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Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734. Open all year 0800-one hour
before dusk. Sunken Victorian garden. Floral city crest. Outdoor
draughts board (summer). Free admission.
Gordon Highlanders Museum Garden
St. Luke's, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 311200. Open Apr-Oct, Tue-Sat 1030-1630, Sun 1330-1630. Victorian garden originally designed by Sir George Reid PRSA. No charge for access to gardens and tearoom.
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Persley Walled Garden
Persley, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734. Open May-Sept 0930-2100, Oct-Apr, 0930-1600. Landscaped Victorian garden with herbaceous borders and fountain.
Seaton Park
Don Street, (off King Street), Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734. Open all year. Riverside walk, woodland, daffodil banks, formal flower beds, adventure playground. Disabled toilet.
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Woodside Nature Trail/Danestone Country Park
Woodside, Aberdeen. Short woodland walk on banks of River Don, near Crombie Woollen Mill.
Duthie Park Winter Gardens
 Polmuir Road, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 585310. Open all year including Bank Holidays, Christmas etc. Dec-Mar 0930-1600, Apr 0930-1700, May-Sept 0930-2100, Oct 0930-2030, Nov 0930-1700. Europe's largest indoor garden collection. Flora and fauna from around the world, fish and birds, "talking" cactus during summer. Licensed restaurant. Artists in summer. Disabled toilets. Admission free.
Westburn Park
Westburn Road, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734. Open all year. Children's cycle safety track, play area, sports facilities, bowling greens, indoor tennis centre, licensed restaurant. Disabled toilet.
Victoria Park
Westburn Road/Argyll Place, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734 Open all year. Garden for the disabled with indoor facilities, informal flower beds, ornamental fountain.
Duthie Park
Polmuir Road, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 522734. Open all year daily. Rose-covered hill, play and sports areas. Disabled toilet.
Cruickshank Botanic Garden
St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen. Tel: 01224 272704. Open all year Mon-Fri, 0900-1700. University garden of 11 acres with herbaceous border, rock garden, terrace and arboretum. Part of Conoco Natural History Centre. Admission free.
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