A *BIG* SURPRISE! Aberdeen's most popular attractions, eats and hotels according to Tripadvisor.

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
  • I had passed through Aberdeen many times, but this was the first time I spent time in Scotland's oil and gas capital. I was very surprised at the cleanliness, beauty and interesting attractions. All ratings were provided by Tripadvisor and are based on a radius of around one mile from Aberdeen railway station - the central city core area. #aberdeen
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    *** TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00:00 Introduction
    00:01:37 Travelodge Aberdeen Central
    00:03:00 Molly Mollone's
    00:05:08 Premier Inn Aberdeen City Centre
    00:06:41 Duthie Park/Winter Gardens
    00:09:51 Footdee and area
    00:12:56 Conclusion

Комментарии • 162

  • @scottycat6822
    @scottycat6822 19 дней назад +1

    Aberdeen is a lovely city, thanks for taking us on your trip. Lovely to see Sue wish she would join you in more trips.

  • @guybarnett7083
    @guybarnett7083 10 месяцев назад +10

    Hi Scott. A bit off subject but just to thank you for sharing with us all your experiences and wealth of travel knowledge. My daughter has just messaged me to say she has just missed her Eurostar in Paris and they want 350 Euros to rebook today or tomorrow. She is a student with no money! Luckily I remembered your recent Flixbus trip Paris to London. So she's now booked on that this evening for £38.99. You've saved us a fortune. Thank you. Keep up the good work! 😊

  • @jeannellies4778
    @jeannellies4778 9 месяцев назад +3

    You are a very relatable and likeable gentleman. Keep up the good work!

  • @paulm504
    @paulm504 11 месяцев назад +3

    I have a lot of fond memories of Aberdeen. Met my wife while I worked there and also met a lot of good people. Loved our trips out of Stonehaven

  • @jocky2
    @jocky2 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great video , thanks for sharing. My wife and I are thinking of visiting, and your video will be very helpful.

  • @GaryBins.
    @GaryBins. 11 месяцев назад +2

    very nice video will recommend to my Family who are going to Aberdeen in a few weeks

  • @markmcgoldrick2309
    @markmcgoldrick2309 11 месяцев назад +10

    Aberdeen is a lovely city. Would also recommend the Maritime museum & Aberdeen Art Gallery. Also 20 minute walk to promenade. Great video.

  • @andrewmilligan3764
    @andrewmilligan3764 11 месяцев назад +3

    Aberdeen is a surprise,I am local yes Union Street needs a make over but surprises everywhere.

  • @oscars4107
    @oscars4107 10 месяцев назад +2

    As an English chappy, I have to say I loved Aberdeen when I went 30 years ago.
    I went on the hottest day for 10 years so they said and the icy blast coming off the North sea was chilling brrrr!

  • @cherylclarke5713
    @cherylclarke5713 8 месяцев назад +1

    Just a wee tip for parking. It's free up at the sea front, just avoid weekends and days when Aberdeen are playing at home. 10 minute walk to Castlegate, near the maritime museum. We don't see the sky very often here but if you come with a waterproof you'll be fine!

  • @cellardyke100
    @cellardyke100 7 месяцев назад +2

    Molly Malones use to be the Other record shop. This was where all the punks use to congregate, listening to the new releases from the early punk groups

  • @walterfillingham
    @walterfillingham 11 месяцев назад +6

    Great video, I would definitely have gone to see Old Aberdeen as it’s such a peaceful and beautiful area, had a coffee on the roof top cafe at the art gallery.. outside the city you could have gone to Dunnottar Castle outside Stonehaven and Crathes Castle near Banchory. And perhaps the Gordon Highlanders Museum and nearby Johnston Gardens (a real hidden gem)

  • @Eggspuddingbeans
    @Eggspuddingbeans 11 месяцев назад +2

    I didn't realise Molly Malone also wheeled her wheelbarrow though the streets broad and narrow of Aberdeen as well

  • @steve-marsh
    @steve-marsh 11 месяцев назад +20

    Hi Sue 👋 I’ll have a firm word with Scott for taking you to a travelodge 😂 great video! Oh no, the Treetops is gone!? That was such a famous Aberdeen hotel!!!

