Campbell's of Beauly

Campbell's of Beauly We specialise in countrywear, knitwear, and have our own bespoke tailoring staff, not only for the making of sporting suits, but also for more formal wear.

Campbell's of Beauly was established in 1858 by the Campbell family and is still a family run business today. We specialise in countrywear, knitwear, and have our own bespoke tailoring staff, not only for the making of sporting suits, but also for more formal wear, ladies' wear and typical Highland dress. In an era where it's becoming more difficult to find traditional British made bespoke tailoring, Campbell's are fortunate to have the skills of Lara Bradbeer. In our workroom behind the shop we make all our bespoke garments by hand. Every order we take is individually measured to the client, making us one of the very few tailors in Scotland offering this bespoke process and service. Campbell's specialise in sporting suits, and have a rich history in tailoring the tweeds for many sporting estates, and a long tradition of making formal Highlandwear. These include plus four's, jackets, waistcoats, skirts, trousers and kilts. In addition of the large range of tweeds and countrywear range, Campbell's of Beauly specialise in luxury British made knitwear. Sourcing only the finest qualities from the best knitting mills in Hawick, Campbell's pride ourselves in offering a premium knitwear product of the highest detail and quality. Sporting tweeds form an important part of the large selection of fabric kept in stock. Some of the designs are woven specially, and can only be obtained from Campbell's of Beauly, but the ranges in stock include tweeds of various weights from a number British of mills, all woven in the UK. Our retail shops name "The Highland Tweed House" is a testament to our experience and expertise in this specialist niche area, and the company is often referred to as the "guardians of tweed".

Now at Campbell’s, Akubra hats bring a classic piece of Australian countrywear to the Highlands.Made in Australia, Akubr...
03/10/2026

Now at Campbell’s, Akubra hats bring a classic piece of Australian countrywear to the Highlands.
Made in Australia, Akubra has been producing its distinctive felt hats for over a century, earning a reputation for quality, practicality and traditional craftsmanship.
Nic, our owner, is half Australian and was particularly delighted to introduce another great Australian country brand to Campbell’s, returning to her Australian roots and bringing a little of the Outback to the Highlands.
The unisex Traveller is one of Akubra’s most enduring styles. Crafted from pliable felt, it is comfortable, practical and designed to retain its shape through years of wear. A proper country hat, with a heritage every bit as authentic as its appearance.
Worn here with our Ladies Aigas Jacket and Moss Stitch Polo.

A Little VanityMy fondness for the sporting and Highland prints of Vanity FairI have always had a great fondness for the...
02/10/2026

A Little Vanity

My fondness for the sporting and Highland prints of Vanity Fair
I have always had a great fondness for the old Vanity Fair caricatures, particularly those by “Spy”. We have accumulated rather a lot at Campbell’s over the years, and naturally it is the sporting figures and characters in Highland dress that tend to catch my eye.

Vanity Fair began publishing its famous caricatures in 1869, depicting politicians, soldiers, sportsmen, aristocrats and other characters of Victorian and Edwardian society. My favourites are generally those by Sir Leslie Ward, who signed his work simply “Spy” and became synonymous with the series.

This particular print, however, isn’t by Spy at all, but by “Ape”, the Italian artist Carlo Pellegrini. Ape preceded Spy and helped establish the distinctive Vanity Fair style. Published in November 1870, this was a recent purchase and one I had been searching for for years.

I particularly enjoy the clothes: tweed jackets, kilts, shooting stockings and all the details of period country dress. They may be caricatures, but there is a surprising amount to learn from them.

A handful of favourites include the driven grouse prints, Rimington Wilson, Lord Savile, the Queen’s Lord Steward and the First Master General.

Perhaps that is why so many have found their way onto the walls at Campbell’s. They feel entirely at home here. And, as with most collections, there is always room for just one more.

