What to do in Aberdeen when it rains
A rainy Aberdeen afternoon is an invitation to slow down: galleries, museums, a covered market to browse, and somewhere warm for a brew.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Aberdeen Art Gallery Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ, UK
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY, UK
- Aberdeen Science Centre 179 Constitution St, Aberdeen AB24 5TU, UK
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum St. Luke’s, Viewfield Rd, Aberdeen AB15 7XH, UK
- Provost Skene's House Guestrow, Marischal Square, Aberdeen AB10 1AS, UK
- University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum Tillydrone Ave, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Aberdeen Art Gallery Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ, UK
- Aberdeen Arts Centre 33 King St, Aberdeen AB24 5AA, UK
- Faffless 8 Golden Square, Aberdeen AB10 1RB, UK
- Gallery Heinzel 1 Chattan Pl, Aberdeen AB10 6RB, UK
- the worm: a space for art 11 Castle St, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ, UK
- The Suttie Arts Space Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Torry Battery Torry Battery, Greyhope Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 8QX, UK
- Greyhope Bay Centre Greyhope Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 9QY, UK
- Girdle Ness Lighthouse 1-5 Girdleness Lighthouse Cottage, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 8QX, UK
- Mercat Cross Mercat Cross, Castle St, Aberdeen AB11 5HP, UK
- Aberdeen North Pier Lighthouse N Pier, Aberdeen AB11 5HB, UK
- The Powis Gates 51 College Bounds, Aberdeen AB24 3UG, UK
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Tesco Superstore Tesco, Wellington Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB12 3DN, UK
- Tesco Express Union St, Aberdeen AB11 5BJ, UK
- Tesco Esso Express Tesco Express, 472-480, King St, Aberdeen AB24 3DF, UK
- Tesco Express 390 Great Northern Rd, Woodside, Aberdeen AB24 2AX, UK
- Tesco Express 499-501 Union St, Aberdeen AB11 6DB, UK
- Tesco Express 207 Holburn St, Aberdeen AB10 6BL, UK
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Asda Bridge of Dee Superstore Garthdee Rd, Bridge of Dee, Aberdeen AB10 7QA, UK
- Asda Aberdeen Beach Superstore Unit 1, beach boulevard retail park, Aberdeen AB11 5EJ, UK
- Marks & Spencer East Terrace High Street, West 77, Aberdeen AB11 5PF, UK
- Foodstory 11-15 Thistle St, Aberdeen AB10 1XZ, UK
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum St. Luke’s, Viewfield Rd, Aberdeen AB15 7XH, UK
- Greyhope Bay Centre Greyhope Rd, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 9QY, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Union Square Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 5RG, UK
- Bon Accord Aberdeen George St, Aberdeen AB25 1HZ, UK
- Kittybrewster Retail Park 2 Bedford Rd, Aberdeen AB24 3LJ, UK
- Beach Boulevard Retail Park Links Rd, Aberdeen AB11 5EJ, UK
- TrinityCentre 155 Union St, Aberdeen AB11 6BE, UK
- The Academy Belmont St, Aberdeen AB10 1LB, UK
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