Aberdeen is Scotland's third city and is on the North East Coast that has drier and sunnier weather than other parts of the country. In high summer, it is light till 10pm.
Aberdeen is known for its lovely parks, beach, golf courses, proximity to the countryside and its sparkling granite buildings.
Five minutes from our house you can get the bus to the city centre that has some nice architecture, cinemas, art gallery and museums, cafes and restaurants.

The beach is a half hour walk or ten minute car journey. There you will find cinema, bowling, skating, a carnival, cafes and of course miles of sandy beach. The water is cold but that does not put off cold water swimmers!
Old Aberdeen with its historic architecture, botanic garden, award-winning Seaton Park and quaint cobbled streets is 20 minutes walk away.

For those looking for a longer glen walk or hill walking, the Cairngorm and Grampian hills can be reached in approximately 2 hours. There you will find some of the best scenery Scotland has to offer as well as nature, bird watching, deer herds and more. This is in Royal Deeside where the King has a home at Balmoral Castle that is open to the public.

Within 30-60 mins from Aberdeen by car or bus on the coastal roads, you will find castles, cliff top walks, traditional fishing villages (for example Stonehaven, Cullen, Portsoy) and fantastic seafood and farm shops selling their produce.
In the summer, you might enjoy a visit to the Highland Games or a Game Fair in some of the nearby towns where you taste traditional foods, listen to pipe bands and watch highland dancing, tossing the caber and other traditional sports.

Aberdeen is a good base to visit other cities for the day by train or car, including Inverness to the north and Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh to the south. Some of our visitors also go for an overnight trip to the Western Isles (Skye is the most accessible as it has a bridge) or to the Orkney Isles with its many stone age sites.
You are really spoilt for choice in Scotland!