Aberdeen City Guide

Culturally, Aberdeen caters for all tastes. A magnificent Edwardian theatre attracts international companies performing ballet, theatre, opera and light entertainment. Many concert halls feature classical, contemporary, and rock concerts.

For a sense of history, visit the exceptional museums and an art gallery including the University's museums and collections, which display the visual arts, local heritage and visiting exhibitions.

As a university city, Aberdeen has always taken the student population to its heart. It has much to offer in the way of entertainment and leisure, at a range of costs to suit every pocket.

Nightlife in the city is lively, vibrant, and full of variety. Cinema-goers also get plenty of choice. It simply caters the needs for nightlife of everybody who visit this city.

For fresh-air enthusiasts, there are miles of golden beaches, dunes and cliffs, which give shelter to great nurseries of seabirds and winter migrants; the nearby mountain ranges of the Cairngorms and the Grampians offer superb opportunities for hillwalking, mountaineering and ski-ing, and rivers such as the Dee, the Don, and the Ythan offer fishing, rowing and canoeing, as well as breathtaking scenery.

You are assured of an enthusiastic welcome in Aberdeen from both the University and the wider community in which it thrives.

Getting There and Moving Around

By rail

The nearest railway station is located adjacent to the Airport (Dyce). Running on the Inverness-Aberdeen line there are also direct train services from both Glasgow and Edinburgh.

There are good rail, road and air links with other British cities - the flying time from London is just over an hour.

Moving Around

Getting about is easy in Aberdeen. It has excellent bus services giving access to all parts of the city and suburbs. Distances are short, and a pleasant walk or a brief cycle run are reliable alternatives.