside.

Where
High Street, Beauly, IV4 7BX.
Hours
9.30am to 5.30pm; Sunday noon to 4pm.
Inside
A classroom for each kind of shop.
Where it is

On the High Street in Beauly, IV4 7BX, with free parking outside.

Close byBeauly.
  1. Beauly PrioryBeauly PrioryThe ruined priory at the end of the square.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Deli counter staff behind glass cases of pastries, with Shore crisps in wicker baskets belowCorner on the SquareUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. Café interior with green banquette seating, wooden tables and wildflowers in vasesCafe BiagiottiUnder a mile1 min by road
  4. Bad Girl BakeryBad Girl Bakery2 miles4 min by road
  5. The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery, Muir of OrdThe Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery, Muir of OrdThe Singleton's distillery at Muir of Ord, west of Inverness, open all year for guided tours, tastings, and a bar and deli.3 miles7 min by road
Directions
Robertson's Speciality Farm Shop near Beauly, a whitewashed building with a blue sign and a Farm Shop Open board on a barrel.AttractionsRobertson's Farm Shop0.7 miles
The Wardlaw Mausoleum at Kirkhill, a pale building with a belfry, among old headstones in the graveyard.AttractionsWardlaw Mausoleum1.5 miles over the water
A wild bridal bouquet of pale dahlias, grasses, daisies and berries by Wild Gorse Studio.ShoppingWild Gorse Studio4.5 miles
The Black Isle Dairy farm shop, a green timber building with a chalkboard and flower tubs on the gravel.ShoppingBlack Isle Dairy4.9 miles
Three archers with recurve bows stand beside a Pro-Boss target scored with arrowsActivityWildwoodz9.0 miles
Coloured cloth strips tied to a bare tree in woodlandAttractionsThe Clootie Well9.6 miles
Corrugated metal building with Black Isle Brewing Co sign and porch entranceRestaurantsBlack Isle Brewery9.7 miles
White-harled Clachan Inn with crow-stepped gables behind a stone roadside wallRestaurantsThe Allangrange10 miles
Standing stones arranged in circles on a misty autumn hillsideAttractionsBlack Muir Woods and the Touchstone Maze10 miles
Stay nearby

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