Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACTIVITIES
Avertical World
7 Blinshall Street
T
01382 201901,
W
www.averticalworld.co.uk.
Roped climbing and
bouldering in an old church west of the centre.
Mon-Fri
noon-10pm, Sat & Sun 10am-7pm (until 5pm Sat &
Sun June-Aug).
Football
The city has two leading football clubs, Dundee
(
T
01382 889966,
W
dundeefc.co.uk) and Dundee United
(
T
01382 833166,
W
dundeeunitedfc.co.uk), whose stadiums
face each other across Tannadice St in the north of the city.
Monifeith Golf Club
8 Princes Street, Monifieth
T
01382 532678
Offers two challenging 18-hole courses
east of Broughty Ferry.
10
ACCOMMODATION
HOTELS
Apex City Quay Hotel
West Victoria Dock Road
T
01382 202404,
W
apexhotels.co.uk.
Large, sleek and
modern hotel that stands out among the new
developments of the dockland
area
, incorporating a spa,
swimming pool and restaurant.
£85
Premier Inn Dundee Centre
Riverside Drive
T
08715
278320,
W
premierinn.com.
Bland hotel that's part of a
nationwide chain, but there's no denying it's
well
positioned
beside Discovery Point and the train station.
£76
Queen's Hotel
160 Nethergate
T
01382 322515,
W
queenshotel-dundee.com.
Grand old hotel with some
fine period touches, which is now part of the Best Western
group. The rooms are comfortable enough and t
he lo
cation
is handy for the city sights and Cultural Quarter.
£75
terraced guesthouse on the lower slopes of Dundee
Law
and
within walking distance from town. Child-friendly.
£50
Duntrune House
Duntrune
T
01382 350239,
W
duntrunehouse.co.uk.
Three spacious rooms in one
wing of a grand but welcoming country house, built in
1826 and standing i
n lo
vely mature gardens five miles
northeast of Dundee.
£80
Errolbank
9 Dalgleish Rd
T
01382 462118,
W
errolbank-guesthouse.com.
Friendly Victorian villa
with clean bright rooms an
d goo
d views of the Tay. Hearty
Scottish breakfast included.
£69
Fisherman's Tavern
10-16 Fort St, Broughty Ferry
T
01382 775941,
W
fishermanstavern.co.uk.
Neat
contemporary rooms - mostly en suite, and one with
facilities for disabled guests - above a cosy, po
pula
r
traditional pub with a roaring fire and good real ales.
£74
GUESTHOUSES AND B&BS
Aberlaw Guest House
230 Broughty Ferry Road
T
01382 456929,
W
aberlaw.co.uk.
Well-run guesthouse
1.5 miles from the city centre, with spotlessly clean rooms
(including a large family room), an
d a w
elcoming owner
who knows the local area inside out.
£68
Andersons Guest House
285 Perth Rd
T
01382 668585,
W
andersonsdundee.co.uk.
Comfortable sandstone
guesthouse a 15min walk west of the tra
in st
ation, and
handy for routes north and south of Dundee.
£70
Cullaig
Rosemount Terrace, Upper Constitution St
T
01382 322154,
W
cullaig.co.uk.
Victorian six-bedroom
HOSTEL AND CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION
Dundee Backpackers Hostel
57 High St
T
01382
224646,
W
www.hoppo.com.
Dundee's only backpackers'
hostel, with dorms and private rooms in a warre
n-like
former mercha
nt's
house constructed in 1560. Dorms
£17
;
doubles/twins
£45
Dundee Student Villages
Seabraes, just west of the
city centre
T
01382 573111,
W
Scotland2000.com/
seabraes.
En-suite single or double rooms, or exclusive use
of self-catered flats sleeping up to eight people (
from
£216
for 3 nights); bland but cheap.
July & Aug only.
£42
EATING AND DRINKING
The
west end
of Dundee, around the main university campus and Perth Road, is the best area for eating and drinking; the
city centre
has a few good pubs and one or two decent restaurants tucked away near the
Repertory Theatre
.
Broughty Ferry
is a pleasant alternative, with a good selection of pubs and restaurants that get particularly busy on
summer evenings.
serving lunches and dinners with tempting dishes like
grilled west coast king scallops (£24.50).
Mon-Sat noon-
2pm & 5-9/9.30pm.
Bon Appetit
22-26 Exchange St
T
01382 809000,
W
bonappetit-dundee.com.
Probably the most reliable
(if not necessarily glamorous) spot for well-sourced,
confidently cooked food in the city. Offers friendly service
and authentic, good-value French cuisine (the two-course
set menu is £17.45).
Mon-Thurs noon-2pm &
5-9.30pm, Fri & Sat noon-2pm & 5-10.30pm.
CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS
Agacan
113 Perth Rd
T
01382 644227.
Tiny, moderately
priced Turkish restaurant with an unmistakeable colourful
exterior, and rough-hewn walls inside; they serve up
decent kebabs (lamb doner £11) and stuffed pittas, and
also do takeaways.
Tues-Thurs 5-9pm, Fri & Sat
5.30-9.30pm.
The Blue Marlin
Camperdown Street, City Quay
T
01382 534001,
W
www.thebluemarlin.co.uk.
As the
name suggests, this is a dedicated seafood restaurant
