Aberdeen International Airport 20 min
The Gordon Highlanders Museum (7 min) Interactive maps, uniforms and weaponry displays tracing the 200-year history of the army regiment. Dunnottar Castle (24 min) Fortified cluster of ruined stone buildings with a long history, in a dramatic clifftop setting. Aberdeen Maritime Museum (14 min) Interactive and multi-media displays on city's maritime heritage and North sea oil and gas industry. Aberdeen Art Gallery (11 min) 18th-20th century painting and Scottish metalwork collections in late 19th-century granite building. Drum Castle, Garden and Estate (20 min) Jacobean mansion with lavishly furnished rooms and 13th-century tower, plus woodland trails. Crathes Castle (27 min) Castle with turrets, gargoyles, 16th-century painted ceilings and ancient, great yew hedges. Duthie Park (11 min) Park featuring an expansive lawn area, playgrounds for kids & both indoor & outdoor gardens. Codona's Amusement Park (17 min) Classic rides like a Ferris wheel, waltzers & bumper cars, plus a go-karting track & indoor arcade. Hazlehead Park (10 min) Large public space with sports facilities, a playground, woodland walks and a sculpture collection. Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate (29 min) Castle tours of medieval Great Hall and Victorian bedrooms, plus tower-top views and walled garden. Johnston Gardens (5 min) Lush site with streams, ponds, waterfalls & rockeries along with a path, bridge, ducks & a monument. David Welch Winter Gardens (11 min) Roomy greenhouse complex with diverse displays of plants & flowers, plus a wedding venue & cafe. The Den & The Glen (15 min) Child-friendly park with waterfalls and gardens, dotted with fairytale and nursery rhyme characters. Aberdeen Science Centre (16 min) Science centre with interactive exhibits, experiments, hands-on workshops and live shows. The Tolbooth Museum (15 min) Small, preserved 17th-century jail-turned-museum with historical relics & information. |