Attractions in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

50 places from our Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire guide, from Aberdeen city to Stonehaven and Dunnottar. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.

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Sites et attractions

Attractions in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

50 lieux

Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen cityMusée
Musée

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Maritime museum on the historic Shiprow, near the city harbour.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Balmoral Castle, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Balmoral Castle

Royal Family's Highland home since 1852; grounds, gardens and booked tours open on set days.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Braemar Castle, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Braemar Castle

Castle by Braemar leased to the community and run by volunteers and staff; open April to October.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Bridge of Feugh, Royal DeesideAutre site
Pont

Bridge of Feugh

Bridge carrying a minor road over the Water of Feugh, just south of Banchory.

En extérieur
  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Brig o' Balgownie, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Pont

Brig o' Balgownie

Old bridge over the River Don, north of Seaton Park.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Castle Fraser, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Castle Fraser

Z-plan castle north of the Dee, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption, Aberdeen cityCathédrale ou église
Cathédrale

Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption

Roman Catholic cathedral on Huntly Street, known as St Mary's Cathedral.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Craigievar Castle, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Craigievar Castle

Tower house in the hills north of Aboyne, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Crathes Castle, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Crathes Castle

Sixteenth-century castle east of Banchory, with a designed landscape and gardens, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Aberdeen cityJardin
Jardin

Cruickshank Botanic Garden

Botanic garden of the University of Aberdeen in Old Aberdeen.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
David Welch Winter Gardens, Aberdeen cityJardin
Jardin

David Welch Winter Gardens

Indoor gardens and glasshouses inside Duthie Park.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Drum Castle, Royal DeesideChâteau
Château

Drum Castle

Castle between Peterculter and Banchory, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Dunnicaer, Stonehaven and DunnottarAutre site
Sea stack

Dunnicaer

Sea stack between Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle, the site of a Pictish fort.

  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven and DunnottarChâteau
Château

Dunnottar Castle

Ruined fortress of the Earls Marischal on a rock surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, 1.6 miles south of Stonehaven.

  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Duthie Park, Aberdeen cityParc ou nature
Parc

Duthie Park

Public park in Ferryhill beside the River Dee.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Footdee, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Historic village

Footdee

Former fishing village at the harbour mouth, with cottages laid out in squares by John Smith in 1808-9; locally called Fittie.

  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Girdleness Lighthouse, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Phare

Girdleness Lighthouse

Lighthouse on the Girdle Ness headland, south of the harbour entrance.

  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Glen Tanar, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Réserve naturelle

Glen Tanar

Glen of the Water of Tanar south of Aboyne, and a national nature reserve.

En extérieur
  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen cityJardin
Jardin

Johnston Gardens

Small public garden in Aberdeen.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Linn of Dee, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Cascade

Linn of Dee

Waterfall on the River Dee west of Braemar, crossed by a minor road bridge.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Loch Muick, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Loch

Loch Muick

Loch in Glen Muick, south of Ballater; the River Muick joins the Dee near the village.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Lochnagar, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Montagne

Lochnagar

Mountain in the Grampians south of the Dee, between Ballater and Braemar.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Mar Lodge Estate, Royal DeesideAutre site
Estate

Mar Lodge Estate

Highland estate west of Braemar cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Marischal College, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Bâtiment historique

Marischal College

Granite Gothic Revival college building founded in 1593, now the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council.

  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Mercat Cross, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Monument

Mercat Cross

Market cross built in 1686 by the Aberdeen architect John Montgomery, in the Castlegate.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Muir of Dinnet, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Réserve naturelle

Muir of Dinnet

National nature reserve beside the A97 at Dinnet, between Aboyne and Ballater.

En extérieur
  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Old Royal Station, Royal DeesideAutre site
Bâtiment historique

Old Royal Station

Former Deeside Railway terminus in Ballater, closed in 1966 and rebuilt after a 2015 fire.

  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Royal DeesideAutre site
Distillerie

Royal Lochnagar Distillery

Whisky distillery near Balmoral, on the south side of the Dee.

En intérieur
  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
RSPB Fowlsheugh, Stonehaven and DunnottarParc ou nature
Réserve naturelle

RSPB Fowlsheugh

Cliff-top RSPB reserve south of Stonehaven with over 115,000 breeding seabirds, seen from May to early August.

En extérieur
  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Scolty Hill, Royal DeesideParc ou nature
Colline

Scolty Hill

Hill south-west of Banchory; the Scolty Hill Race is run at the Banchory show each July.

En extérieur
  • Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Seaton Park, Aberdeen cityParc ou nature
Parc

Seaton Park

Public park in Old Aberdeen, beside St Machar's Cathedral.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
St. Andrews Cathedral, Aberdeen cityCathédrale ou église
Cathédrale

St. Andrews Cathedral

Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church on King Street.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven Harbour, Stonehaven and DunnottarAutre site
Port

Stonehaven Harbour

Two-basin harbour improved by Robert Stevenson in the 1820s, once a centre of the herring trade.

En extérieur
  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven Open Air Pool, Stonehaven and DunnottarAutre site
Piscine

Stonehaven Open Air Pool

Olympic-size heated open-air pool of filtered seawater, opened in 1934; open in summer and for a winter cold-water season.

En intérieur
  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum, Stonehaven and DunnottarMusée
Musée

Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum

Late 16th-century courthouse and prison on the harbour, the oldest building in Stonehaven, now a local museum.

En intérieur
  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven War Memorial, Stonehaven and DunnottarAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Stonehaven War Memorial

First World War memorial on Black Hill above the bay, unveiled in 1923.

En extérieur
  • Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen cityMusée
Musée

The Gordon Highlanders Museum

Museum of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which began as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
The Kirk of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen cityCathédrale ou église
Église

The Kirk of St. Nicholas

Historic church in the city centre, just off Union Street.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Tolbooth Museum, Aberdeen cityMusée
Musée

Tolbooth Museum

Seventeenth-century former jail on Castle Street, now a museum.

En intérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Torry Battery, Aberdeen cityAutre site
Ruines

Torry Battery

Artillery battery on the south side of the harbour entrance, overlooking the harbour since 1860.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen cityParc ou nature
Parc

Union Terrace Gardens

Public park and gardens on Union Terrace, between Union Street and Rosemount Viaduct.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Victoria Park, Aberdeen cityParc ou nature
Parc

Victoria Park

Small public park in Aberdeen.

En extérieur
  • Aberdeen city, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Par quartier

Things to do by area in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

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