The village lies 5 miles (8 km) south of Grantown-on-Spey within the historical parish of Abernethy and Kincardine, and the Cairngorms National Park.

[2] Often affectionately referred to simply as "Nethy" the village has, since Victorian times been a tourist destination noted for its quiet and secluded location at the edge of the Abernethy Forest.

[3] It is in the heart of Strathspey in the Highlands of Scotland, between Aviemore and Grantown, and is within the boundary of the Cairngorms National Park which was established in 2003.

[4] A primary industry of Nethy Bridge was forestry,[5] with at one time several sawmills in the area, but this has long since subsided and now much of the income is derived from tourism.

Originally called Abernethy (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Neithich), Nethy Bridge was renamed shortly after the railways came this far north in the 1860s.