Altens
Altens is a district in Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland.
Altens is a district in Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Altens
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01St Mary's Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption, usually known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the home of the see of the Bishop of Aberdeen, who is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen in the Province of St Andrews & Edinburgh.
3.8 km · church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Bridge of Dee
The Bridge of Dee or Brig o Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city.
2.4 km · bridge in Aberdeen, Scotland · Wikipedia - 03Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the historic Shiprow near the city harbour. Operated by Aberdeen City Council, the museum explores the city's long relationship with the North Sea, with collections covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, the fishing industry, port history, and the development of the North Sea oil industry.
3.8 km · Local Authority Museum in Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04St Nicholas, Aberdeen
The Kirk of St Nicholas is a historic church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the original parish church of the city, and is also known locally as the Mither Kirk or mother church.
3.9 km · church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Girdleness Lighthouse
Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated near Torry Battery on the Girdle Ness peninsula just south of the entrance to Aberdeen's harbour, in Scotland. It is an active light, managed by the Northern Lighthouse Board.
3.5 km · lighthouse in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen
The Tivoli Theatre is a theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, opened in 1872 as Her Majesty's Theatre and was built by the Aberdeen Theatre and Opera House Company Ltd, under architects James Matthews of Aberdeen and Charles J. Phipps, a London-based architect brought in to consult. The auditorium was rebuilt in 1897 by theatre architect Frank Matcham, but then closed temporarily in 1906, following the opening of the larger His Majesty's Theatre.
3.6 km · theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Tolbooth Museum
The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. The museum contains prison cells and exhibits various police and law and order related items.
3.9 km · Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Duthie Park
Duthie Park is a public park in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen, Scotland located near the River Dee. It comprises 44 acres of land given to the council in 1881 by Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother.
2.3 km · park in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens is a public park and gardens situated on Union Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland.
3.9 km · park in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 10Wellington Suspension Bridge
The Wellington Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the River Dee from Ferryhill to Craiglug in Aberdeen, north east Scotland. Designed by Captain Samuel Brown and the Aberdeen City Architect John Smith, it was opened to pedestrians in November 1830 and to traffic in May 1831.
2.6 km · suspension bridge in Aberdeen, Scotland · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Altens
- Airports
- Aberdeen (ABZ), 12 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 152 km · Glasgow (GLA), 200 km
- Stations
- Aberdeen railway station, 3.5 km · Aberdeen Harbour, 3.3 km · Aberdeen Waterloo railway station, 3.7 km · Holburn Street railway station, 2.8 km · Ruthrieston railway station, 3.1 km
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Altens153 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £18–24
- Glasgow → Altens193 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £21–28
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Altens240 km · quickest by road, 6h 5m · £36–48
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No local-transport research exists yet for Altens
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Altens. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThese are the names of oil and gas rigs out in the North Sea, served by helicopter from here.
- Get inJet 727 is a big blue Stagecoach bus, running every 10-30 min to the main bus station in Union Square, next to the railway station and ferry terminal.
- Get inis in city centre on Guild Street, one block from Union Street, close to the bus station and ferry terminal.
- Get inThe ferry terminal is off Market Street, next to the Union St car park entrance.
- Get inNorthLink car ferries sail overnight, year-round, to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
From Wikivoyage: Aberdeen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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