Despite being known as the Granite City, Aberdeen is full of green places to sit and pause, or walk and admire the flowers. From large scale parks or warm glasshouses, to churchyards and inviting patches of grass, here are eight of Aberdeen’s parks and gardens you won’t want to miss.
1. Hazlehead Park
Park
On the western fringes of the city, Hazlehead Park is huge and offers a wide variety of activities for all visitors. With many trees and wilder spots it is ideal to walk around taking in the wealth of wildlife it attracts, or perhaps a round of golf at one of the courses? There are football pitches, children’s play areas, a pitch and putt course, Scotland’s oldest planted maze, and even a petting zoo. The café at Hazlehead Park is an excellent spot to sit with a drink or grab a bite to eat. Situated in one of the rose gardens, the Piper Alpha memorial remembers the 167 oil workers who died in the disaster.
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