    • @PlanesTrainsEverything
      @PlanesTrainsEverything  11 месяцев назад +11

      Hi Steve, Sue joined me later. I'm happy to rough it when necessary. When we checked out I did mention, if she had been coming along from the start, I would have chosen somewhere a wee bit classier.

    • @steve-marsh
      @steve-marsh 11 месяцев назад +15

      @@PlanesTrainsEverything I took Alicja to the worst travelodge in Scotland once :)

    • @SirPrancelot1
      @SirPrancelot1 11 месяцев назад

      @@steve-marsh Name them, shame them......

    • @steve-marsh
      @steve-marsh 11 месяцев назад +10

      An old converted office block in Dundee, it was grim (but at £25 I really couldn’t complain) 🤣

    • @martinfairley5261
      @martinfairley5261 11 месяцев назад

      I remember the hilton Treetops in the 90's. It had a table tennis table beside the gym. Great hotel. Scott no trip of Pittodrie?

  • @robertofraser101
    @robertofraser101 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hi scott yea for city centre night out i discovered stayed twice this year in travelodge on second vist when i spoke too them they said oh would you like a room on the quieter side very accommodating as for room big bright clean and cheap bang in city centte i be back glad you enjoyed vist too granite city like everywhere has problems but hopefully we all can overcome thanks happy travels

  • @cellardyke100
    @cellardyke100 7 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up in Aberdeen. Moved to OZ 13 years ago. So many fond memories of the Granite city 😍

  • @Trips-and-Tours
    @Trips-and-Tours 9 месяцев назад +1

    We were in Scotland last year but not Aberdeen. Having seen your videos, I think it adds a nice personal touch to add Sue!

  • @steevobarker581
    @steevobarker581 11 месяцев назад +3

    It's always been on my to do list.
    I live in North London, but always fancied a weekend in Aberdeen. Go to Pitadorie to see a game.
    Curry in the evening. Nice hotel at night. All in mid winter.
    Lovely

    • @duncanmcbain6589
      @duncanmcbain6589 10 месяцев назад +1

      Flights to Aberdeen from Heathrow everyday! Come up
      Any weekend you’ll love it!

  • @dianelynn1998
    @dianelynn1998 8 месяцев назад +2

    Hope you managed to see some of the castles in Aberdeenshire and the coastal places

  • @brypie04
    @brypie04 11 месяцев назад +6

    I'm surprised the Maritime Museum wasn't up on the list of tourist attractions - worth a visit. Also, next time you should visit "Old Aberdeen" where Aberdeen University is located

  • @kathleenmorrow3792
    @kathleenmorrow3792 9 месяцев назад +1

    What a beautiful room in Travelodge in Aberdeen! 💜💜

  • @sylviawitcheecomrie37
    @sylviawitcheecomrie37 10 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely to meet Sue, she did brilliant. Great to see Aberdeen after so many years.

  • @Louisa93able
    @Louisa93able 7 месяцев назад +1

    I would like to watch all the action at the docks, the harbour.

  • @yogihaughton
    @yogihaughton 11 месяцев назад +22

    £30.00 for a hotel! Amazin’ deal

    • @JiXaRo
      @JiXaRo 11 месяцев назад +4

      But it does come at the cost of being in Aberdeen

    • @yogihaughton
      @yogihaughton 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@JiXaRo True

    • @willtoon88cat
      @willtoon88cat 10 месяцев назад +1

      Had some cracking nights in that Travelodge 😜

  • @nancystewart5370
    @nancystewart5370 3 месяца назад

    I grew up in peterheed married an aberdonian lived there for 15 yrs moved to Australia 43 yrs ago been back a few time July last time still lovely but changed a lot .