It’s an Italian Thing. The art of a good lunch.Earlier this year we joined our good friend Tommaso for lunch at Da Rugge...
01/10/2026

It’s an Italian Thing. The art of a good lunch.
Earlier this year we joined our good friend Tommaso for lunch at Da Ruggero in Florence. Simple food, proper cooking, a bottle of red on the table and absolutely no reason to hurry. It is the sort of restaurant that seems to capture everything we love about Tuscany.
Tuscan cooking is wonderfully straightforward, shaped by the farms, hills and seasons of the region. Meat plays an important part, from the great bistecca alla Fiorentina, cooked over fire and served wonderfully rare, to wild boar, roast pork, rabbit and game. Add good bread, beans, artichokes, generous amounts of olive oil and, of course, a bottle of Chianti or Brunello.
Perhaps that is why we feel such an affinity with Tuscany. The landscape may be rather different to the Highlands, but there is the same respect for the countryside, its produce and traditions. Good things need not be complicated.
Tommaso was suitably dressed in some Campbell’s favourites during our time in Florence, including our Brushed Shetland Rugby, Fairisle Slipover, Gun Club Shooting Coat and Fern Shetland Crew. Traditional country clothes worn with that wonderfully relaxed Italian ease.
Until next time, when we return to Florence for our biannual menswear buying trip. Any excuse for another lunch at Da Ruggero, a restaurant whose outlook and ethos feel rather close to our own at Campbell’s.

We’re rather delighted to see Campbell’s included in Paula Flynn’s new book, The World’s Most Beautiful Shops, published...
29/09/2026

We’re rather delighted to see Campbell’s included in Paula Flynn’s new book, The World’s Most Beautiful Shops, published on 27th October.
Paula founded The ShopKeepers over a decade ago, initially as a way of documenting beautiful and interesting shops around the world. It has since grown into a wonderful celebration of independent retail and, most importantly, the people behind it.
Her first book brings together more than 100 remarkable shops across six continents, from bookshops, florists and cafés to ateliers, bakeries, galleries and wonderfully individual emporiums. Each is different, but all share that increasingly rare quality of having a genuine sense of place and personality.
It is a subject rather close to our hearts. Campbell’s has occupied our shop in Beauly since 1858, and we remain firm believers in the importance of independent shops, knowledgeable people behind the counter and the pleasure of discovering things you might not find anywhere else.
The book looks absolutely beautiful, and we’re enormously proud to see our little shop in the Highlands amongst its pages.
Congratulations to Paula and The ShopKeepers, and thank you for including us.
The World’s Most Beautiful Shops is available to preorder now.

The stag stalking season is underway in the Highlands, marking the return of a tradition that has shaped life on the hil...
28/09/2026

The stag stalking season is underway in the Highlands, marking the return of a tradition that has shaped life on the hill for generations.
Stalking is about far more than the pursuit itself. It is about understanding the land, reading the weather, knowing the habits of the deer and spending long days among the hills. Stalkers, ghillies, keepers and estate workers possess knowledge often passed down through generations. Traditions run deep here and remain an important part of Highland rural life.
With no natural predators remaining in Scotland to control deer numbers, responsible management is essential. Left unchecked, deer can place considerable pressure on woodland, young trees and fragile habitats. Stalking therefore plays an important role in maintaining the balance between deer and the landscape.
And then there is the venison. Truly wild, free ranging, lean and delicious, it is one of the finest meats produced in the Highlands. Food that comes directly from the landscape around us.
For people of the land, the opening of the stag season is another turn in the Highland calendar. Ri**es are checked, boots pulled on and the hill begins to take on its autumn character once again.
A tradition rooted in the landscape, and one that remains as relevant today as ever.

The Campbell’s Lomond began with an old favourite pair of chukka boots of mine. They had been worn for years, were wonde...
26/09/2026

The Campbell’s Lomond began with an old favourite pair of chukka boots of mine. They had been worn for years, were wonderfully comfortable and had just the right relaxed country character. When the time came to replace them, rather than simply finding another pair, we decided to develop our own.

