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 […]