Aberdeen
Cathedral Walk
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Cathedral Walk is the path through Seaton Park in Old Aberdeen to St Machar's Cathedral, and it is the best way to arrive at it.
The park runs down to the River Don, with wide lawns, old trees and a formal garden, and the walk brings you up through them to the twin towers of the cathedral appearing above the wall. Students use it, so there is usually someone about, and it's flat enough for a pram. Go on from the cathedral into the Chanonry and the cobbled High Street of Old Aberdeen, which is a village inside the city. Free, always open, and dogs are fine on a lead.
Close by
Seaton ParkUnder a mile1 min by road
Old AberdeenUnder a mile1 min by road
Shelter CaféA small, friendly cafe on the High Street of Old Aberdeen, with Caber coffee, iced lattes, cakes and light lunches, and tables outside.Under a mile3 min by road
Cruickshank Botanic GardenThe University of Aberdeen's botanic garden in Old Aberdeen, free to enter, with a rock garden, a pond, a sunken garden and an arboretum.Under a mile3 min by road
St Machar’s Cathedral1 mile3 min by road
Brig o' Balgownie1 mile3 min by road
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