Kids Days Out In Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire gives you a proper city and a lot of open country within half an hour of each other, and the day out you get depends on which one you point the car at.

We list 22 attractions across the area. Aberdeen Science Centre is the dependable indoor one, the Den and the Glen near Maryculter is built squarely for younger children, and Balmoral opens its grounds for part of the year.

Aberdeen itself is walkable and well connected. For Deeside and the coast you will need the car, and the castle trail is best treated as two days rather than one.