Sightseeing
Aberdeen
Spanning over 700 years, the collection at The Aberdeen Art Gallery includes works by Scottish artists, designers and makers such as Henry Raeburn, Joan Eardley, Samuel Peploe, Rachel McLean, Bill Gibb and James Cromar Watt, as well as nationally and internationally-acclaimed artists including Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin and Claude Monet.
Their designer café offers good food and treats. Find interesting gifts in the gallery shop.
After a visit to the gallery a quick walk along Schoolhill will take you to the beautiful Marischal College. You could also visit Provost Skene House to learn about the influential people of the north-east before stopping off at BrewDog (on Gallowgate) or All Bar One for food and drink or if you have the kids, Mackies 19.2 Cafe is a treat and the kids can run around the courtyard while you rest!
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Aberdeen Art Gallery
SchoolhillSpanning over 700 years, the collection at The Aberdeen Art Gallery includes works by Scottish artists, designers and makers such as Henry Raeburn, Joan Eardley, Samuel Peploe, Rachel McLean, Bill Gibb and James Cromar Watt, as well as nationally and internationally-acclaimed artists including Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin and Claude Monet.
Their designer café offers good food and treats. Find interesting gifts in the gallery shop.
After a visit to the gallery a quick walk along Schoolhill will take you to the beautiful Marischal College. You could also visit Provost Skene House to learn about the influential people of the north-east before stopping off at BrewDog (on Gallowgate) or All Bar One for food and drink or if you have the kids, Mackies 19.2 Cafe is a treat and the kids can run around the courtyard while you rest!
Inside Provost Skene’s House, more than 100 remarkable individuals from Aberdeen and the North-East are showcased in new interactive displays. They include innovators, scientists, live savers, writers, sporting champions and stars of stage and screen who have lived or worked in Aberdeen or the North-East.
Dating from 1545, Provost Skene’s House is the oldest surviving townhouse in Aberdeen. Not a huge exhibition but worth seeing.
While you're in the area, admire the Marischal College building and the artworks at the Aberdeen Art Gallery before stopping off for some ice cream or a hot chocolate at Mackies 19.2 Café or All Bar One; the kids can run around the enclosed courtyard where they're located.
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Provost Skene's House
Inside Provost Skene’s House, more than 100 remarkable individuals from Aberdeen and the North-East are showcased in new interactive displays. They include innovators, scientists, live savers, writers, sporting champions and stars of stage and screen who have lived or worked in Aberdeen or the North-East.
Dating from 1545, Provost Skene’s House is the oldest surviving townhouse in Aberdeen. Not a huge exhibition but worth seeing.
While you're in the area, admire the Marischal College building and the artworks at the Aberdeen Art Gallery before stopping off for some ice cream or a hot chocolate at Mackies 19.2 Café or All Bar One; the kids can run around the enclosed courtyard where they're located.
Close to the Art Gallery and Provost Skene’s House, the college building is well worth a look.
Eat or drink at the nearby BrewDog, All Bar One or Mackies 19.2 (ice cream) Café where the kids can run around the courtyard while you relax.
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Marischal College
Close to the Art Gallery and Provost Skene’s House, the college building is well worth a look.
Eat or drink at the nearby BrewDog, All Bar One or Mackies 19.2 (ice cream) Café where the kids can run around the courtyard while you relax.
Close to the busy harbour, on the historic Shiprow, Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city’s long and often dramatic relationship with the sea, from the earliest days of trading, fishing and shipbuilding, to the discovery of North Sea oil and gas, and Aberdeen’s place today as a leader in global energy transition.
Over four floors the modern, fully-accessible museum building and the historic 16th century Provost Ross’s House showcase ship models from 1689 to the present, whaler’s harpoons and scrimshaw, rare examples of medieval imported goods, a complete lighthouse lens assembly and the entire deck of a historic steamer.
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
ShiprowClose to the busy harbour, on the historic Shiprow, Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city’s long and often dramatic relationship with the sea, from the earliest days of trading, fishing and shipbuilding, to the discovery of North Sea oil and gas, and Aberdeen’s place today as a leader in global energy transition.
Over four floors the modern, fully-accessible museum building and the historic 16th century Provost Ross’s House showcase ship models from 1689 to the present, whaler’s harpoons and scrimshaw, rare examples of medieval imported goods, a complete lighthouse lens assembly and the entire deck of a historic steamer.
Castles
Standing against a backdrop of rolling hills and set within its own beautiful gardens, Crathes Castle is a classic 16th century Scottish tower house. Enjoy turrets, towers, oak panels, painted ceilings, a historic walled garden with iconic yew hedges and plenty of nature trails for spotting roe deer, red squirrels, woodpeckers, buzzards and herons.