  • @mrwibble70
    @mrwibble70 11 месяцев назад +1

    I went to Scotland for the first time last year. Went to Inverness. Predominantly to go to the famous bookshop, Leakeys.
    Plan on going again sometime, but this time we'll go to Aberdeen, then Edinburgh then Inverness again.
    So much I want to see.

  • @TheStylesadam
    @TheStylesadam 11 месяцев назад +1

    I work in Aberdeen and thought I'd spotted you - I didn't like to intrude so didn't say hi, so belated hello! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @docroc001
    @docroc001 10 месяцев назад +1

    What a wonderful channel. I really enjoy your insights and presentation style. Well done. Thank you. Keep up the good work

  • @garethdevlin2732
    @garethdevlin2732 11 месяцев назад +1

    Good to see you had company on this one. Sometimes travelling alone is no fun. Two is better than one.

  • @briangasser973
    @briangasser973 7 месяцев назад

    You find the best weather for your trips

  • @kevinellis8869
    @kevinellis8869 11 месяцев назад +8

    Good to see you both enjoyed the trip. We always use Travelodges (as we've got our four legged friends with us) and rarely find a poor one. We used one of the ones in Aberdeen (together with Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow) last summer on our eight day adventure to the heritage railways.

    • @Hino992
      @Hino992 10 месяцев назад

      Travel lodge allow dogs in the accommodation ? ....... No thanks !

    • @kevinellis8869
      @kevinellis8869 10 месяцев назад

      @@Hino992 Each to their own, there's an extra charge for cleaning and they're not allowed in the eating areas where they exist.

  • @tomkenyon3721
    @tomkenyon3721 11 месяцев назад +1

    Played in a band that did the BP Christmas dances among other shows around Scotland and the Tree Tops was one of the venues and surprised to see it demolished... by the way I'm still in a band playing gigs in Dundee, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire and Glasgow.

  • @mikestephens5622
    @mikestephens5622 11 месяцев назад +4

    This makes me want to go back there again. Premier Inn is actually very cheap, and had no idea those other places existed! Excellent eye opening video, thanks. 😊

  • @Fent1386
    @Fent1386 2 месяца назад

    I am here next weekend I can’t wait. My hotel is not too far from Shiprow and I will definitely check out Footdee and remember the correct pronunciation. In my part of the world there’s a village called Slaithwaite which us locals pronounce “Slow-itt”.

  • @user-eb6ik4lb8i
    @user-eb6ik4lb8i 10 месяцев назад +1

    Bro I just seen this man at Edinburgh airport today getting on the air bus to Glasgow

  • @steves7973
    @steves7973 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love Aberdeen, nice genuine people, Esplanade area lovely.

  • @amandabunson8508
    @amandabunson8508 6 месяцев назад

    I'm visiting Aberdeen for the first time in about 2 months. I'm really looking forward to all the sites

  • @bothwellshiripinda7480
    @bothwellshiripinda7480 11 месяцев назад +4

    Aww we love you Sue!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩. Great to see both of you enjoyed the journey!!!

  • @greendayrichard7391
    @greendayrichard7391 11 месяцев назад

    Love the videos keep then coming and keep up the good work

  • @marycunningham8281
    @marycunningham8281 10 месяцев назад +1

    😮😅 the flowers looked great I saw a ?big massive noseadundrum 😮

  • @thenewjerseydevil997
    @thenewjerseydevil997 11 месяцев назад

    Wow so beautiful that was so nice. You are awesome as always. Thank you so much for a nice trip.

  • @mickeymouse-pm4kg
    @mickeymouse-pm4kg 11 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant Scott as usual, I sure do envy you,always really interesting.

  • @michaelharkin3150
    @michaelharkin3150 11 месяцев назад

    Great vlog as usual. Good that you got fair weather.hi sue nice to see you.having previously met scott it would be nice to see you too.

  • @gregorylenton8200
    @gregorylenton8200 10 месяцев назад

    Great Show Again Thanks

  • @robertoceferino1456
    @robertoceferino1456 10 месяцев назад

    Good to see you and Sue!

