Date spot in Aberdeen
Torry Battery and Girdle Ness
Walk out to the old gun battery above the harbour mouth to look for bottlenose dolphins, then follow the coast to Girdle Ness lighthouse.
Greyhope Road, Torry, on the south side of the harbour
Address: Greyhope Road, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 8QX- Outdoors
- Free
- Best in Spring, Summer
Why it's a good date: Not many cities let you watch dolphins from the edge of town, and the view back over the harbour is great too. Pick a calm day, and warm up at the Greyhope Bay café beside the battery.
Photo: Alan Jamieson from Aberdeen, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
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Provost Skene's House
Marischal Square, off Broad Street, city centre
Address: Guestrow, Marischal Square, Aberdeen AB10 1AS- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Explore Aberdeen's oldest surviving townhouse, built in 1545, with its painted gallery ceiling and rooms on the people who shaped the North East.
Why it's a good date: It doesn't take long, so it makes a good first stop on a city-centre date. It opens seasonally, so check before a winter visit, and look up at Marischal College's granite front across the square.
Photo: Ryan Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
A street art walk
Around the city centre, especially Belmont Street, Union Street and the Green
Address: Belmont Street, Aberdeen AB10 1JR- Activity
- Outdoors
- Free
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Culture
Hunt down the murals left by the Nuart Aberdeen festival on gable ends, lanes and car parks around the city centre.
Why it's a good date: It's a free treasure hunt that takes you down streets you'd usually skip. Find a mural map online before you set off, and stop on Belmont Street for a drink halfway round.
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
His Majesty's Theatre
Rosemount Viaduct, city centre
Address: Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Big night
Catch a touring musical, play, ballet or panto at Aberdeen's Edwardian granite theatre, open since 1906.
Why it's a good date: Dressing up a little for the theatre turns an evening into an occasion. Book dinner nearby on Belmont Street or Union Street first, and walk through Union Terrace Gardens on the way.
Photo: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
