"Aberdeen, A great base to see the Grampians" Aberdeen by balfor

Aberdeen Travel Guide: 486 reviews and 884 photos

Aberdeen was my first stop in Scotland and provided a nice base to explore the Grampians. Aberdeen is a nice location to begin your exploration of the Castle Trail and the Whiskey Trail. If you are there in the summer, there are also quite a few towns and villages within easy reach to enjoy a day or two of the Highland Games which go on throughout Scotland.

For an irreverent look at the games, check out my Aboyne page. ;-) I'll put a bit more conventional info about the games here in Aberdeen as that is where we were staying when we visited the games. :-)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Easy to reach, good central location.
Cons:Everything in Aberdeen is grey. :-(
In a nutshell:A good base to visit the Grampians from!

Last visit to Aberdeen: Aug 2001
Intro Updated Sep 21, 2003
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And the release Sports & Outdoors (10)

And just after he has released the hammer.... more travel advice

Another view of the throw Sports & Outdoors (10)

Here is the windup..... more travel advice

The competitors Sports & Outdoors (10)

While the competitors may not be able to win a Mr. Universe competition, they are most certainly some strong men! more travel advice

And eventually lands.... Sports & Outdoors (10)

You can barely see the hammer as it hits the ground, the handle is still up in the air as the officials begin to move... more travel advice

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iaint Nov 24, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Did I mention this is my mum's hometown, and I lived here 7 years? Lovely city.
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DAO Aug 25, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Happy Birthday Chris !
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uglyscot Nov 23, 2008 at 1:39 AM

I strongly suspect there 's Scots blood flowing through your veins - as well as the whisky. If the skirl of the pipes stirs your blood, you are one of us.
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Anchovy56 Aug 27, 2007 at 7:40 AM

Thats great enjoy and it will be cooler soon...Go Braves...Well maybe next year..
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angiebabe Jun 27, 2007 at 4:09 AM

Which one is Sean Connery?!......We still have these highland game get togethers in NZ and Australia - but on UK turf is so much better!I got to a few but the best was racing from Iceland to get to the Royals one at Balmoral!!xlnt!
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TheLenster Jun 15, 2007 at 2:19 AM

Just to let you know as I am sure others have..Frankenstein the bar in aberdeen is a chain of bars. There are ones in glasgow and aberdeen. I remember it opening maybe ten years ago. I think someone may have been teasing you.
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beret Apr 24, 2006 at 11:39 AM

Every large organization has it's moments. Maybe if everyone in the airline industry wore kilts, they would have more of them.
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tiger9090a Apr 21, 2005 at 11:49 AM

This place doesn't look grey at all. And where else do you find a Frankenstein Pub? Seeeeriously: Nice page Chris!
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scottishvisitor Nov 19, 2004 at 1:34 PM

Aberdeen Grey ..... No Way .....| Watch this space!
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majicsilverrose Sep 23, 2004 at 8:04 AM

Thank you i enjoyed your scottish pages. I love the pipes too.