Nairn

Just 16 miles east of Inverness, Nairn occupies a commanding position at the centre of the Inner Moray Firth.The population of the town is about 9,500.

Historically a fishing port and market town, it now has an economy based on retailing, manufacturing and tourism.

Nairn blends business, enterprise and recreational facilities (including two 18-hole championship golf courses) with urban services to offer a high quality of life. Tourism is important and the town boasts many fine, well-appointed hotels and is able to accommodate conferencing and corporate entertainment. Annual staying visitors to Nairn total some 60,000 and the town is visited by about 160,000 day trippers per year.  Estimates value total visitor expenditure in Nairn and the immediate surrounding areas at approximately £10 million per year.

Balmakeith Industrial Estate and Balmakeith Business Park offer serviced sites for a variety of new businesses and a range of advanced units. Good communications by road, rail, air and sea provide ready access to national and European markets.

Intensive improvement projects have revitalised the town centre of Nairn in recent years.  .  In addition, the attractive High Street has welcomed a number of unique and high quality new shops which have helped to create further momentum in the retail sector.

Nairn lies on the A96 trunk route, and railway, which link Inverness and Aberdeen, and connect to the A9 and the major railhead at Inverness.Inverness Airport is nearby providing a range of domestic flights allowing easy access to interlining airports with flights to Europe and North America.