Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover Aberdeen through a local's eyes, discovering local history and culture on this 1.5 hour walking tour with your guide every day at 2pm. 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
What's included
- A passionate, local guide.
Itinerary
Your first stop will be Marischal College in Marischal Square, a hub of activity in the city
Discover how street art and traditional art galleries can live in harmony!
Walk along one of the oldest thoroughfares in the Granite City and learn about the ancient origins of Aberdeen
Discover the tunnels and learn about the witch trials that took place here
Explore The Green, where people have been living and working for over 8000 years!
Delve into the historic Shiprow, where crucial trade was done
Finish the tour admiring the outside of Aberdeen Maritime Museum, where ancient townhouses sat
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great tour!
Great walking tour. Kirstie was a very friendly and knowledgeable guide through Aberdeen. Very enjoyable, and informative!
5Wonderful walking tour of Aberdeen
Just brilliant .. Kirsty was fully loaded with all the historical information, augmented with her own professional archeological knowledge .. explained on a fun way. Aberdeen uncovered ! Could listen to her all day. Thanks Andrew
5Good walking tour
Our guide was great. She has an archaeology background so the ancient history parts were great. Aberdeen is very small and walkable but it's never flat and it will rain sooner or later, so be prepared. We did this after a Viking bus tour so I feel we got to know Aberdeen well.
5New Aberdeen Walking Tour
The walking tour by Kristy was full of interesting facts about Aberdeen past and present. The walking pace is good for most people. There are sets of stairs you walk on this tour.
5Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour
Rick was very passionate and knowledgeable about the City. We learned a lot and we knew a bit already about Aberdeen as we had already done the Old Aberdeen tour with Susan. We also had a impromptu stop at the church to see Piper Alpha memorial and art exhibition which would not normally have been open. Very enjoyable tour and glad that we did both tours with Scot Free Tours
5A great introduction to Aberdeen
A fantastic walking tour! I highly recommend. Oliver is very knowledgeable and made the trip enjoyable and shared a lot of great information.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet us at the Robert the Bruce Statue on Broad St. Your guide will be wearing a bright orange jacket or lanyard!
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 22 travellers
- Operated by
- Walking Tours in Scotland
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Aberdeen
- Its from-price is 90% below the median of the 95 experiences we list in Aberdeen.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 95.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Aberdeen
Aberdeen is a granite city on Scotland's north-east coast, with a historic university, a fishing and oil port, beaches and castles in the countryside.
Aberdeen stands between the rivers Dee and Don on the North Sea, a city built of grey granite that glints with mica in the sun. Old Aberdeen, with its cobbled High Street, the crown tower of King's College chapel and St Machar's Cathedral, preserves a medieval university town, while Marischal College, a vast neo-Gothic granite frontage, looks over Broad Street. Footdee, a small fishing community of low cottages, sits by the harbour mouth.
Top-ranked sights in Aberdeen: Slains Castle, Crathes Castle, Drum Castle, Garden & Estate.
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