Aberdeen City & Shire Spring 2017
The definitive guide of what to do and where to go with your children
Inside this issue Love Local Life: Nominate NOW in the 2017 Raring2go! Awards
Hop Along with the Easter Bunny
Vantastic VW Adventures
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Nominations will open on Wednesday 1st March 2017 and close on Friday 31st March 2017. Click on W: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/r2goNominate to submit your nomination Shortlist: Nominations will close on Friday 31st under the following 0DUFKDQGZLOOEHFRXQWHGDQGYHULÀHG Everyone who categories: Voting: The three businesses with the nominates their most nominations in EACH category will be favourite local shortlisted. Voting will then open on Monday 3rd business(es) will be 1. Best Baby/ April at W: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/r2goVote and entered into a prize Toddler Class close on Sunday 30th April 2017. draw to win a 2. Best School- family cinema The winners in each of the 12 categories will be Age Club or Class ticket. those who receive the most votes. 3. Best After-School/ 2XUWK OXFN\IRUVRPH DQGÀQDODZDUGIRU 2017, The Reader’s Choice Award, will go to Holiday Club/Activity the business receiving the most votes overall! 4. Best Family-Friendly Eatery/Café/Restaurant AND NEW :LQQHUVZLOOEHQRWLÀHGE\SKRQH 5. Best Family or email by 30th April and trophies FOR 2017: presented early May at a special Retailer/Shop 10. Best Family Attraction Afternoon Tea at Hoodles Playbarn 6. Best Family Service (the winner of the 2016 ‘Reader’s 11. Best Family Event of 2016 Choice Award’). (Dentist, Garage, Photographers, 12. Best New Business Winners’ names will be published Hairdresser, etc.) Launched Between January in the Summer 2017 issue of Raring2go! Aberdeen City & Shire. and December 2016 7. Best Party Entertainer
8. Best Party Keep an eye on our Facebook page Place/Venue It’s Awards and Twitter feeds. Promote your time! Who gets favourite on social media too with 9. Best Soft Play your vote this #Raring2go #LiveLocalLoveLocal year? www.raring2go.co.uk 5 Raring2go! WHAT TO DO Hooray! It’s Spring … time for some of our favourite places to come out of hibernation! •*HWDKHUULQJ·VH\HYLHZRIOLIHLQ%URFKWKURXJK •7KH96$·V&DIp)DUP6KRSDQG*DUGHQ WKHJHQHUDWLRQVDWFraserburgh Heritage Centre &HQWUHDWEaster Anguston, Peterculter $SULO UHRSHQWRWKHSXEOLFLQWKH6SULQJ $SULO •$OODERDUGRXUKHULWDJHUDLOZD\VIRUDQRWKHU •/HDUQDERXWUDUHEUHHGVZLWKRXWOHDYLQJWKH VHDVRQRIVWHDPDQGGLHVHOSRZHUHGIXQ7KH *UDQLWH&LW\Doonies Farm,$EHUGHHQRSHQV Caledonian Railway’s¶(DVWHU(JJVSUHVV· DJDLQIRUWKHVHDVRQ $SULO PDUNVWKHVWDUWRIWKHZHHUDLOZD\·VVHDVRQ •*HWGRZQRQWKHIDUPDWWKHAberdeenshire RIMRXUQH\VEHWZHHQ%UHFKLQDQG%ULGJHRI'XQ Farming MuseumDQGHareshowe Farm at The Keith and Dufftown RailwayUROOVRXWRI $GHQ&RXQWU\3DUNIURPHDUO\$SULORUDWWKH 'XIIWRZQIRUWKHÀUVWWLPHGXULQJLWV*UDQG(DVWHU 3LWPHGGHQ*DUGHQVMuseum of Farming 2SHQLQJRQ0DUFKWRR Life 0D\ •7KH%UDHPDU&RPPXQLW\ZHOFRPHV •3XPSXSWKHOLORDQGGLJRXWWKHVXQFUHDP YLVLWRUVWRWKHVWXQQLQJBraemar Castle ²WKHStonehaven Open Air PoolUHRSHQVRQ DJDLQIURP6DWXUGD\$SULO 0D\ •*HWLQWRJHDUIRUVWDUWRIDQHZ •:HFDQ·WJXDUDQWHHWKHGROSKLQVZLOOEH VHDVRQRI¶ZKHHO\·JRRGIXQDWWKH EDFNEXWWKHZDWFKHUVFHUWDLQO\ZLOOEH7KH Grampian Transport MuseumRQ 563%UHWXUQVWRWKHTorry BatteryZLWK 0DUFK WKHLUELQRVDQGWHOHVFRSHVIRU Dolphinwatch Aberdeen, 7KXUVGD\VWR 6XQGD\VIURP $SULO
