Visit Aberdeen in Scotland
No commentsAlthough the city of Aberdeen is now closely associated with the oil industry the city has an interesting and rather long history. Evidence shows that people have inhabited the area for some 8,000 years or more. Known as the “Granite City”, and also as the “Silver City” or the “Silver City with the Golden Sands” Aberdeen is the third largest city in the nation of Scotland.
As you would expect in any modern city Aberdeen has an interesting array of art galleries and museums. In contrast the city has one of the most lively night scenes in Scotland with a huge selection of restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs and nightclubs. Around the area of the 2 mile long beach can be found fairground rides and other types of entertainment for the younger folk (or younger minded adults).
Of special note is the House of Fun which is situated along the Beach Esplanade. The House of Fun has a whole host of various fun areas over two floors including popular driving games and other video games, simulators, the foam factory, the family amusement arcade and much, much more.
Obviously the House of Fun is great for kids but there is also much to keep the adults entertained. For those who like to gamble there is a cash arcade and bingo. There are also places to buy gifts and souvenirs but if you want your entertainment a little more adult then there are also various places to eat with such features as large screen tv and even live music.
For the avid shopper there are plenty of shopping opportunities to be found in Aberdeen with the main malls being The Bon Accord St Nicholas, The Mall and The Academy shopping centers. The main high street shopping area is based around Union Street.
Aberdeen has long been a city of sporting excellence.
There are eight golf courses in Aberdeen six of which are public (three at Hazlehead , two at Balnagask Golf Course and Auchmill Golf Course) and two owned by the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Silverburn & Balgownie). The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club is the sixth oldest golf club in the world having been founded in 1780 as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen which changed it’s name, in 1815, to Aberdeen Golf Club and awarded the “Royal” status in 1903.
In 1903 Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen’s main soccer team, was formed. The team went on to have some success in Europe and, in the 1980’s, the football club won the Scottish Premier League a total of three times. Much of this success has been credited to Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson CBE who was their manager at the time. Besides soccer the folk of Aberdeen enjoy all manner of sports and there are excellent facilities spread across the city.
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