A bronze statue of Queen Victoria at Queen’s Cross marks the beginning of the West End. This area is home to lots of coffee shops and restaurants as well as to the largest number of independent and boutique shops in the city, especially around Thistle Street. The area has green space in the form of Queen’s Terrace Gardens, originally a private place belonging to the adjacent properties, today it is open to the public and is often used as a space to eat lunch by the people who work in the area.

11 minute walk from The Point

The historic part of the city where monks and traders settled around the 14th century, the old, winding streets are lined with medieval, Georgian and Victorian architecture. Old Aberdeen is home to St Machars, a 14th century fortified cathedral, and also to Kings College which was founded as an independent university in 1496, and today forms part of the University of Aberdeen. There are lots of green spaces including Cruickshank Botanic Gardens and Seaton Park, one of the city’s largest parks

42 minute walk from The Point

Footdee is at the east end of the harbour, and the cottages were built as homes for the local fishermen in the 1800s. They were conceived of by the same architecture who made alternations to Balmoral castle. Today the area is colourful – a mix of cottages and outbuildings – with a strong community. Footdee was granted Conservation Area status in 1968.

27 minute walk from The Point

Formerly known as Aberdeen Harbour, this is a commercial port which spans a range of industries. Urban dolphins can often be spotted from the shore.

11 minute walk from The Point

This is the cultural hub of the city, where you can find both the Aberdeen art gallery and His Majesty’s theatre as well as plenty of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Union Street, the main shopping street in Aberdeen, is lined with Aberdeen’s distinctive granite buildings, and is where you can find both the Bon Accord Centre and the Trinity.

6 minute walk from The Point