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    City Beach

    331 Reviews
    #19 of 122 things to do in Aberdeen
    Outdoor Activities, Nature & Parks, Beaches
    Aberdeen AB24 5HD, Scotland
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    “What a lovely beach”

    Really nice views from this place. Good wildlife there. This beach is massive. Well worth a visit... read more

    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Bibcay
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    “excellent for family visit..”

    Not very suitable for swimming. Golden sand beach...near to city. Water is very cold.......Walking... read more

    Reviewed November 21, 2018
    sbsbasak
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    • Excellent34%
    • Very good51%
    • Average12%
    • Poor2%
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    “lovely beach”(24 reviews)
    “retail park”(8 reviews)
    “eat ice cream”(3 reviews)
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    All reviews lovely beach retail park eat ice cream walk along the beach beach front golden sands free toilets brisk walk clean beach great walk sunny day weather permits miles and miles dog walkers visiting aberdeen town centre worth a visit
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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    What a lovely beach

    Really nice views from this place. Good wildlife there. This beach is massive. Well worth a visit to this beach in Aberdeen.

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank Bibcay
    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    Beautiful beach

    The beach is nics and clean and you can see a few boats abd big ships around further away, a very quiet and relaxing beach A parade of shops on the waterfront and a good selection of cafe's and resraurants

    Date of experience: December 2018
    Thank longiassociates
    Reviewed November 21, 2018
    excellent for family visit..

    Not very suitable for swimming. Golden sand beach...near to city. Water is very cold.......Walking distance from city center.

    Date of experience: November 2018
    Thank sbsbasak
    Reviewed November 10, 2018 via mobile
    Stormy beach

    Great beach front for walking or running. Free car parking all along the front. We visited a day after high winds and storm but the beach was great and even in November if felt warm in the sun.

    Date of experience: November 2018
    Thank Basingstone
    Reviewed October 2, 2018
    sandy beach

    The beach area is looked after well could be a bit more variety of shops on beach front tend all to be cafes or the retail park. could be more activities at the beach it's self

    Date of experience: August 2018
    Thank donnalc1963
    Reviewed September 6, 2018
    beautiful

    sandy and beautiful...clean gorgeous & Inversnicky cafe up the road...trying to fill this word box! aaagh not enough words it is driving me mad! But viist the beach its bgreat

    Date of experience: September 2018
    Thank Aberdeen girl b
    Reviewed September 6, 2018
    Broad expanse with beautiful sunrises & sunsets

    Aberdeen beach is superb. It can be windy - yes but what do you expect from the North Sea. Picnic at the start of the day (5-6am) & you'll have a real treat: the beach to yourself & beautiful vistas. Be respectful of the strong...More

    Date of experience: August 2018
    Thank Alsace_11
    Reviewed September 2, 2018 via mobile
    Great walk

    A great walk for me and my son last night along the promenade. Very relaxing and lots of ice cream and eating is available.

    Date of experience: September 2018
    Thank H2630RDlaurenceb
    Reviewed August 26, 2018
    Long sandy beach

    The beach at Aberdeen is not only quite long it is beautifully sandy and a great place for dog walking. From the beach you get great views of the lighthouse.

    Date of experience: August 2018
    1  Thank DavidMay1945
    Reviewed August 18, 2018
    Very good

    The beach in Aberdeen is quite pleasant with a decent level of sand and groynes. There are many facilities on the esplanade

    Date of experience: August 2018
    1  Thank 301lisa33
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    Response from Grant N | Reviewed this property |
    Bit of a breeze but quite warm - plenty of room for the grandkids to play in the water (up to their knees - they aren't into having the North Sea freezing the rest of their bodies) and on the rocks at the south end. Was hard... More
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    Response from Paul R | Reviewed this property |
    0 Votes Suggest some more information signs with the types of wildlife that can be seen and types of plants possibly have a nature walk set out
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