Aberdeen: top 3 things to do

1. Dive into the Maritime Museum

Aberdeen has strong ties with the sea and the award-winning Maritime Museum tells this story. Overlooking the busy harbour, the museum will bring you up to speed with Aberdeen’s oil industry, along with its fishing and shipbuilding past.  It’s open seven days a week and admission is free.

2. Catch a show at His Majesty’s Theatre

If it’s pirouettes and jazz hands you’re after, head to His Majesty’s Theatre. The auditorium is a showstopper in itself, before the performers have even stepped on stage. Take your pick from musicals, plays, comedy acts and dance shows. Check out what’s on and book your Aberdeen coach travel around it.

3. Tour the Glen Garioch Distillery

Glen Garioch – pronounced ‘Geery’ – has been producing malt whisky in quaint Oldmeldrum since 1797, so the people here know their stuff. Learn about their time-honoured techniques and the distilling process, then finish the tour by tasting a wee dram. Hop on a 35/35A bus from Aberdeen bus station and you’ll get there in 50 minutes.

mega-fun activities

Whether you’re a foodie, a music lover or an out-and-out party animal, Aberdeen caters for all tastes. Line your stomach with Scotland’s famed seafood, beef or game in the city’s old market area, before joining the night owls that flock to Union Street and Belmont Street. Here you’ll find a medley of bars and clubs with soundtracks that range from 80s cheese to RnB.

Did you know there’s a growing craft beer scene in Aberdeen, too? The best place to sample it is at BrewDog, a funky warehouse-like space on Gallowgate. Then, for some live music, The Tunnels under Union Street hosts well-known acts as well as up-and-coming local talent.