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Date spot in Aberdeen

The Silver Darling

Book a seafood dinner in the old customs house at the harbour mouth, with big windows over the North Sea, the harbour and Footdee.

The Silver Darling, a small crenellated granite building with a glass upper floor, on a cobbled quay

Pocra Quay, North Pier, Footdee

Pocra Quay, North Pier, Aberdeen AB11 5DQ
  • Restaurant
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Foodie
  • Romantic

Why it's a good date: One for a birthday or an anniversary: good fish, and ships passing the window. Arrive early for a walk round Footdee first, and ask for a table by the window when you book.

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Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

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  • Codona's big wheel with colourful gondolas against a clear blue sky

    Codona's Amusement Park

    Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen Beach

    Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen AB24 5ED

    Ride the big wheel, race each other round the go-kart track and play crazy golf at the beachfront fun park, then head indoors for bowling.

    Why it's a good date: Silly and competitive, which is a good cure for first-date nerves. The outdoor rides are seasonal, but the bowling and arcades inside are open all year.

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    Photo: UltrasonicMadness, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Aberdeen's seafront promenade curving along the beach, with people walking beside the railings on a sunny day

    Aberdeen Beach and the Esplanade

    Beach Esplanade, Queen's Links, east of the city centre

    Beach Esplanade, by the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen AB24 5NR
    • Outdoors
    • Free
    • Active

    Walk the long seafront promenade beside Aberdeen's sandy city beach, from Footdee in the south up towards the mouth of the River Don.

    Why it's a good date: A flat, straight path and a big sky make it easy to walk and talk. Start or finish at Footdee, and wrap up: the wind off the North Sea bites even in summer.

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    Photo: Flickr user: Bernt Rostad, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • A dark blue wooden summerhouse behind a blue picket fence and flowers in one of Footdee's squares

    Footdee

    Between the beach and the harbour entrance, at the south end of the Esplanade

    North Square, Footdee, Aberdeen AB11 5DX
    • Outdoors
    • Free

    Wander the squares of Footdee (Fittie), a 19th-century fishing village of low cottages and painted sheds and summerhouses at the harbour mouth.

    Why it's a good date: It's small, quiet and unlike anywhere else in the city, so it suits a slow stroll. People live here, so keep your voices down, then watch the ships come through the harbour entrance from the pier.

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    Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

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