Countesswells

Worth seeing in and around Countesswells

3 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.

1. 01
   Rubislaw Quarry

   Rubislaw Quarry is a quarry situated at the Hill of Rubislaw in the west end of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The quarry is one of the biggest man-made holes in Europe at approximately 466 ft.

   3.9 km · quarry lake in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Johnston Gardens

   Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times.

   3.8 km · public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hazlehead Park

   Hazlehead Park is a public park in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen, Scotland. 180 hectares in size, it was opened to the public in 1920, having formerly been the estate of Hazlehead House, home of William Rose, shipbuilder.

   2.1 km · public park in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Countesswells

Airports

Aberdeen (ABZ), 7 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 150 km · Glasgow (GLA), 196 km

Stations

Murtle railway station, 3.3 km · Cults railway station, 3.3 km · Pitfodels railway station, 3.9 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Countesswells

  150 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · £18–24
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• Glasgow → Countesswells

  189 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · £21–28
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Countesswells

  234 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · £26–35
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No local-transport research exists yet for Countesswells

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 Countesswells. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Countesswells – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.