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Hands-on activities, shows, and more! Check out our website for more details on our range of exciting events. www.raring2go.co.uk 7 Raring2go! WHAT TO DO Ahoy There: Tree Huts Arrive at Smugglers Cove! WE’REVRH[FLWHG&RGRQD·VEUDQGQHZ6PXJJOHUV WKHPHG 7UHH+XWV2XWGRRU$GYHQWXUH3OD\ZLOOEULQJDOOWKH UROHSOD\ IXQRI6PXJJOHUV&RYHRXWLQWRWKHIUHVKDLU VWUHHW ´:H·YHVHHQKRZPXFKFKLOGUHQRIDOODJHVORYH WKHWLQLHV 6PXJJOHUV&RYHµFRPSDQ\GLUHFWRU$OIUHG&RGRQD ZLOOKDYH just as WROG7HDP5DULQJJR´6RWKLV\HDUZHGHFLGHGWR WDNH6PXJJOHUV&RYHRXWGRRUVµ PXFKIXQ DW&RGRQD·VDVWKHLUROGHUEURWKHUVDQGVLVWHUV &RGRQD·VQHZVTXDUHIRRWIXQ]RQHZLOO LQFOXGHLQWHUDFWLYHDFWLYLW\IUDPHVÀYHVOLGHVDQG -XVWWKLQNLQJDERXWDOOWKDWH[SORULQJLVKXQJU\ZRUN PXVLFDOSOD\7KHUH·OODOVREHWKUHHIRRWLQWHUDFWLYH ²DQG&RGRQD·VKDYHSODQQHGIRUWKDWWRR7KHQHZ WUHHVZLWKQLQHOHYHOVRIIXQDIRRWVQDNHVOLGHD 6PXJJOHUV7UHH+XWVZLOOKDYHDQRXWGRRUHDWLQJDUHD IRRWVFRRSVOLGHDQGDVHYHQIRRWWXEHVOLGH²DOO WRDOORZSDUHQWVDQGFDUHUVWRKDYHDFRIIHHVQDFN LQWHUFRQQHFWHGZLWKODGGHUVDQGURSHEULGJHVDQG RUPHDOIURPWKH6PXJJOHUV&RYHIDPLO\UHVWDXUDQW² SHUIHFWO\GHVLJQHGWROHWNLGVDQGWKHLULPDJLQDWLRQV RUMXVWVLWEDFNUHOD[DQGZDWFKDOOWKHIXQQHDUE\ UXQZLOG Smugglers Tree Huts opens this Easter and will be free with all Codona’s wristbands. See you at the )RU6PXJJOHUV·&RYH·VVPDOOHUJXHVWVWKHUH·OOEH top of the tree! DQHZIXOO\HQFORVHG¶7LQ\7RWV·DUHDIRUWKHPWR FUDZODQGWRGGOHDURXQGLQVDIHO\:LWKDJLDQWORJD Codona’s, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen, AB24 5ED. FOLPELQJPRXQGZLWKWZRVOLGHVDQGWKHLUYHU\RZQ T: 01224 595910; W: codonas.com.
Highland Wildlife Park, only 7 miles from Aviemore
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ONLY ONE entry price to play in all Meet, areas. Play, Eat Catch up with friends and family!
Make Hoodles your No. 1 day out Three children’s play areas. Children’s birthday parties. Fresh homemade food and cakes served daily. Delicious fair trade coffee and Win! hand-picked loose leaf teas. A FAMILY DAY PASS TO VISIT THE BREATH A huge range of TAKING HIGHLAND WILDLIFE PARK children’s Located in the heart of the Cairngorms, the park is birthday party home to over 200 animals in the beautiful setting packages of the Highlands. Visit polar bears, amur tigers, lynx, red pandas, snow leopards and more. A brilliant day out for all of available too! the family and a prize not to be missed! OPEN 7 days a week Playbarn 9:30am-5:30pm Coffee Shop 7am-5pm (last hot food orders 4pm)
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ABERDEEN MARITIME MUSEUM THE TOLBOOTH MUSEUM
Aberdeen Art Gallery is undergoing a major redevelopment, reopening Winter 2017.