Working with traditional shoemakers in Northamptonshire, we set about creating a chukka that retained everything I liked about that original pair, while refining the shape, materials and construction to make it distinctly Campbell’s.

The result is the Lomond, handcrafted in rich chocolate brown suede with a classic rounded last and traditional Goodyear welted construction. It is fully leather lined and finished with a lightweight Gumlite sole, giving the boot plenty of comfort and flexibility without losing the durability you expect from a properly made British shoe.

It is deliberately understated, designed to look just as natural with denim and chinos as it does with cords or country tailoring.

A timeless British country chukka, developed from an old favourite and, we hope, destined to become a new one.

Thinking ahead to autumn…As the days begin to cool, layering comes back into its own. Our Ladies Aigas Jacket is an idea...
25/09/2026

Thinking ahead to autumn…

As the days begin to cool, layering comes back into its own. Our Ladies Aigas Jacket is an ideal piece for the changing season, worn here with our Forest Green Linen Skirt and Moss Stitch Tank Slipover.

The combination of to***co, rust and deep forest green creates a wonderfully autumnal palette, while the mix of linen, knitwear and the softly structured jacket brings plenty of texture and character.

A tank slipover adds just enough warmth over a favourite shirt, while the Aigas Jacket can be thrown on when the temperature drops. The linen skirt carries easily into autumn too, particularly when paired with knitwear and boots.

A relaxed approach to autumn dressing, with practical layers, rich colour and plenty of Highland character.

Morning coffee in Florence.Our new Harris Tweed Glen Check Jacket, tailored in Italy, brings together the heritage and c...
24/09/2026

Morning coffee in Florence.
Our new Harris Tweed Glen Check Jacket, tailored in Italy, brings together the heritage and character of a great Scottish cloth with the softness of Italian tailoring. The traditional Glen check has its origins in the Scottish Highlands, while the Harris Tweed itself is handwoven by islanders in their homes across the Outer Hebrides. The nature of the handweaving creates a relatively loose set, giving the cloth its wonderful loft, texture and a little natural stretch, all of which make it particularly well suited to a softly tailored jacket.
The natural loft and texture of Harris Tweed pair particularly well with the light Italian construction. By keeping the jacket softly tailored and lightly structured, the cloth retains all of its character without the finished jacket feeling overly heavy or bulky.
Photographed here (by ) on our friend Tommaso Capozzoli in Florence, the earthy tones of the Glen check are paired with our Shetland Crew in Butterscotch, adding a rich splash of autumn colour.
A very Scottish combination, looking rather at home on the streets of Florence.
N.B. Our Shetland Crews will be fully restocked in November.

“There’s a little bit of Land Rover in every Leyland.”A wonderfully confident piece of British advertising. Although any...
23/09/2026

“There’s a little bit of Land Rover in every Leyland.”

A wonderfully confident piece of British advertising. Although anyone who owned a Leyland in the 1970s might argue there was also a little bit of the workshop in every journey.

A day on the West Coast.Stalking in the hills near Ullapool, where much of the day still looks remarkably as it might ha...
22/09/2026

A day on the West Coast.
Stalking in the hills near Ullapool, where much of the day still looks remarkably as it might have done generations ago. Tweed on the hill, Garron ponies carrying the deer and miles of wild Highland ground underfoot.
There are, however, some modern additions that sit rather well alongside the traditions.
The new Leica Geovid binoculars were put to good use throughout the day, with both the Max version in brown and the Pro version in olive green out on the hill. Good binoculars are every bit as important as good boots, with hours spent glassing distant ground, picking out deer amongst rock and heather and judging what lies ahead.
Both combine Leica’s exceptional optics with modern rangefinding technology and, importantly, look perfectly at home alongside tweed.
Old traditions and modern equipment. Each has its place on the hill.

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Beauly

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm

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+441463782239

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