Inspiring Women Magazine May 2023
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When to visit...<br />
April - October, with June and July, are the<br />
premium months to visit Aberdeen. The<br />
glens, forests, rivers and beaches are all at<br />
their most glorious. You get a taste of all<br />
seasons in those months, as well as access<br />
to all attractions that close during snowfall<br />
months. Being on the east coast we have<br />
fewer issues with midges.<br />
ADay in Aberdeen<br />
Start the day well...<br />
It is not common to go out for breakfast in<br />
Scotland; however, a traditional breakfast<br />
could be porridge, Scotch pancakes, or a<br />
cooked breakfast. A cooked breakfast would<br />
usually include sausage, maybe Lorne (a<br />
square sausage slice), black pudding, eggs,<br />
baked tomato, tattie scone, baked beans<br />
and bacon. Normally, locals might go out for<br />
coffee, scones, cake, and/or a breakfast roll.<br />
The breakfast roll is usually sausage or<br />
bacon, possibly with egg if requested, in a<br />
white bread roll with a choice of HP/brown<br />
sauce or tomato/ketchup sauce. Most cafés<br />
tend to offer a brunch menu rather than a<br />
breakfast menu, as most do not open until<br />
10:00 am. Your hotel is where you are most<br />
likely to find a full Scottish breakfast at a<br />
more average time for breakfast.<br />
But if in fact you want to go out of the hotel ...<br />
Scottish Cooked Breakfast<br />
Boxcar Coffee & Yard<br />
Banchory Lodge<br />
Time for a break...<br />
It is really a mix and depends on what<br />
you want. Restaurant services tend to<br />
run very leisurely and slow; you can end<br />
up at a sit-down restaurant for upwards<br />
of 2 hours. However, cafés offer a range<br />
of sandwiches and snacks for a quicker<br />
option. There are really many good<br />
lunch spots, both casual, on-the-go and<br />
more formal.<br />
Banchory Lodge<br />
Not right the city - it’s out in Banchory –<br />
but a total gem<br />
Dee St, Banchory AB31 5HS<br />
https://www.banchorylodge.com/<br />
Amuse 1<br />
Queen's Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1XL<br />
htts://www.amuse-restaurant.com/<br />
The Silver Darling<br />
Pocra Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5DQ<br />
https://www.thesilverdarling.co.uk/<br />
The Craftsman Company –<br />
Coffee & Ale House<br />
2 Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 6NE<br />
https://thecraftsmancompany.com/<br />
The Albyn<br />
11 Albyn Pl, Aberdeen AB10 1YE<br />
https://thealbyn.co.uk/<br />
CUP Tea Salon<br />
Best picks for breakfast –<br />
Foodstory<br />
11-15 Thistle St, Aberdeen AB10 1XZ<br />
https://foodstorycafe.co.uk/holding.php<br />
Boxcar Coffee & Yard<br />
1 Station Rd, Cults, Aberdeen AB15 9NP<br />
https://www.facebook.com/boxcarcults<br />
CUP<br />
9 Little Belmont St, Aberdeen AB10 1JG<br />
https://www.cupteasalon.com/<br />
Climate...<br />
Always be prepared for four seasons<br />
in one day; for instance in one day you<br />
can experience rain, hail, sunny blue<br />
skies, wind, snow and fluctuations in<br />
temperature. The winter can be quite<br />
cold and wet with limited hours of<br />
daylight and a handful of snows.<br />
However, the long, temperate summer<br />
days make up for it. Late spring,<br />
summer and early fall can be absolutely<br />
gorgeous and the outdoors beckon.<br />
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