Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THEATRES
Aberdeen Arts Centre
33 King St
T
01224 635208,
W
aberdeenartscentre.org.uk.
CINEMAS
Belmont Picture House
9 Belmont St
T
08719 025721,
W
picturehouses.co.uk.
Art-house cinema showing the
more cerebral new releases alongside classic, cult and foreign-
language films. There's a comfortable café-bar inside and
some good places nearby for a bite before or after.
Cineworld
Queen's Links Leisure Park, Links Rd
T
08712 002000.
Huge multiplex cinema close to the
beachfront that shows all the mainstream releases.
Hosts
a
variety
of
theatrical productions, lectures and exhibitions.
His Majesty's Theatre
Rosemount Viaduct
T
01224
641122,
W
boxo
ceaberdeen.com.
The city's main
theatre resides in a beautiful Edwardian building, and its
extensive programme ranges from highbrow drama and
opera to pantomime.
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SHOPPING
BOOKSHOPS
Books and Beans
22 Belmont St
T
01224 646438,
W
booksandbeans.co.uk.
This popular café (see p.371)
has shelves packed with paperbacks, quiet spaces for
reading, plus a few computers connected to the internet.
The Old Aberdeen Bookshop
140 Spital
T
01224 658
355,
W
oldaberdeenbookshop.com.
The city's best bet
for secondhand and antiquarian books.
Mon-Fri
11.15am-5.15pm, Sat 11.30am-5pm.
W
lagourmandise.co.uk.
Well-run French patisserie shop
that stocks gorgeous croissants, macaroons, tartlets and
iced cakes, as well as freshly baked baguettes.
Mon-Fri
7.30am- 6pm, Sat 9am-5pm.
OUTDOOR SUPPLIES
Tiso
1 John Street
T
01224 646872,
W
tiso.com.
Well-
stocked outdoor shop with separate sections for footwear,
watersports, mountain sports and camping.
Mon, Tues, Fri
& Sat 9am-6pm, Wed 10am-6pm, Thurs 9am-7.30pm,
Sun 10am-5pm.
DELI
La Gourmandise
63 Thistle St
T
01224 625974,
DIRECTORY
Internet
The Central Library offers free wi-fi and use of its
computer terminals. You can also access the net at the tourist
o
ce (see p.370) or
Books and Beans
(see above) for
£1/20min, which also has printers available (10p/sheet).
Library
Central Library, Rosemount Viaduct (Mon &
Wed 9am-8pm, Tues & Thurs-Sat 9am-5pm;
T
01224
652500).
Medical
facilities
The Royal Infirmary, on Foresterhill,
northeast of the town centre, has a 24hr casualty
department (
T
01224 681818).
Boots
pharmacy is in The
Bon Accord Centre on George St (Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat
8.30am-6pm, Thurs 8.30am-8pm, Sun 10am-5.30pm;
T
01224 626080).
Police
The main police station is on Queen St (
T
08456
005700), including the lost property o
ce.
Post
o
ce
The central o
ce is upstairs in the St Nicholas
Centre, between Union St and Upperkirkgate (Mon-Sat
9am-5.30pm), with other branches at 371 George St
(Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm) and 489
Union St (hours same as George St).
Stonehaven and around
A pretty, pebble-dashed harbour town linked to Aberdeen by the A90,
STONEHAVEN
is
a popular summer getaway. Its location along the sheltered Kincardine coastline
certainly adds to the appeal, as does the respected
Stonehaven Folk Festival,
which takes
place annually in early July.
he town itself is split into two parts, the picturesque working harbour area being
most likely to detain you. he old High Street, lined with some fine townhouses and
civic buildings, connects the harbour and its surrounding
old town
with the late
eighteenth-century planned centre on the other side of the River Carron. On New
Year's Eve, High Street is the location for the ancient ceremony of
Fireballs
, when locals
parade its length swinging metal cages full of burning debris around their heads to
ward off evil spirits for the coming year. he
new town
focuses on the market square,
overlooked by the dusky-pink granite market hall with its impressive steeple.
Another reason to base yourself in Stonehaven is
Dunnottar Castle
, a stunningly
moody ruin perched on jagged cliffs two miles south. he area south and west of this is
known as the
Mearns
, an agricultural district of scattered population and gathering
