Old Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen is part of Aberdeen in Scotland.
Old Aberdeen is part of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489. It was incorporated into adjacent Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Corporation Act 1891. It retains the status of a community council area.
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Worth seeing in and around Old Aberdeen
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.
- 01University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland.
100 m · university in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, from which the surrounding residential area has taken its name, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for football, it has been the home ground of the Scottish Professional Football League club Aberdeen F.C. since they were formed in 1903.
1 km · football stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public research university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.
1.9 km · university in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04St 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.
2.2 km · church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Machar's Cathedral
St Machar's Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690.
600 m · church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen
The Diocese of Aberdeen is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
3.9 km · since 1878, diocese of the Catholic Church in the Scotland · Wikipedia - 07St Andrew's Cathedral
St Andrew's Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It is the see of the Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, who is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney.
1.8 km · church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Aberdeen Art Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery is the main visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1884 in a building designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, with a sculpture court added in 1905.
1.8 km · Local Authority Museum in Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Aberdeen Castle
Aberdeen Castle was a late Middle Ages fortification, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was situated on Castle Hill, a site today known as the Castlegate, and the location of the castle is now occupied by blocks of flats.
1.9 km · castle in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 10Aberdeen 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.
2.1 km · Local Authority Museum in Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Old Aberdeen
- Airports
- Aberdeen (ABZ), 7 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 156 km · Glasgow (GLA), 203 km
- Stations
- Aberdeen railway station, 2.3 km · Aberdeen Harbour, 2.9 km
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Old Aberdeen157 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · £18–24
- Glasgow → Old Aberdeen196 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · £21–28
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Old Aberdeen246 km · quickest by road, 6h 17m · £37–49
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Old Aberdeen
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 Old Aberdeen. 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.
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- Footdeesuburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK3 km
- Bridge of Donsuburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK2 km