Aberdeen
How about a city with two medieval colleges and castles, two picturesque rivers and miles of sandy beach?
On a sunny day, Aberdeen’s granite buildings sparkle as the light glints off specks of mica in the stone. Walk or cycle beside the city’s long sands from the old fishing village of Footdee to the basking seals at Donmouth nature reserve. There are several places to hire bikes and 150 miles of Aberdeenshire coastline.
Aberdeen Art Gallery reopened after refurbishment in 2019. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy
Of the county’s 263 castles, ruined Dunnottar on its craggy peninsula in the North Sea is one of the most dramatic (adult £8, child £4). The best way to get there is to walk a couple of miles along the cliffs from the market town of Stonehaven, 20 minutes by train from Aberdeen. You can walk back to Stonehaven through Dunnottar Woods, past an old shell house and aristocratic bathing place. Afterwards, dodge the gulls as you eat award-winning fish and chips
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Catherine Dunn says afternoon trips to get ice-cream kept her husband fit and her sane. Photograph: Keith Morris/Alamy
Catherine Dunn says afternoon trips to get ice-cream kept her husband fit and her sane. Photograph: Keith Morris/Alamy
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5 May), but to fill a day it was essential to get out. Latterly, it took an afternoon to get out to buy an ice-cream, but it was so rewarding as he was not anxious – he was focusing on walking, with the help of his wheelchair,
Tiny Cambridgeshire village home to an ancient Devilâs Dyke you can walk through
From its history to its village square and stunning natural wildlife, who wouldn t want to visit this tiny East Cambridgeshire town?
The village of Reach is unassuming but filled with natural beauty and great history (Image: Cambridge News)
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