Visitor information

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Welcome to Aberdeen City and Shire.

There is plenty of variety in this area for the visitor. From the bustling commercial city of Aberdeen, to the tranquil Cairngorm mountains.

If your visit is blessed by sunshine you will see why Aberdeen is known as the silver city, thanks to its sparkling Granite buildings. Even if the weather is as grey as the granite, Aberdeen City and Shire has a particular magic.

A few minutes drive out of Aberdeen can take you to the outstanding natural beauty of Royal Deeside, to many delightful country towns, to coastal scenery second to none, or to the tranquility of heather-clad hillsides.

Queen Victoria (her statue right at Queen's Cross in Aberdeen gazes west to her beloved Balmoral Castle) put Royal Deeside firmly on the map.

Some visitor attractions open only during the summer months, or from March/April to September/October.

If it is golf you seek, you could play a different course for each day for a month in this area. Looking ahead, what is described as the "best golf course in the world" - the Trump International Golf Links, Scotland - is under construction at a links site just a few miles north of Aberdeen.

During the summer will enjoy long summer evenings with broad daylight until as late as 10.30 or 11pm. Conversely in the mid-winter it can get dark as early as 4pm - but, what better excuse can there be to start the night life early, or just pull up a chair to a roaring log fire and immerse yourself in a good book?

Float past Bennachie on a Virgin Balloon Flight

Aberdeen City and Shire

Your entry point to what's happening in Aberdeen City and Shire.

Cairngorms National Park
The Cairngorms National Park includes a wide range of very diverse communities. These communities are home to some 17,000 people and each place has its own distinct heritage and culture.

Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms

Information on Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms.

Visit Scotland Aberdeen

Visit Scotland's website for the Aberdeen area.

Visit Scotland

The main Visit Scotland website.

Fish on the River Dee
Salmon fishing on one of Scotland's famous salmon rivers.

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