Aberdeen neighborhood guides

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  Aberdeen City Centre

  Aberdeen city centre is compact, granite-built and unusually good value for sightseeing, with two free museums on the doorstep. Here is what to see, how far Old Aberdeen and the beach really are, where to base yourself and how to get around without a car.

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  Ferryhill, Aberdeen

  Ferryhill is Aberdeen's quiet residential district just south of the city centre, anchored by Duthie Park and its famous winter gardens. Here is what the area offers visitors, where to stay, and how to use it as a walking base for the city.

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  Old Aberdeen

  Old Aberdeen is the historic quarter at the mouth of the River Don: a former independent burgh, now the university and cathedral end of the city. It holds King's College, medieval street lines, Seaton Park and the Brig o' Balgownie, all walkable in an afternoon.

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  Torry, Aberdeen

  Torry is a residential suburb on the south bank of the River Dee, absorbed into Aberdeen in 1891. It suits visitors who want harbour-mouth views and a quiet base outside the centre, not those who want museums on the doorstep.