  • @melvynbuckton6881
    @melvynbuckton6881 11 месяцев назад +1

    First video I've seen of Aberdeen. Bit like Hull a mystery as to why a terrific place is relatively unknown.

  • @luisstransport
    @luisstransport 11 месяцев назад

    Great video Scott

  • @disutherland3471
    @disutherland3471 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks Scott , very helpful video . I’m off to Aberdeen for the first time in September, and can add some of the items to my itinerary. My Grandfather was originally from Aberdeen so it’s about time I went - although I’m a regular visitor to Scotland

  • @richardtaylor8165
    @richardtaylor8165 10 месяцев назад +1

    Glad you enjoyed the trip Scott - the weather often makes all the difference! I've not been to the Duthie Pk in ages, but the old Winter Gdns used to have budgies in the roof boxes & fish in the ponds - budgies are gone & don't know about any fish now. I remember the house house/cactus areas. They also had a rose mound there as Aberdeen used to be the city of roses & Duthie Pk had a large rose mound. Maybe not the time of year for them! Maybe Seaton Pk/Old Abdn worth exploring for another time.

  • @Ian-Steele
    @Ian-Steele 11 месяцев назад +1

    Tell Sue that it was really nice to see her in the video and it was good to see that you both enjoyed your trip to The Granite City.

  • @johnmullin1188
    @johnmullin1188 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Scott never New you had a lady friend always on your own god bless you both for the video all the best John 😊

  • @JoJo-yt1ys
    @JoJo-yt1ys 11 месяцев назад

    Lovely to see/hear Sue aswell.👍👌👏

  • @peonycottageboutique4154
    @peonycottageboutique4154 11 месяцев назад +1

    We have an afternoon in Aberdeen coming up when we're catching the ferry to Shetland so we watched this one with extra interest. Sorry about the missed cookie. It's the little things, right? :( -- Sandi & Greg H.

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hello really enjoy your adventures taking me places l would never get to see and for that thank you 💟

  • @travelbuzz1
    @travelbuzz1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ah, loved Aberdeen - glad you enjoyed it. Yes, Footdee was lovely!
    I stayed at the Residence/Marriott a couple of years ago and the rooms were really nice and wasn't too expensive (bearing in mind I usually stay in Travelodges or Premier Inns in this country).

  • @gordonwilson1631
    @gordonwilson1631 10 месяцев назад +1

    The Treetops Hotel closed in February 2020.
    A big downside of the internet is little updating, with stuff just left on. Like litter.
    You should have gone to the Art Gallery, Maritime Museum and Old Aberdeen.
    There is a big car park at the Trinity Centre where that Travelodge is.
    You could park for free at the beach or Duthie Park and walk into the city centre. Or catch a bus.
    But this is local knowledge so some research is needed before visiting anywhere.
    Not just Tripadvisor.
    Glad you got good weather.
    Butteries recommendation: local baker Murdoch Allan make Well Fired butteries and sell them in Asda at the beach.
    Local croissants and they don’t have butter in them.

  • @andynunney8942
    @andynunney8942 5 месяцев назад

    Very impressed with the glasshouse- RHS Wisley and Kew Gardens well worth a visit too when you’re in London/South East 😊 best wishes Dawn

  • @hanshartfiel6394
    @hanshartfiel6394 11 месяцев назад

    Nice to see that you took the missus along for a change

  • @leehutchisonuk
    @leehutchisonuk 11 месяцев назад

    Loving the hard launch! ;)

  • @mariojsworld
    @mariojsworld 10 месяцев назад

    Nice tour from Aberdeen.

  • @Don.Jnr7
    @Don.Jnr7 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Scott like the video and tell sue it was nice to see her to hope to see her do more videos with u

  • @Jhchanghm
    @Jhchanghm 10 месяцев назад

    Very nice

  • @andrewillingworth
    @andrewillingworth 11 месяцев назад

    Good to see Aberdeen still looking grey even on a sunny ☀️ day

  • @CheeckyXD
    @CheeckyXD 9 месяцев назад +1

    I work at that Travelodge 😁😅

  • @derekm2368
    @derekm2368 11 месяцев назад +1

    Been Aberdeen so many times and seen nothing, just been passing through....I'll need spend a bit time now.

