Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour: Experience Local History, Culture and Street Art

Immerse yourself in Aberdeen’s local history, culture, and vibrant street art on this engaging 1.5-hour walking tour. Explore historic sites, uncover hidden gems, and discover the city’s fascinating past.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Marischal College - Your first stop will be Marischal College in Marischal Square, a hub of activity in the city
  • Aberdeen Art Gallery - Discover how street art and traditional art galleries can live in harmony!
  • Netherkirkgate - Walk along one of the oldest thoroughfares in the Granite City and learn about the ancient origins of Aberdeen
  • The Tunnels - Discover the tunnels and learn about the witch trials that took place here
  • The Green - Explore The Green, where people have been living and working for over 8000 years!
  • Shiprow - Delve into the historic Shiprow, where crucial trade was done
  • Aberdeen Maritime Museum - Finish the tour admiring the outside of Aberdeen Maritime Museum, where ancient townhouses sat
What's Included
  • A passionate, local guide
Additional Information

Experience Aberdeen from a local perspective, exploring its history and culture on this 90-minute guided walking tour, available each day at 2pm.

Learn about Aberdeen’s transformation from a small fishing village to being Europe’s oil hub. Wander through some of the oldest streets, delve into tunnels, and follow the path of some of Aberdeen’s most significant personas with a glimpses into its sometimes dark past.

Additionally, witness the impressive street art that has sprung up all over Aberdeen becoming a significant part of its cultural fabric. From unnoticed corners to massive buildings, art is omnipresent and your guide will lead you to the most exceptional pieces.

Noteworthy attractions:

Marischal College
St Nicholas’ Kirk
Netherkirkgate
Witch Trials and Tunnels
Shiprow
Union St
Incredible Aberdeen Street Art
And additional undiscovered gems!

Location
VisitScotland Aberdeen iCentre
Union Street
Meet us outside the Visit Scotland iCentre. Your guide will be wearing a bright orange jacket or lanyard!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Carol_k
Aug 10, 2024
Wonderful and educational walk about town. - We really enjoyed our tour. Our guide was wonderful. Just enough history to be enjoyable and interesting. She also provided fun facts along the way. Would recommend to anyone visiting.
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Carolinasy4738ld
Aug 2, 2024
Excellent walk for flavor of Aberdeen - Excellent guided walk through Aberdeen, gives really good flavor of historic but also contemporary aspects of this city. Very enjoyable with real storyteller as our guide, pointing out details that we would never have seen on our own. Can really recommend!
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Bob_p
Jul 17, 2024
Excellent way to learn the history and get to know the city! - Our guide was very knowledgeable, engaging and funny. We really enjoyed the experience. Highly recommended.
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Cynthia_k
Jul 13, 2024
Walking in Aberdeen - Bronwyn was a very well-informed, pleasant and welcoming guide. Most enjoyable tour. We learned a lot and got to see a lot of street art.
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Getaway802889
Jul 12, 2024
Walking around Aberdeen - We had a great walking tour with Bronwyn. She was well versed in all things Aberdeen. She was pleasant, welcoming, well-informed and had a great sense of humour. I have no hesitation in recommending this tour.
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Brynballa
Jul 12, 2024
A Great Introduction to Aberdeen - I enjoyed this trip around Aberdeen taking in the dark and light sides of the city. Our guide Bronwen was very personable and had a good understanding of the city which she was able to communicate effectively. I would certainly recommend doing this trip as a good value introduction to the City.
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Johannasw7833fr
Jul 6, 2024
Great tour for Tourists - Our guide was amazing! She new a lot about the city and made the tour very interesting. Definitely would recommend to get to know Aberdeen.
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Massimo_m
Jul 4, 2024
Indian Peter and much more... - We met John and he shared many interesting aspects of Aberdeen. The story of Indian Peter particularly stroke our attention...We spent an incredible and dense afternoon. We will definitely explore more of the places Aberdeen offers thanks to the many inputs we received by the guide.
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Bill_m
Jul 3, 2024
Good overview of downtown Aberdeen - This was my first trip to Scotland. The Aberdeen city tour was fun and insightful. The guide provided interesting information on key landmarks as well as the city street artwork.
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F9904vtchrisf
Jul 13, 2024
Informative and enjoyable. - We saw a good mix of attractions. We appreciated the information that was provided about the statues and buildings. We made plans to visit some of the houses tomorrow.
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