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CATHEDRAL
St Machar's Cathedral
(
www.stmachar.com
;
The Chanonry; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat Apr-Oct, 10am-4pm Nov-
Mar)
The 15th-century St Machar's Cathedral, with its massive twin towers, is a rare ex-
ample of a fortified cathedral. According to legend, St Machar was ordered to establish a
church where the river takes the shape of a bishop's crook, which it does just here. The
cathedral is best known for its impressive
heraldic ceiling
, dating from 1520, which has
48 shields of kings, nobles, archbishops and bishops. Sunday services are held at 11am
and 6pm.
Sleeping
There are clusters of B&Bs on Bon Accord St and Springbank Tce (both 400m southwest
of the train station) and along Great Western Rd (the A93, a 25-minute walk southwest of
the city centre). They're usually more expensive than the Scottish average and, with so
many oil industry workers staying the night before flying offshore, single rooms are at a
premium. Prices tend to be lower on weekends.
B&B
Globe Inn££
(
01224-624258;
www.the-globe-inn.co.uk
; 13-15 North Silver St; s/d £70/75)
This pop-
ular pub has seven appealing and comfortable guest bedrooms upstairs, done out in dark
wood with burgundy bedspreads. There's live music in the pub on weekends so it's not a
place for early-to-bed types, but the price vs location factor can't be beaten. No dining
room, so breakfast is continental, served on a tray in your room.
City Wharf Apartments££
(
0845 094 2424;
www.citywharfapartments.co.uk
; 19-20 Regent Quay; d from £105;
)
You can watch the bustle of Aberdeen's commercial harbour as you eat breakfast in
one of these luxury serviced apartments, complete with stylish, fully equipped kitchen,
champagne-stocked minibar and daily cleaning service. Available by the night or the
week, with discounts for longer stays.
APARTMENTS
Brentwood Hotel££
HOTEL
