Our A – Z tour has hit the granite city to bring you the very best of things to see and do (and eat) in Scotland’s oil capital of Aberdeen. […]

Surf’s up! OK dudes, it may be colder and less glamorous than surfing in the tropics, but Scotland’s East Coast has some of the best waves in the world. Catch […]

Interesting fact – Aberdeenshire has more horses per head of population than anywhere else in the UK except for Newmarket Riding in the city is made easy by the fantastic […]

For ice cream heaven, head out of town to Aunty Betty’s on the seafront in the nearby town of Stonehaven Take our word for it, it’s most definitely worth the […]

If you fancy trying your hand at jewellery making, then give Bead Pop a ring! These clever crafters are experts at making all kinds of jewellery, and they’re using some […]

Aberdeen University – originally known as King’s College – was founded in 1495 making it the third oldest in Scotland. Many of the beautiful old King’s College buildings remain and […]

The Lemon Tree is without a doubt the cultural hub of the city Its buzzing 500+ seater café hosts regular blues, rock, folk and comedy nights and serves the finest ales from […]

The superb Maritime Museum is situated in the aptly named Shiprow which winds its cobbled way down to the harbour. It combines a modern glass-fronted space with Aberdeen’s oldest surviving […]

The place to be for both emerging and established artists in Aberdeen Located in the heart of Aberdeen City Centre on the first floor of 49 Castle Street, sits Newave, an […]

This Victorian railway line once ran from Aberdeen to Ballater, but now makes a brilliant country walk As well as carrying locals and tourists to Highland towns and villages along […]

One of Aberdeen’s oldest pubs, The Prince of Wales has been around since 1850, and still can’t be beaten for real ales and real characters It’s a perfect place to […]

Aberdeen’s only professional theatre company should definitely take a bow They believe in making theatre accessible to all, and they’ve gone all out to get the locals involved. Their Z […]

If you want to eat like a local then you’ve got to try a rowie at least once Rowies, or butteries as they are also called, are the city’s very own […]

If you’re looking for something a little classier than an ice cream cone or bag of chips on the Esplanade, then head to the Sand Dollar Café With a light and […]

As you’d expect from such an international business city, Aberdeen has more than its fair share of cocktail bars, but one of them stands head and elegant shoulders above the […]

The most famous street in Aberdeen used to be a film-lover’s paradise Aberdeen was once home to an incredible 35 cinemas. Many of these beautiful Art Deco buildings were almost […]

Visit the inspiration behind Dracula! If you fancy getting your teeth into some vampire hunting then there’s no better place to visit than Slains Castle at Cruden Bay. This spooky, […]

Visit the prison that held the famous Fittie Witch, and hear of her gruesome end… The Tolbooth Museum is one of Aberdeen’s oldest buildings and one of the best-preserved 17th […]

Archaeologists from National Museums Scotland and the University of Aberdeen’s Northern Picts project have recently unearthed a hoard of silver, coins and jewellery. In true treasure hunter style, the exact […]

Teeming with wildlife, the Ythan Estuary is a hidden gem right on Aberdeen’s doorstep Escape the city and swap the honk of car horns for the honk of Eider ducks […]

Go completely batty at the University of Aberdeen’s Zoology Museum! There are literally shelves full of the blighters, from the skeletons of flying foxes to preserved jars of spooky Malaysian […]

Take a stroll along the beach and past the harbour to one of the quirkiest communities in Scotland Footdee, or “Fittie” as it’s known locally, is F on our A-Z […]

Standing in all its grandeur on Roseburn Viaduct, His Majesty’s Theatre is probably the very first to have been built entirely of granite Constructed in 1906 and refurbished in 2005, […]

If you think furry boots are a form of winter gear, then maybe it’s time to polish up your Doric It’s the distinctive dialect you’ll hear as you wander around […]

Like most modern city centres, Aberdeen has more chain coffee shops than you can shake a skinny latte at, but C on our Secret Aberdeen list is deliciously different… If […]

Just eight miles north of the city centre lies the biggest and most beautiful of Aberdeen’s beaches Stretching for 14 bracing miles, Balmedie beach is one of the longest in […]

This is the city’s current culinary hot spot and it’s definitely smoking! They employ ‘dirty cooking’ techniques – which, before you think about putting a quick call in to environmental […]