Don’t miss the Horn of Leys, given to the Burnett family in the 14th century by Robert the Bruce.
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Crathes Castle
Standing against a backdrop of rolling hills and set within its own beautiful gardens, Crathes Castle is a classic 16th century Scottish tower house. Enjoy turrets, towers, oak panels, painted ceilings, a historic walled garden with iconic yew hedges and plenty of nature trails for spotting roe deer, red squirrels, woodpeckers, buzzards and herons.
Don’t miss the Horn of Leys, given to the Burnett family in the 14th century by Robert the Bruce.
See 700 years of history at Drum Castle in its battlements, medieval square tower and sprawling extensions.
The Royal Forest and Tower of Drum were given to the Irvine family by Robert the Bruce in 1323. Later a Jacobean mansion house was added, and in the Victorian era the lower hall was converted to a library, now containing a mighty 4,000 books.
The beautiful Garden of Historic Roses is divided into quadrants that show how roses have been cultivated from the 17th to the 20th century.
The Drumhill Trail and Farmland Walk take you through a patchwork of fields and woodland.
The ancient oak forest adjoins the castle, providing a sense of continuity through the centuries and a home for red kites, roe deer, red squirrels and badgers.
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Drum Castle, Garden and Estate
See 700 years of history at Drum Castle in its battlements, medieval square tower and sprawling extensions.
The Royal Forest and Tower of Drum were given to the Irvine family by Robert the Bruce in 1323. Later a Jacobean mansion house was added, and in the Victorian era the lower hall was converted to a library, now containing a mighty 4,000 books.
The beautiful Garden of Historic Roses is divided into quadrants that show how roses have been cultivated from the 17th to the 20th century.
The Drumhill Trail and Farmland Walk take you through a patchwork of fields and woodland.
The ancient oak forest adjoins the castle, providing a sense of continuity through the centuries and a home for red kites, roe deer, red squirrels and badgers.
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection, including a Raeburn.
Discover quirky features such as the Laird’s Lug, hidden trapdoors, secret staircases and a spy hole!
Venture up to the top of the round tower for incredible views.
Let young imaginations run wild in the Woodland Secrets play area.
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Castle Fraser, Garden and Estate
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection, including a Raeburn.
Discover quirky features such as the Laird’s Lug, hidden trapdoors, secret staircases and a spy hole!
Venture up to the top of the round tower for incredible views.
Let young imaginations run wild in the Woodland Secrets play area.
With some incredible old trees and beautiful gardens, House of Dun is every inch the perfect 18th-century laird’s home.
House of Dun was built in 1743 to replace the medieval tower house that had been home to the Erskine family since 1375, the house is filled with treasures that tell the stories of the people who lived here.
It has a play area and café and plenty of outdoor space to explore.
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House of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature Reserve
With some incredible old trees and beautiful gardens, House of Dun is every inch the perfect 18th-century laird’s home.
House of Dun was built in 1743 to replace the medieval tower house that had been home to the Erskine family since 1375, the house is filled with treasures that tell the stories of the people who lived here.
It has a play area and café and plenty of outdoor space to explore.
Glamis Castle has been the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372, inspiration for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and birthplace of HRH The Princess Margaret.
Take a guided tour to follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots, James V, Bonnie Dundee, the Old Jacobite Pretender to the throne James VIII, the ill-fated Janet Douglas and of course tell the story of the bitter-sweet life of Mary Eleanor Bowes. Lots of fun stories for the kids too.
Enjoy a relaxed stroll through the gardens and the wonderful treats available from the café.
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Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle has been the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372, inspiration for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and birthplace of HRH The Princess Margaret.
Take a guided tour to follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots, James V, Bonnie Dundee, the Old Jacobite Pretender to the throne James VIII, the ill-fated Janet Douglas and of course tell the story of the bitter-sweet life of Mary Eleanor Bowes. Lots of fun stories for the kids too.
Enjoy a relaxed stroll through the gardens and the wonderful treats available from the café.
Steeped in history, this romantic and haunting ruin is a photographer’s paradise.
Walk along the coastline to reach Stonehaven. Enjoy the views as you approach Stonehaven harbour. Stop here for a drink at The Marine (with your dog and kids) or a Hot Chocolate at The Old Pier Coffee House. The kids can run around on the beach.
Walk back to the castle and feel lost in time as the castle dramatically comes into view.
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Dunnottar Castle
Steeped in history, this romantic and haunting ruin is a photographer’s paradise.
Walk along the coastline to reach Stonehaven. Enjoy the views as you approach Stonehaven harbour. Stop here for a drink at The Marine (with your dog and kids) or a Hot Chocolate at The Old Pier Coffee House. The kids can run around on the beach.
Walk back to the castle and feel lost in time as the castle dramatically comes into view.