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Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour: Experience Local History, Culture and Street Art
4.8
71 Ratings
Aberdeen City
Immerse yourself in Aberdeen's local history, culture, and vibrant street art on this engaging 1.5-hour walking tour. Explore historic sites, uncover hidden gems, and discover the city's fascinating past.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Aberdeen Art Gallery - Discover how street art and traditional art galleries can live in harmony!
- Netherkirkgate - Discover the Netherkirkgate area of Aberdeen, one of the oldest thoroughfares of the city.
- The Tunnels - Discover the tunnels and learn about the witch trials that took place here.
- The Green - Visit The Green, where people have been living and working for over 8000 years!
- Shiprow - Visit Shiprow, arguably the most important historical street in Aberdeen.
- Marischal College - Your first stop will be Marischal College in Marischal Square, a hub of activity in the city
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum - Visit the outside of Aberdeen Maritime Museum, where ancient townhouses sat.
What's Included
- A passionate, local guide
Additional Information
Experience Aberdeen from a local perspective, exploring its history and culture on this 90-minute guided walking tour, available each day at 2pm.
Learn about Aberdeen’s transformation from a small fishing village to being Europe’s oil hub. Wander through some of the oldest streets, delve into tunnels, and follow the path of some of Aberdeen’s most significant personas with a glimpses into its sometimes dark past.
Additionally, witness the impressive street art that has sprung up all over Aberdeen becoming a significant part of its cultural fabric. From unnoticed corners to massive buildings, art is omnipresent and your guide will lead you to the most exceptional pieces.
Noteworthy attractions:
Marischal College
St Nicholas’ Kirk
Netherkirkgate
Witch Trials and Tunnels
Shiprow
Union St
Incredible Aberdeen Street Art
And additional undiscovered gems!
Location
VisitScotland Aberdeen iCentre
Union Street
Meet us outside the Visit Scotland iCentre.
Your guide will be wearing a bright orange jacket or lanyard!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(71 Ratings)
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428clydea
May 28, 2024
Great Aberdeen walking tour - Bronwyn was an excellent guide. She is very passionate of her city. Showed and explained a lot of the history of Aberdeen. Worth the time to take.
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Andrew_a
May 27, 2024
Wonderful tour - Wonderful tour giving us the history of Aberdeen that we would have otherwise walked past unaware. Our guide Bronwyn was very knowledgeable and had extensive notes. Also had the ability to deal very politely with a couple of drunks who gatecrashed the tour! It rained most of the time but that just adds to the Aberdeen experience.
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Gregg_l
Apr 28, 2024
Discovering Aberdeen in the sunshine. - Loved the little men everywhere, really enjoyed reading about the ordinary people who achieved greatness and also the stories behind the various sculptures and artworks throughout the city.
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Adrian
Apr 28, 2024
90 minutes well-spent - Bronwyn was a very friendly and knowledgeable guide who loves showing people around her home town. We had only a few hours in Aberdeen before catching our ferry to Shetland so it was a great way to get an overview of the place.
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Robcarrtours1
Apr 7, 2024
Cracking tour of Aberdeen! - Cracking tour of the Aberdeen new town, exploring aspects of the city which we would never have walked or noticed if we hadn’t taken the tour. Some great stories and knowledge!
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Rayyasmine
Mar 28, 2024
Walking tour of Aberdeen. - Bronwyn was a great guide on our walking tour of Aberdeen, so knowledgeable, passionate and friendly. We enjoyed the tour very much.
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P9738rppaulh
Feb 11, 2024
Aberdeen City Tour - Bronwyn was a great guide, the tour was well paced, informative and fun, especially the parts pointed out which you would have easily walk passed without noticing.
Thoroughly recommended
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Doktorsweltreisen
May 9, 2024
Recomendable tour for first time visitors to Aberdeen - Our guide was there in time, very friendly and shared a lot of knowlege about Aberdeen and its history and art. We coukd ask her all our questions and discusss interesting topics with her. The area that was covered seemed a bit small to us and we could have done with more walking to see more places, but that is certainly a very individual thing.
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L6712okamyp
Jun 6, 2024
Good not great - City Centre is dirty, sketchy, and run down. Really disappointed with how Aberdeen has fallen down (and not picking itself up). Tour was fair.
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Danah810
Apr 16, 2024
Nope! Unless golfing - Unless you're there to golf at the 5 star beautiful course and hotel, not really getting much out of the downtown area. Go on to Dingle for the good food and shopping experiences.
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