The Granite City of Aberdeen is a prosperous, cosmopolitan city with an international population and a booming oil industry.
The city boasts spectacular architecture and captivating museums, fascinating history, a wealth of art and culture and a lively social scene. Aberdeen's famous 'Granite Mile', Union Street, is the gateway to over 800 shops, restaurants and bars. Visitors can chill-out in lovely flower-filled parks - Aberdeen is 13 times winner of Britain in Bloom. Best of all, the city has its own golden sandy beach.
The city centre features the opulent Marischal College and the colonnaded art gallery with its fine collection, which have been preserved as museums. Union Street continues west to the cosmopolitan West End, where much of the city's nightlife can be found. To the south, the harbour heaves with boats serving the fishing and oil industries, while north of the centre lies attractive Old Aberdeen, a village neighbourhood presided over by King's College and St Machar Cathedral, and influenced by the large student population. Aberdeen's long beach, with its esplanade development, marks the city's eastern border, only a mile or so from its centre.
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Aberdeen Ballroom Beach
The south end is sheltered by the harbour wall, but as the beach stretches north towards the local...
0.68 miles awayAberdeen Airport, Dyce & Bucksburn
Dyce is the home of Aberdeen's airport.
5.32 miles awayPortlethen
Originally a small fishing village, Porthlethen today is a residential coastal town situated seven...
6.5 miles away
Balmedie / Potterton
Balmedie is a village seven miles north of Aberdeen.
6.84 miles awayKirkhill Forest
Kirkhill is a working forest with waymarked circular walks, a permanent orienteering course and...
6.88 miles awayWesthill
Westhill is a small commuter settlement located six miles west of Aberdeen.
7.07 miles awayBalmedie Beach
Balmedie is a flat, sandy beach with sand dunes to the rear of the beach.
7.3 miles awayMaryculter
Maryculter is a small village situated in the Lower Deeside at the entrance to Royal Deeside.
7.56 miles awayNewmachar
Newmachar village sits in the north east of Scotland 10 miles from Aberdeen.
8.74 miles awayPitmedden / Udny
Pitmedden is a village five miles east of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire.
13.26 miles awayStonehaven Beach
Stonehaven is a popular coastal resort, which is well used by watersports enthusiasts.
13.62 miles awaySkatie Shore / Highland Boundry Fault
The shore all the way south of Aberdeen is rocky, but there is a small sandy bay at the foot of...
13.62 miles awayStonehaven / Newtonhill
Stonehaven is a pretty harbour town south of Aberdeen, famous for its Hogmanay fireballs ceremony.
13.62 miles awayKemnay/ Monymusk/ Kintore
Kemnay and Kintore are villages on the River Don south of Inverurie.
14.13 miles awayInverurie
Inverurie, a prosperous Aberdeenshire town situated in the valley of River Don, is a good base for...
14.39 miles awayEllon / Newburgh
Six miles north-west of the town of Ellon is historic Haddo house, built in 1731 and designed by...
14.44 miles awayCollieston
The sandy Collieston beach is located in a picturesque village north of Aberdeen, on Scotland’s...
14.8 miles awayForvie National Nature Reserve
Explore the huge sand dunes and heather moor, cliff tops and hidden bay. With the constant shifting...
15.1 miles awayOldmeldrum
Oldmeldrum is a small town north east of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.
15.51 miles awayBanchory
The fine Scottish town of Banchory is located approximately 20 miles west of Aberdeen, adjacent to...
16.55 miles awayFalls Of Feugh
The stunning Falls of Feugh are located near Banchory in Aberdeenshire.
16.62 miles awayCairn O’Mount Viewpoint
Cairn O'Mount Viewpoint is situated in Royal Deeside and sits close to 1,500 ft above sea level.
16.74 miles awayBennachie
Bennachie is one of the best known and most popular places to visit in north east Scotland.
17.8 miles awayGlenbranter
Part of Argyll Forest Park, Glenbranter Forest boasts a variety of walks and cycle paths.
19.56 miles awayOld Rayne / Pitcaple / Chapel Of Garioch
These are three villages near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.
19.86 miles awayCruden Bay
The Bay of Cruden has a sweeping expanse of pink sands and dunes approximately 2.5 km in length.
20.17 miles awayCulblean Hill
Culbean Hill is found in Aberdeenshire.
20.82 miles awayArbuthnott
Arbuthnott was the home of author Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
21.43 miles awayAuchenblae
The village of Auchenblae is situated in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire around 12...
22.12 miles awayAlford
Alford is a small country town happily nestled in rural Aberdeenshire with a peaceful and tranquil...
23.42 miles awayInsch / Colpy
Insch is a village two miles north-west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.
23.68 miles awayFyvie / Rothienorman / Methlick
Fyvie is a village on the River Ythan eight miles south of Turriff in Aberdeenshire.
23.74 miles away
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