Railway stations can sometimes be confusing and overcrowded, seemingly impossible to navigate as passengers race to their carriages before they pull out. These problems don't apply to the station with Britain's shortest platform. Beauly Station's solitary platform is so wee, you're more likely to fall off it than struggle to find it.

The station, which was reopened in 2002, is hardly even a station. No terminal, no ticket office, no information centre - Beauly Station is just a platform, a waiting shelter and a car park.

The platform is, according to The Railway Magazine, only 49½ feet (15.06 metres) long. That means it is shorter than a single carriage on the British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter trains that pass through.

The Highland village is connected by the appropriately named Far North Line and is around 10 miles from Inverness. It can be reached in under four hours by rail from Glasgow.

If you are fortunate enough to be passing through the tiny village, there are many reasons to get off the train and have a look around. Top of the list for anyone visiting Beauly should be the Aigas Field Centre. The centre is a wildlife haven and offers courses for those looking to learn more about the ecosystem of the area. [Unfortunately Aigas Field Centre is not an easy trip from Beauly station - with a shoppers bus passing only once each way per week. - Ed]

One visitor, from San Diego, California, took to Tripadvisor to review the place. The impressed holidaymaker said: "What a wonderful experience! Beautiful and peaceful property, offering great meals and interesting excursions. At the beginning of the week I met travelers that had visited multiple times and wondered why, after a couple of days I completely understood."

"Everyone at Aigas were so kind and knowledgeable. A great place to unplug and really appreciate nature."

Of the other attractions in Beauly, the village's Priory is a must-see. Dating back to around 1230, the ruins are what is left of a Valliscaulian monastic community. [Beauly Priory has been surrounded in scaffolding and fencing for many months with no access to the interior. - Ed]

A Tripadvisor user glowed about the ancient structure, telling prospective visitors to the area: "These small but stunning ruins are a must if you're visiting the area! The priory was founded in the year 1230 as a Valliscaulian monastery for a group of monks from France. It fell to ruin during the reformation, like so many others.

"The priory is unusually long in structure - and there are some rooms off to the side as well. The whole thing is full of ancient tombs - many of which belong to members of Clans Fraser and Mackenzie. There are some lovely memento mori scattered about. And lots of information signs telling you tidbits of the history.

"There's even an ancient sycamore tree to the left as you enter the grounds - hundreds of years old and full of crows nests - definitely adds to the eerie ambiance haha! There used to be a very creepy, 800 year old wych elm out front too but it fell and is no longer there sadly."