Visit Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen

Hazlehead Park is located on the west side of the city, in Hazlehead Avenue.  It's a beautifully landscaped park, bordered by rhododendrons which are glorious in late spring and early summer. It's the kind of park where you can take the children for a whole day out without them becoming bored and ideal to visit when on holiday.

There is free car parking.You will find extensive lawned areas, a putting green (you can borrow the clubs), crazy golf, a wonderful maze that should keep the children occupied for an hour or so, a large swing park, an ornamental rose garden with the Piper Alpha Memorial, restaurant and toilets, nature walks, lovely flower borders and rockery, heather garden, azalea and rhododendron borders, and a small animal section. The rabbit enclosure houses some of the most adorable bunnies on earth, of all different varieties.  There is a duck pond intended for some exotic ducks, that has also become home to a collection of pigeons and other fowl that have decided that it's a good place to live.  Parrots of every hue live in the indoor aviary but don't appear to be particularly happy with their accommodation. One large parrot seems decidedly lonely and constantly demands human contact.  Smaller budgerigars seem to be happier in their outdoor aviary.  Fish in aquariums are to be found next door.  There are also chickens, goats, a llama and ponies. There is a minimal entry fee to the Pet Corner

. Entrance and payment for the excellent maze is via the building shown on the left, and also where you pay for crazy golf, putting, and where you borrow the clubs. There are many grassed areas for picnics or you can use the restaurant if you prefer.   It offers decent simple meals, snacks, and ice cream, if you don't want to be bothered with taking food with you.Toilets are in a separate building behind the restaurant.Benches scattered all around the park so that you can walk and rest as you enjoy the flowers. Hazlehead is just one of Aberdeen's many parks.  Duthie park with its winter gardens and boating pond is well worth a trip, also Westburn  and Victoria Parks.

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Self-catering holidays in Royal Deeside,  Scotland, Sleeps 2-6:

Enjoy a day out at Hazlehead Park when you book a stay at Stranduff Lodge Croft in Aberdeenshire. With an idyllic location in Royal Deeside Stranduff Lodge Croft could be the perfect place to stay for your Aberdeenshire holiday. Accommodating up to 8 people in 4 bedrooms, this holiday home is both family-friendly and dog-friendly and is located around 25 miles from Aberdeen. To the east of this holiday cottage lies Aberdeen and the Aberdeenshire coast whereas to the West is the Cairngorms National Park so there is plenty to discover and fall in love with on a holiday here.

Self-catering log cabin holidays in Dinnet, Royal Deeside,  Scotland

Visit Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen from a wooden holiday lodge in Royal Deeside. A stay in one of the good quality lodges at Royal Deeside Woodland Lodges will appeal to those who enjoy staying in a tranquil relaxing location. Aberdeenshire offers many peaceful areas of stunning countryside so you should not be short of choices in this area of Scotland.

Situated in the small rural village of Dinnet in the centre of Royal Deeside, stay here and you’ll be in good company as the Queen has her holiday home nearby at Balmoral Castle. These comfortable, well equipped lodges are a great place to stay for those looking to discover the best of Royal Deeside and looking to explore the eastern areas of the Cairngorms National Park on a cottage break. Each holiday lodge has 2 bedrooms and can accommodate up to 4 people. This is a sublime setting next to woodlands and right next to a nature reserve.