Routes ScotlandAberdeen City
Aberdeen Beach

Aberdeen City, Scotland

Aberdeen Beach

Length3 mi
Elev. Gain170.6 ft
Est. Steps7000

City walk

Beach

Created by Devikka
Introduction
Aberdeen Beach is a 3 mile (7,000-step) route located near Aberdeen, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 170.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The Aberdeen Beach is a great place for a nice long leisurely stroll. Again this is close to the city centre, about 25 mins walk and there are loads of things to do nearby too so one can typically spend a good number of hours here. It has a range of restaurants, ice cream parlours, cafes, family amusement park, cinema, shopping area & a gym.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Tourist Attraction
Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.The museum is situated on the historic Shiprow in the heart of the city, near the harbour. It makes use of a range of buildings including a former church and Provost Ross' House, one of the oldest domestic buildings in the city.The museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the North Sea.

Aberdeen Trades Hospitals

Place
Several Aberdeen Trades Hospitals were built by the merchants and trades associations of Aberdeen ( "New" and Old Aberdeen) from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Traditionally hospitals had been built by the church (see Medieval Hospitals in Scotland). In addition to hospitals that served the needs of the poor and elderly, "hospitals" were built as schools.

2009 European Curling Championships

Place
The 2009 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Aberdeen, Scotland from 4 to 12 December 2009. The A-Group tournament took place at the Linx Ice Arena, and the B-Group are playing at Curl Aberdeen. A total of 51 teams from 30 European countries were competing.

Castlehill Barracks

Place
Castlehill Barracks was a military installation in Aberdeen in Scotland.

Union Street, Aberdeen

Place
Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is named after the Acts of Union 1800 with Ireland.Union Street was built to relieve the strain of the small, cramped streets that caused problems for people coming into the city. It was built higher than the old town and was designed to include the five entrances from the city: Queens Road - Rubislaw from Hazelhead; George Street from Inverurie and Morayshire; King Street from the north from Bridge Of Don, Peterhead and Fraserburgh; Market Street, which leads to the fishing town of Torry; and Holburn Street to the Ruthrieston and Garthdee areas.

Castlegate, Aberdeen

Building
Castlegate is a small area of Aberdeen, Scotland, located centrally at the east end of the city's main thoroughfare Union Street. Generally speaking, locals consider it to encompass the square at the end of Union Street where the Mercat Cross and Gallowgate are located.At the upper end of Castlegate stands The Salvation Army Citadel, an effective castellated mansion, on the site of the medieval Aberdeen Castle.

Provost John Ross

Place
Provost John Ross was Lord Provost in Aberdeen, Scotland from 1710–1712. Today he is most famous for the house he occupied in the 18th century from 1702.

Union Bridge, Aberdeen

Place
Union Bridge is a bridge on Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the largest single-span granite bridge in the world, at 130 feet (40 metres). It was built by Thomas Fletcher under some influence from Thomas Telford. It is a Category B listed building with Historic Scotland.Constructed from 1801–05 as part of Union Street under plans suggested by Charles Abercrombie, it was intended to provide an impressive approach into the city from the south (and west); previously the route had been somewhat circuitous.

Shiprow

Building
Shiprow is a historic street in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland, near the harbour.Formerly the Shiprow sloped upward more gradually than it does now, and it crossed Union Street in a depression between St Catherine's Hill on the west and Castle Street, once high uneven ground, on the east. That the Shiprow has been made up several feet can be seen by a house at the end of Exchequer Row, and it crossed Union Street and entered Broad Street at a lower level than the present.

St Peter's Church, Aberdeen

Building
St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was built from 1803 and opened in 1804. It is situated on Justice Street between Peacock's Close and Market Stance, next to St Andrew's Cathedral in the centre of the city. It was the first permanent Roman Catholic Church to be built in Aberdeen after the Reformation and is a category B listed building.
Route Details

Length

3 mi

Elev. Gain

170.6 ft

Est. Steps

7000
Created by
Devikka
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