It is just 3 miles to the Games. From Forres and Nairn travel to the centre of Grantown-on Spey and turn left at the traffic lights. After 1 mile, cross the River Spey and take the first road on the right which is signposted to Nethy Bridge. It is just 3 miles to the Games. Travel by rail or coach to Aviemore.
Visitors are welcome to enter the athletic events on the day.
Originally formed in 1880, the Abernethy Highland Games Committee has tenaciously sought to retain the strictly amateur status of the competitions and to ensure that this event remains open and accessible to all. Display of skill, concentration, sensitivity, strength and stamina have always been part of the Highland popular pastimes, and these elements are required in varying degrees by all of today's competitors. The Caber or roof-beam was a vital structural element in the old thatched Highland dwelling, and while the right to cut timber in the forests was jealously controlled by the lairds, there was a traditional expectation that at certain times cabair could be taken. Such work might be accompanied by an element of merriment and the Fear Og, the young man, might be left balancing a cabar all by himself at the critical moment. In this competition the emphasis is not on the distance the cabar is thrown, as it is the manner in which it is tossed that counts.