  • @damienotoole4906
    @damienotoole4906 10 месяцев назад

    Nice to see Sue getting involved

  • @cameronsutherland8079
    @cameronsutherland8079 11 месяцев назад

    Woahhh! You’re telling me I missed the chance of running into Scott in my home city 😮

  • @sharrizink6516
    @sharrizink6516 11 месяцев назад

    I'll be in Aberdeen in the autumn. I don't suppose the weather will be this nice when I get there for the ferry, huh? Thanks for the helpful info - I'm looking forward to having a nice walk around Footdee after I come off the ferry.

  • @andrewmilligan3764
    @andrewmilligan3764 11 месяцев назад

    My ribs double tree was closed a good year ago Scott.

  • @andyfreer8463
    @andyfreer8463 10 месяцев назад

    Great video with your wife and of course yourself great channel Andy dublin

  • @subansuwannarat4235
    @subansuwannarat4235 10 месяцев назад +1

    Is the Station Hotel still there ?.used to be a British Rail Hotel , worked there and for the company for 12 years in the 60/70s ,

  • @garymcgregor7048
    @garymcgregor7048 11 месяцев назад

    New bird like, get her sorted out. The Scott charm 😂

  • @wokingjames
    @wokingjames 11 месяцев назад +1

    I loved Aberdeen when I went a few years ago, there used to be a fantastic Hilton by the beach I think it's gone now.. I didn't like the Spoons there but the O'Neill's is a good pub.

  • @imsbvs
    @imsbvs 11 месяцев назад +1

    I was in Aberdeen last year, flew up from Gatwick, LNER (1st class) back to London (then high speed from across the road back to Kent!). Highly recommend going to the Maritime Museum, facinating and very local. My wife has a bus pass, but English bus passes are not accepted in Scotland ... had to pay to use the busses 🥵. Went ot the beach, short ride away, looked great but considering it's 600+ miles north from home the water must be freezing! Didn't get to the gardens but will have to make another trip in the future.

    • @alanreid3063
      @alanreid3063 10 месяцев назад +1

      I was in yorkshire last week and also could not use my bus pass, why can it not be a universal UK wide pass

  • @john07973
    @john07973 10 месяцев назад

    I think we paid about a tenner in March for the pig out breakfast at the Travelodge St Marys St Edinburgh just the job to set you up for the day. Interesting video thanks 👍

  • @davidmcmanus2464
    @davidmcmanus2464 11 месяцев назад +3

    £12 a day to park. No wonder people no longer go into city centres.

  • @drsteele
    @drsteele 11 месяцев назад

    There must be about 5 or 6 shots in here that are within 100 yards of where I used to live, without actually showing it 😀

  • @markcherriman6136
    @markcherriman6136 11 месяцев назад

    You drove !!!!!!

  • @briandawson8701
    @briandawson8701 10 месяцев назад

    The best bits aboot Aberdeen ....
    Are the roads OOT !!!!
    Brian Dawson 😅

  • @rontidyman6286
    @rontidyman6286 11 месяцев назад

    Where have you been hiding Sue. It was great to see her in this video. I have watched a great many of your videos and I never had an inkling that you had a partner back home! I always had the impression that you were single!

  • @danielbarnett5764
    @danielbarnett5764 10 месяцев назад

    Don't forget to visit City of Aberdeen Distillery on your next visit (city centre) 😊 (disclaimer: 100% bias). 😅 Discovery Tour, Gin Tasting Masterclass and Gin School Experience...where you can distil your very own bottle of Scottish Gin. Open 6 days / week, 12-5:30pm.
    Aberdeen has a lot to offer, it's all around - we're still discovering loads of things available e.g. you can go on a boat and go dolphin 🐬 spotting! 📷 the city is Instagram paradise ❤

  • @spud4776
    @spud4776 11 месяцев назад

    Lots of nods to Bon Accord. However, Not a single mention of the 36-0 v Arbroath! Great vid though!

