Excursion Gordon highlanders & granite city walking tour tour at Aberdeen

Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, The Gordon Highlanders Museum and learn the extraordinary 200-year story of "the Finest Regiment in the World!" (Sir Winston Churchill, 1900). Travel a short distance from the port (20 minutes) to arrive at the museum for your tour.

Following in the footsteps of serving soldiers, the museum takes you on an eye-opening journey through the compelling and dramatic 200-year-old history of the Gordon Highlanders from the Napoleonic Wars to the modern day using spectacular displays, film and the passion and knowledge of the museum's guides.

Bid farewell to the Gordon Highlanders and re-board your coach to Union Street, the starting point for your guided walking tour of Aberdeen. Aberdeen city is steeped in history and stories where architectural wonders?overflow. From ancient places of worship to ultra-modern, award-winning towers, and a grand twin-domed theatre to university buildings.

Begin at the heart of the city and the Mercat Cross, and explore the granite buildings and sculptures of Aberdeen's city center. The city center also is home to the Art Gallery, Provost Skene's House as well as the second largest building in the world; Marshall College.

Walk down Bon Accord Square and step back in time to the Georgian era with homes built by Archibald Simpson for some of the city's wealthier residents in the 1820s.

Return to the port to your awaiting ship.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion include: Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen walking tour, Mercat Cross, Provost Skene's House, Marischal College, Bon Accord Square, Georgian era architecture

Note

Please note: This tour requires over 2 miles of walking on city roads and is not recommended for guests with limited mobility. Any wheelchair users must be accompanied as the guide cannot undertake responsibility for them during the tour. Warm layered clothing and comfortable footwear are recommended (no heels please).