During this time we welcome visitors to a programme of exhibitions, talks and events at Aberdeen Maritime Museum and The Tolbooth Museum.
Our art collections can also be seen at venues in the city and shire and in exhibitions at The award-winning Maritime Museum One of Aberdeen’s oldest buildings and galleries in the UK and abroad. brings the history of the North Sea to one of the best preserved 17th century life and offers visitors a spectacular Scottish jails, featuring the history of viewpoint over the busy harbour. crime and punishment.
Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Castle Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ To plan your visit check our Tel: +44 (0) 1224 337700 Tel: +44 (0) 1224 621167 website to find out what’s on, where and when. www.aagm.co.uk OPEN 7 DAYS - ADMISSION FREE
10 Raring2go! EVENTS Easter Fun in Aberdeen City & Shire Where IS that Easter Bunny? MARCH 31 Children’s Easter Craft: %RGGDP/LEUDU\²SP $JHXQGHUT: 01779 473479; E: [email protected].)5(( APRIL 3 Childrens’ Easter Craft:6WRQHKDYHQ/LEUDU\ ²SPT: 01569 762136; E: stonehaven. [email protected]. )5((EXWERRNLQJ HVVHQWLDO 4 Easter Egg Search:)HWWHUFDLUQ/LEUDU\ ²SP 7 Easter Craft Session:$ER\QH/LEUDU\² DP$JHV²ZLWKDGXOWT: 013398 86004; E: aboyne[email protected]. )5((EXW ERRNLQJHVVHQWLDO 12 Easter Activity Afternoon: *UDPSLDQ7UDQVSRUW 0XVHXP$OIRUG²SPT: 01975 562292; E: Gtm.org.uk; W: [email protected]. 14–17 Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate Cadbury 14–16 Fyvie Castle Cadbury Egg Hunt:DP²SP Egg Hunt:DP²SP 14–16 Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate Cadbury 14–17 Drum Castle, Garden & Estate Cadbury Egg Egg Hunt:DP²SP Hunt:DP²SP 14–17 Leith Hall Garden & Estate Cadbury Egg 14–17 Children’s Easter Egg Hunt:.HLWKDQG Hunt:DP²SP 'XIIWRZQ5DLOZD\W: keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk. 14–17 Haddo House Cadbury Egg Hunt:DP² 15, 16 Easter Egg Specials: 5R\DO'HHVLGH5DLOZD\ SP 0LOWRQRI&UDWKHVW: deesiderailway.co.uk. 14–17 House of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature 15–16 Pitmedden Garden Cadbury Egg Hunt: Reserve Cadbury Egg Hunt:DP²SP DP²SP 15–17 Craigievar Castle Cadbury Egg Hunt: DP²SP 15–17 Brodie Castle Cadbury Egg Hunt: DP²SP 15 DL Kids Annual Easter Party: 'DYLG/OR\G $EHUGHHQW: davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs/Aberdeen. 16 DL Kids Easter Egg Hunt: 'DYLG/OR\G$EHUGHHQ W: davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs/Aberdeen. 16 Easter Eggspress: &DOHGRQLDQ5DLOZD\ %UHFKLQE: [email protected]; W: caledonianrailway.com. 16 Mar Lodge Cadbury Egg Hunt:DP²SP www.raring2go.co.uk 11 Raring2go! EVENTS
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Win! A PAIR OF TICKETS TO ABERDEEN ANARCHY 2017 We’re very excited to have two General Admission tickets to Wrestlezone’s Aberdeen Anarchy 2017 event taking place at the Beach Ballroom on Saturday 17 June. WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, Hornswoggle and Melina are coming to town, wrestling alongside local favourites such as Scotty Swift, Zach Dynamite, Chris Archer and many more!
Ts & Cs apply (see p46). Competition closes 5 May 2017. To enter visit raring2go.co.uk www.raring2go.co.uk 13 Raring2go! EVENTS Street Art-astic! arrives in Aberdeen! 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