  • @keithmiller9665
    @keithmiller9665 11 месяцев назад

    Now how about a follow up visit to Aberdeen in February 😮

  • @Eggspuddingbeans
    @Eggspuddingbeans 11 месяцев назад

    I didn't realise Molly Malone wheeled her wheelbarrow though the streets broad and narrow of Aberdeen

  • @jonron4729
    @jonron4729 11 месяцев назад

    👍👍👍

  • @the-scamp
    @the-scamp 11 месяцев назад +1

    Are the Wetherspoon's nice?

    • @wokingjames
      @wokingjames 11 месяцев назад +1

      I didn't like the Spoons there was one of the rougher ones, full of DSS but if you get timing right it might not be so bad.

  • @eleanorheptinstall5354
    @eleanorheptinstall5354 11 месяцев назад

    I work at Residence Inn in Aberdeen, technically yes you need to be a resident or a non-resident having breakfast with a resident. Though big thumbs up you came to the correct place. Next time, do come in for a coffee or better yet stay the night.

    • @eleanorheptinstall5354
      @eleanorheptinstall5354 11 месяцев назад

      Checked withy supervisor, we do, do walk-ins at Residence Inn Aberdeen, you don't have to be with a resident (although most are). It has been busy lately, perhaps it was a busy day, and with a full house, not sure. Shame that, next time your in Aberdeen, pop round.

  • @phildavies2407
    @phildavies2407 11 месяцев назад

    Travelodge i hated the first time at Aberdeen because of the nose but the Premier Inn I’ve been back to in the last two years value for money can’t disagree with that

  • @ametrinemoon
    @ametrinemoon 11 месяцев назад

    Travelodge city litterly on union street. This is my local city, you could have told me you were coming up. Ask an aberdonian about union street and you'd get a completely different answer. A lot of shops and the market has been pulled down.

  • @keithparker1346
    @keithparker1346 11 месяцев назад +1

    Was it £30 each person per night at Travelodge?

  • @warrenyoung5846
    @warrenyoung5846 11 месяцев назад

    You've kept Sue quiet Scott? There's me thinking all those late night ghost ferries and through the night buses you were on your own?? 😉

    • @warrenyoung5846
      @warrenyoung5846 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'm obviously totally distancing myself from your unnecessary comment, what a shame you've brought your embarrassing, immature and ugly language to what is such a wonderful and informative channel that the amazing Scott carefully provides for us.

  • @garethludowich3768
    @garethludowich3768 11 месяцев назад +2

    Always thought he was single

  • @garethsmith2250
    @garethsmith2250 11 месяцев назад +3

    Brewdog HQ would be my main attraction In Aberdeen

  • @imarobotking
    @imarobotking 11 месяцев назад +4

    all in all as a resident, i wish so much more from our council. Aberdeen is great but when i see trips to other European cities by the like of yourself, Steve marsh etc this city could be so so much more and better

  • @user-vv6ro1uv1m
    @user-vv6ro1uv1m 4 месяца назад

    i love you

  • @silgo7923
    @silgo7923 11 месяцев назад

    Wow.. no litter or graffiti! Must’ve really cleaned up since the last time I visited

    • @JiXaRo
      @JiXaRo 11 месяцев назад +1

      Sadly no, the city centre is worse than ever

  • @garymcgregor7048
    @garymcgregor7048 11 месяцев назад +1

    No wonder the room was warm. You naughty devil😂. Those blue tablets working well. Good lad. Great video as always

  • @marcocura295
    @marcocura295 11 месяцев назад +3

    Whoa! All this time there has been a Mrs Scott and we only just got to find out???😮

  • @clairmorrison3027
    @clairmorrison3027 11 месяцев назад +3

    I used to go to the winter Gardens when I was little visiting my grandma. I can't wait to return in October. Thankyou scott for an amazing video again.

  • @MatthewNewnhamza
    @MatthewNewnhamza 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for putting Aberdeen on the tourist map.