Aberdeen International Airport 25 min
Aberdeen Art Gallery (24 min) 18th-20th century painting and Scottish metalwork collections in late 19th-century granite building. The Gordon Highlanders Museum (21 min) Interactive maps, uniforms and weaponry displays tracing the 200-year history of the army regiment. The Tolbooth Museum (23 min) Small, preserved 17th-century jail-turned-museum with historical relics & information. The Den & The Glen (10 min) Child-friendly park with waterfalls and gardens, dotted with fairytale and nursery rhyme characters. Johnston Gardens (21 min) Lush site with streams, ponds, waterfalls & rockeries along with a path, bridge, ducks & a monument. Stonehaven Beach (8 min) The Royal Deeside Railway (17 min) Heritage railway with a mile of standard gauge track, running restored steam and diesel locomotives. Codona's Amusement Park (25 min) Classic rides like a Ferris wheel, waltzers & bumper cars, plus a go-karting track & indoor arcade. Drum Castle, Garden and Estate (20 min) Jacobean mansion with lavishly furnished rooms and 13th-century tower, plus woodland trails. Dunnottar Castle (10 min) Fortified cluster of ruined stone buildings with a long history, in a dramatic clifftop setting. Duthie Park (20 min) Park featuring an expansive lawn area, playgrounds for kids & both indoor & outdoor gardens. David Welch Winter Gardens (20 min) Roomy greenhouse complex with diverse displays of plants & flowers, plus a wedding venue & cafe. Aberdeen Maritime Museum (22 min) Interactive and multi-media displays on city's maritime heritage and North sea oil and gas industry. Hazlehead Park (23 min) Large public space with sports facilities, a playground, woodland walks and a sculpture collection. Crathes Castle (21 min) Castle with turrets, gargoyles, 16th-century painted ceilings and ancient, great yew hedges. |