Aberdeen International Airport 48 min
Glen Tanar National Nature Reserve (14 min) Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve (12 min)
Nature reserve, wildlife, and nature Kildrummy Castle (33 min)
Stately hotel overlooking 13th-century castle ruins, plus a restaurant, a cosy bar & afternoon tea. Scolty Hill (27 min)
Popular for hiking & biking, this small hill houses a restored tower monument with viewing platform. World Horse Welfare Belwade Farm (12 min) The Butterworth Gallery (10 min)
Art museum and art Aboyne Castle (7 min)
Castle and history Culsh Earth House (13 min) Deeside Activity Park (10 min) Mount Keen (1 hr 10)
Cone-shaped munro with well-maintained hiking paths to the summit & views of Loch Nagar. Craigievar Castle (21 min)
Castle dating from 1626, with original Jacobean woodwork, plaster ceilings and portrait collection. Grampian Transport Museum (29 min)
A collection of vehicles from the 19th century to the present with interactive displays and a cafe. Kincardine Castle (13 min)
Genteel hotel set in a stately Victorian mansion offering an ornate dining room & gardens. Tomnaverie Stone Circle (9 min) Loch Kinord (11 min)
Ancient history, white-tailed eagle, and eagle | 
