The county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Delgatie Castle, Turriff
Further on towards the north east and Royal Deeside you will surely wish to visit - the private home of the Queen and the Royal Family at Balmoral Castle, with the gardens open to the public in summer. Balmoral in Ballater was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848 whilst Braemar, a fortress situated in the Cairngorms on Royal Deeside, Duff House and Ballindalloch Castle in Banffshire and Delgattie which dates back to 1030 are all worth going out of your way for a visit. Nearby, at the eastern end of the Cairngorm Mountains, the village of Braemar, venue for the Braemar Gathering, the best known of the Highland games.
Sixty miles along Deeside to Aberdeen, the award winning ‘Britain in Bloom’ city, endowed with public gardens and parks, granite architecture and wedding its ancient culture of fishing and farming to the modern oil industry. From the overnight trip to the Shetland Isles is an ideal introduction to Scotland’s network of passenger and vehicle ferries most of which operate on the west coast.
Aberdeen is also a base to embark on the only Malt Whiskey Trail in the world through the glens of the Livet and the Spey and their many famous distilleries. You can follow the signposts with their distinct ‘pagoda roof’ symbol and taste some of Scotland’s finest whisky. The distlilleries include Glenlivet, Cardhu, Glen Grant, Glenfiddich Starthisla and Glenfarclas. It might be best to leave the car at home.
Where to stay and things to do in Aberdeenshire
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Selected Aberdeenshire hotels - Please Refresh for another random Hotel list
Banff Springs Hotel, Banff
Raemoir House Hotel, Banchory
Banchory Lodge Hotel, Banchory
Craigellachie Hotel of Speyside, Craigellachie
Deeside Hotel, Ballater
Aberdeen City Hotel, Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Centre Hotel, Aberdeen
Edwardian Hotel, Aberdeen
Carmelite Hotel, Aberdeen
Bimini Guest House, Aberdeen
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Explore Aberdeenshire Towns
Aberdeen | Abergavenny | Aberlour on Spey | Alford | Ballater | Banchory | Banchory, | Banff | Braemar | Carrbridge | Colchester | Craigellachie | Ellon | Ellon, | Fraserburgh | Grantown-on-spey | Huntly, | Invergarry | Inverurie | Old Meldrum | Peterculter | Peterhead | Rosehearty | Stonehaven | Tomintoul | Turriff |
Aberdeenshire Tourist Information Centres
Aberdeen and Grampian Tourist Board Tourist Information Centre
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Aberdeen Tourist Information Centre
Provost Ross's House
Shiprow, Aberdeenshire
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 288828
Open all year
Alford Tourist Information Centre
Railway Museum
Station Yard, Alford
Aberdeenshire, AB33 8AD
Tel: +44 (0) 19755 62052
Open Easter to October
Ballater Tourist Information Centre
Bridge Street, Banchory
Aberdeenshire, AB31 5SX
Tel: +44 (0) 1330 822000
Fax: +44 (0) 1330 825126
Open Easter to October
Banff Tourist Information Centre
Collie Lodge, Banff
Aberdeenshire, AB45 1AU
Tel: +44 (0) 1261 812419
Open Easter to October
Braemar Tourist Information Centre
The Mews, Mar Road
Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YP
Tel: +44 (0) 13397 41600
Fax: +44 (0) 13397 41643
Open all year
Crathie Tourist Information Centre
The Car Park, Crathie
by Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5UL
Tel: +44 (0) 13397 42414
Open Easter to October
Dufftown Tourist Information Centre
The Clock Tower, The Square
Dufftown, Aberdeenshire, AB55 4AD
Tel: +44 (0) 1340 820501
Open Easter to October
Fraserburgh Tourist Information Centre
3 Saltoun Square
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9DA
Tel: +44 (0) 1346 518315
Open Easter to October
Huntly Tourist Information Centre
9a The Square, Huntly
Aberdeenshire, AB54 8BR
Tel: +44 (0) 1466 792255
Inverurie Tourist Information Centre
Book Store, 18 High Street
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3XQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1467 625800
Fax: +44 (0) 1467 625800
Open all year
Stonehaven Tourist Information Centre
66 Allardice Street, Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire, AB39 2AA
Tel: +44 (0) 1569 762806
Open Easter to October
Tomintoul Tourist Information Centre
The Square, Tomintoul
Aberdeenshire, AB37 9ET
Tel: +44 (0) 1807 580285
Fax: +44 (0) 1807 580285
Open Easter to October
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