Duthie Park
Outdoor Play & Adventure Playgrounds · Aberdeen, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
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Closed — opens 10.30am
🌳 Outdoor
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Car park at Polmuir Road entrance (4 disabled bays, 2 EV charging points). Riverside Drive car park (4 disabled bays). Restrictions: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, max 3 hours, no return within 1 hour.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Duthie Park is a much-loved 44-acre Victorian park in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen, gifted to the city in 1880 by Elizabeth Crombie Duthie. The park features beautifully restored Victorian features including a bandstand, fountains, and a boating pond. It boasts two childrens play areas - one for younger children and another adventurous play space voted best in Scotland - plus an astro turf area for ball games. The famous David Welch Winter Gardens house one of the most visited public indoor plant collections in Scotland with tropical and arid houses. The park also has a popular cafe, orienteering courses, and wildlife trails. Open 24 hours daily.
Winter Gardens has seasonal hours: 10:30-17:00 March to October, 10:30-16:00 November to February. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 1 Jan, 2 Jan.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Spare socksThe single most reliably useful thing on this list.
- Sunglasses
- Hair bobbles
- Wet wipes
- Sun hat
- Travel sickness bands
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