Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour
Overview
Discover Aberdeen's rich history from being a small fishing settlement to the centre of oil for Europe. Make your way through some of the oldest streets, explore tunnels and retrace the steps of some of Aberdeen's most important figures in our (sometimes very dark) history.
You'll also discover the amazing street art that has overtaken Aberdeen and has become a huge part of the culture. From unassuming corners to major buildings, there’s art around every turn and your guide knows just where to find the best of the best.
Key sights:
Marischal College
St Nicholas' Kirk
Netherkirkgate
Tunnels and Witch Trials
Shiprow
Union St
Amazing Aberdeen Street Art
And other hidden gems!
Inclusions
- A passionate, local guide.
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Aberdeen Art Gallery, Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ Scotland
Discover how street art and traditional art galleries can live in harmony!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Netherkirkgate, Aberdeen AB10, UK
Discover the Netherkirkgate area of Aberdeen, one of the oldest thoroughfares of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen AB10 1BF Scotland
Discover the tunnels and learn about the witch trials that took place here.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Green, Below Union Street, Aberdeen Scotland
Visit The Green, where people have been living and working for over 8000 years!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Scotland
Visit Shiprow, arguably the most important historical street in Aberdeen.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Marischal College Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB Scotland
Your first stop will be Marischal College in Marischal Square, a hub of activity in the city
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Aberdeen Maritime Museum, 52-56 Shiprow Provost Ross House, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Scotland
Visit the outside of Aberdeen Maritime Museum, where ancient townhouses sat.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Absolutely loved this tour! Steph - our tour guide - was brilliant and was really engaging. It was wonderful to explore hidden bits of the city centre. And the art itself was such a great addition to the area. My friend lives nearby and also loved it, so one for the locals and tourists alike. Ste...
Absolutely loved this tour! Steph - our tour guide - was brilliant and was really engaging. It was wonderful to explore hidden bits of the city centre. And the art itself was such a great addition to the area. My friend lives nearby and also loved it, so one for the locals and tourists alike. Steph's enthusiasm was infectious and added a lot to the experience. Well done Steph and thanks so much!What a wonderful tour! Many thanks to Steph our guide for showing us corners of Aberdeen we had never stumbled across before. She had planned the route well beginning with graffiti and ending with ‘fine art’. Her knowledge and enthusiasm opened our eyes to many aspects of street art we had never...
What a wonderful tour! Many thanks to Steph our guide for showing us corners of Aberdeen we had never stumbled across before. She had planned the route well beginning with graffiti and ending with ‘fine art’. Her knowledge and enthusiasm opened our eyes to many aspects of street art we had never considered before. Her emotional engagement with the pieces was catching, and now our experiences of visiting the back streets of Aberdeen will be greatly enhanced. Thank you Steph!After a day of walking around Aberdeen with no sense of it, and seeing only the greyness of the city, this tour helped me look for more moments of art and beauty! The guide was knowledgable and nice, and he greatly helped me to be more excited about Aberdeen and it’s art!
After a day of walking around Aberdeen with no sense of it, and seeing only the greyness of the city, this tour helped me look for more moments of art and beauty! The guide was knowledgable and nice, and he greatly helped me to be more excited about Aberdeen and it’s art!Fantastic tour through places we would never find on our own. Very interesting information and wonderful art!
Fantastic tour through places we would never find on our own. Very interesting information and wonderful art!I attended a tour at the start of May and it was excellent. Our guide was so knowledgeable about the city and the various pieces of street art and the artists who painted them. Would highly recommend the tour if you are visiting the city or even live locally and want to find out more about the ...
I attended a tour at the start of May and it was excellent. Our guide was so knowledgeable about the city and the various pieces of street art and the artists who painted them. Would highly recommend the tour if you are visiting the city or even live locally and want to find out more about the street art in the city.Stephanie hatte eine erfrischende Art und hat uns die Kunstwerke der Stadt vorallem die wunderschönen Wandbilder von NU Art ABDN näher gebracht. Ausserdem hat sie noch gute Restaurants und Plätze der Kunst näher gebracht. Kurzweilige Führung, sehr empfehlenswert.
Stephanie hatte eine erfrischende Art und hat uns die Kunstwerke der Stadt vorallem die wunderschönen Wandbilder von NU Art ABDN näher gebracht. Ausserdem hat sie noch gute Restaurants und Plätze der Kunst näher gebracht. Kurzweilige Führung, sehr empfehlenswert.