Aberdeen Art Gallery houses an important fine art collection with examples of 19th, 20th and 21st century, contemporary works, a rich, decorative arts collection, special exhibitions, gallery shop and café.

Aberdeen's Maritime Museum tells the story of the North Sea. View displays and exhibitions on the offshore oil industry, shipbuilding, fishing and clipperships; then visit the museum shop and café.

One of Europe's largest indoor gardens and Scotland's third most visited garden. It boasts a beautiful floral paradise all year round with many rare and exotic plants on show from all around the world.

For over 200 years Glen Garioch Distillery has been handcrafting a beautiful range of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies, so why not come along and enjoy a distillery tour and a warming dram. Groups welcome.

Elegant Georgian mansion house with sumptuous Victorian interiors and superb collections of portraits and furniture. Guided tours only of the House and Garden (special themed tours bookable in advance)

Northlink Ferries provide fast and frequent sailings to Orkney and Shetland, from Aberdeen and Scrabster, using three state-of-the-art ships. Net rates available to group organisers.

Extravagant formal garden originally created in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton. Pitmedden features a series of beautiful planteries filled with over 40,000 plants bursting with colour in the summer months.

Dating from 1545, Provost Skene's House holds a series of period room settings. Visitors can also enjoy a unique painted ceiling, costume gallery, displays of local interest and snacks in the café.

Savour the atmosphere on a unique journey around the distillery. Cragganmore is a small distillery of huge character. Friends of the Classic Malts are welcome to visit all year on an appointment only basis.

Balmoral, the Scottish home to The Royal Family. Castle Ballroom, Audio Tour, Exhibitions, Gardens, Large Coffee Shop and Balmoral Collection Gift Shop.

Royal Lochnagar is a small traditional working distillery situated on the River Dee close to Balmoral Castle. Visitor centre shop has a range of rare and unusual malt whiskies.

Crathes has something for everyone - superb 16th-century castle for history and culture, beautiful garden spaces and estate walks, and a newly designed courtyard cafe to relax in.

One of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. Free guided tour, audio-visual presentation and dram.

Hear the story of the only Malt Distillery pioneered by a woman. The malt whisky produced here has a warmth and cleanliness of taste which is described as silky and is used in the award winning Johnnie Walker.

Visitor centre, coffee shop, home baking, exhibition on Scottish author Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Situated on B967 accessible from A90 & A92.

800-year old Fyvie is a magnificent Scottish baronial fortress with lavish Edwardian interiors and one of the largest private collections of Raeburns in the world. Set in beautiful landscaped grounds with loch and 18th-century walled garden.