The Big Hop Trail 2023

This summer a tantalising trail of hare sculptures hops through Aberdeenshire (reaching as far North as Orkney and Shetland), each with its own unique, unusual or uplifting design. The Big Hop Trail 2023 is a celebration of 40 years of Clan Cancer Support, and in September the 40 hares will be auctioned to raise funds […]

Nuart 2023

Aberdeen’s prestigious annual street art festival has returned, with a theme of “Rewilding,” an exploration of “Trespass and Transgression” (for more information see the Nuart website). Aberdeen is yet again a canvas for creativity, the city streets an easel for eclectic genius. From politics to passion, from nature to nostalgia, there is something for everyone. […]

Murly Tuck Café

The Murly Tuck Café in Tarves (near Ellon, Aberdeenshire) offers breakfast, light lunches and a mouth-watering medley of cakes: sugar coated dreams that melt tantalisingly on your tongue. A delightful café, its décor lights sunshine in your heart, while the happy buzz of careless chatter is soft music for the soul. An assorted array of […]

Crathes Castle

Crathes Castle stands strong and supreme at the end of a majestic drive, a tall elegant castle dating from the 1500s. A home to the Burnett family, it was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland in 1951. Winding stairwells lead up through the castle like a highway through history, the past brushing your cheek […]

Fairy Forest

Read story Snowdrop Sunshine Haddo Country Park in North Aberdeenshire is a wonderland of trees, nature and wildlife, but above all it is a child’s fantasy playpark come true. There are several children’s play areas, however none is more magical than Fairy Forest. Hidden in the woodland like secret gems, a fairy village lies in […]

Crystal Cave

Ellon is a delightful riverside town in Buchan, read our full review here Within its busy shopping centre, there hides a gateway to another world, a planet of peace, a cosmos of magical crystal. Jules Healing Gems is more than just a crystal shop. It is a sunrise in stone, it is rainbows in rock, […]

Union Terrace Gardens

An artistic amphitheatre overlooked by ancient architecture, Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens offer city centre symmetry and serenity. It is like entering a future world with one eye on a prestigious past. Recently reopened after a major redevelopment, the gardens provide a gentle respite from the city centre crush above, with a grand entrance staircase, tranquil […]

Christmas Sculpture Trail

Twelve festive themed wooden sculptures bring Christmas cheer and winter wisdom to the streets of Aberdeen city centre. The sculptures are by local carver Garry Shand, and display the Christmas carol: The Twelve Days of Christmas.

A Tale of Two Trees

Christmas cradles Aberdeen in its festive paws. At University of Aberdeen’s Kings College campus, a majestic tree dazzles with seasonal charm, an oasis of magic that lights up the night. In the city centre’s Castlegate, a 35 foot Christmas tree beguiles with whispers of a winter wonderland, a world behind its bewitched branches, a story […]

The Sir Duncan Rice Library

The University of Aberdeen’s iconic modern library stuns with simple style and brute beauty. A glass box style building, its walls are poems by pattern, engravings that sing like rain on a roof, the sound of nature in sculpture. Inside, the architectural vision is profound. Gaze in wonder through the ascending levels, a staircase of […]