Aberdeen International Airport 17 min
Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate (14 min) Castle tours of medieval Great Hall and Victorian bedrooms, plus tower-top views and walled garden. Haddo House (31 min) 18th-century mansion with elegant Victorian interiors, paintings collection and terrace gardens. Aberdeen Science Centre (26 min) Science centre with interactive exhibits, experiments, hands-on workshops and live shows. Aberdeen Maritime Museum (26 min) Interactive and multi-media displays on city's maritime heritage and North sea oil and gas industry. The Gordon Highlanders Museum (24 min) Interactive maps, uniforms and weaponry displays tracing the 200-year history of the army regiment. The Tolbooth Museum (26 min) Small, preserved 17th-century jail-turned-museum with historical relics & information. Drum Castle, Garden and Estate (28 min) Jacobean mansion with lavishly furnished rooms and 13th-century tower, plus woodland trails. Johnston Gardens (23 min) Lush site with streams, ponds, waterfalls & rockeries along with a path, bridge, ducks & a monument. Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life (26 min) Extensive Scottish Renaissance garden with topiary, forest trails, tearoom & agricultural artifacts. Aberdeen Art Gallery (25 min) 18th-20th century painting and Scottish metalwork collections in late 19th-century granite building. Duthie Park (30 min) Park featuring an expansive lawn area, playgrounds for kids & both indoor & outdoor gardens. Tolquhon Castle (29 min) Remains of a castle with 15th-century origins, with gatehouse & towers built around a courtyard. Bennachie (36 min) Conical-shaped, wooded mountain popular with hill walkers for its multiple trails & moorland views. Hazlehead Park (23 min) Large public space with sports facilities, a playground, woodland walks and a sculpture collection. Codona's Amusement Park (27 min) Classic rides like a Ferris wheel, waltzers & bumper cars, plus a go-karting track & indoor arcade. |