11-26 July 2026 Part of Aberdeen’s Festival of the Sea 2026, the Iconic Bricks Pirate Trail is a ballad in brick. 18 brick models bring delight to the city centre. Information on the trail (Aberdeen City Council website). Browse some of the brick adventure below … Find out more about Iconic Bricks
Read More Iconic Bricks Pirate TrailExplore Old Aberdeen and the heart of the city’s history. Below are the highlights of Aberdeen City Council’s Old Aberdeen Trail with additions, find out more at aberdeencity.gov.uk/trails St Margaret’s Chapel and Convent, 17 Spital(consecrated in 1892) Old Aberdeen Bookshop, 140 Spital A treasure trove of golden genius, where prose meets poetry, where the intellectual […]
Read More Old Town TreasureStonehaven is a charming coastal town to the south of Aberdeen. It is home to a variety of quirky cafes, shops and restaurants, and is a delightful day trip destination. Bay Walk links the harbour to the main town, featuring an array of unique and stunning sculptures by local artist Jim Malcolm. From here you […]
Read More Stonehaven SecretsA blanket of books wraps you in its arms, as the promise of wonder untold beguiles your brain. There is no experience quite like stepping in to a bookshop. It is where a thousand stories begin; tantalising book covers beg you to stop and peer within, like a tea party with too many delicious cakes […]
Read More But n Ben BooksNewburgh beach is a galaxy of shimmering sand dunes stretching to a wild supernova sea. Raw nature meets the silence of the ocean, the whispers of the wind like the murmur of sea sprites. The beach is famous for its colony of grey seals, their soft song in the air, a timeless lament of unwritten […]
Read More Newburgh NirvanaEnter a world of the written word, a galaxy of spinning stories, a cosmos of silent creation, a universe of the unexpected … Let words whisper in your ears and stories shush your mind. Somerville Books on Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen is the perfect place to escape the city centre bustle, and find an enchanted wood […]
Read More Somerville BooksHistory meets harmony; the ruins of an ancient castle nursed by nature. Explore the castle and ponder its troubled past; then walk under the trees to the poetry of peace, a song of solace all around. A timber castle was built here in the 1100s, including a motte (mound) and courtyard. Then in the early […]
Read More Huntly CastleThe BookBench Trail brings sublime sculpture and its adventurous art to Aberdeenshire and beyond. The trail runs from July to September 2025, after which each bench will be auctioned to raise funds for CLAN, a leading local cancer support charity. A small selection of Aberdeen central BookBenches are featured below. More information: CLAN website Aberdeen […]
Read More Beauty in BenchesHaddo House is a haiku of history, a stanza of serenity, and its grounds are a lilting verse of verdant landscape … Take a guided tour round the stately mansion, and be dazzled by the daunting beauty of its furnished rooms, and the haunting history of its family (many generations of the respected Gordon family […]
Read More Heavenly HaddoKelly’s Cats adorn Aberdeen’s Union Bridge with feline flair. Designed by Sir William Kelly in 1905, the south balustrade cats were moved to Duthie Park in 1964 after the bridge was widened to accommodate shops. The Cat Parade featured here is a selection of artwork from 2016, a charity venture launched by the Bon Accord […]
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