Bucksburn
Bucksburn is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it.
Bucksburn is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill.
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Worth seeing in and around Bucksburn
5 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.
- 01Rowett Research Institute
The Rowett Institute is a research centre for studies into food and nutrition, located in Aberdeen, Scotland.
1.4 km · research institute in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Brimmond Hill
Brimmond Hill is a hill in Aberdeen, Scotland. The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area, at an elevation of 266 m.
3.9 km · hill in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Stewart Park, Aberdeen
Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a 5-acre site owned by Aberdeen City Council.
2.7 km · park in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04P&J Live
P&J Live is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000.
1.4 km · arena in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Elphinstone Hall
Elphinstone Hall is a large hall belonging to the University of Aberdeen, located at their King's College campus in Old Aberdeen. It is a 20th-century building which replaced the "Common Hall" and is named after Bishop William Elphinstone, the founder of the university.
3.3 km · university building in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bucksburn
- Airports
- Aberdeen (ABZ), 3 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 155 km · Glasgow (GLA), 201 km
- Stations
- Aberdeen Airport, 3.1 km · Dyce railway station, 3.4 km · Bucksburn railway station, 400 m
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Bucksburn155 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £18–25
- Glasgow → Bucksburn194 km · quickest by road, 3h · £22–29
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Bucksburn241 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · £26–35
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bucksburn
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 Bucksburn. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAberdeen is the transport hub for the county, with good air, rail and road connections, and car ferries to Orkney and the Shetland Islands.
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Next door to Bucksburn
- Dycearea of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK3.1 km
- Kingswellssuburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK3.5 km
- Foresterhillhuman settlement in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK3.4 km
- University of Aberdeen School of Medicinemedical school in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK3.4 km
- Woodsidearea in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK3.1 km
- Stoneywoodhuman settlement in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK1.7 km