Aberdeen International Airport 40 min
Kildrummy Castle (30 min)
Stately hotel overlooking 13th-century castle ruins, plus a restaurant, a cosy bar & afternoon tea. Craigievar Castle (11 min)
Castle dating from 1626, with original Jacobean woodwork, plaster ceilings and portrait collection. Kincardine Castle (11 min)
Genteel hotel set in a stately Victorian mansion offering an ornate dining room & gardens. Crathes Castle (24 min)
Castle with turrets, gargoyles, 16th-century painted ceilings and ancient, great yew hedges. Bennachie (46 min)
Conical-shaped, wooded mountain popular with hill walkers for its multiple trails & moorland views. Loch Kinord (21 min)
Ancient history, white-tailed eagle, and eagle Alford Valley Railway (18 min) Peel of Lumphanan (14 min) Grampian Transport Museum (19 min)
A collection of vehicles from the 19th century to the present with interactive displays and a cafe. Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve (22 min)
Nature reserve, wildlife, and nature Scolty Hill (24 min)
Popular for hiking & biking, this small hill houses a restored tower monument with viewing platform. Deeside Activity Park (4 min) World Horse Welfare Belwade Farm (11 min) Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate (26 min)
Castle tours of medieval Great Hall and Victorian bedrooms, plus tower-top views and walled garden. The Royal Deeside Railway (20 min)
Heritage railway with a mile of standard gauge track, running restored steam and diesel locomotives. | 
