The Academy Shopping Centre
Housed in an architecturally stunning converted school building from the Victorian era, The Academy in Aberdeen offers a huge variety of fashion and beauty brands, a number of which are unique to Aberdeen. There are also a selection of restaurants, cafes, and bars, from Costa to Nandos, as well as Rye and Soda, a cafe that turns into a cocktail bar in the evening! With a relaxed central courtyard, it’s perfect for a spot of after-shopping al-fresco dining.
You can find the Academy an 8 minute walk from our Leonardo hotel in Aberdeen.
Bon Accord & St Nicholas
Bon Accord & St Nicholas offers the chance to indulge in an afternoon of retail therapy, with over 65 shops and restaurants in the huge combined shopping centre. As well as a series of high street stores there are also stores unique to the shopping centre, and a new Roof Garden hosting things like bouncy castles, petting zoos, and Jurassic gardens that are perfect for keeping the kids entertained.
Bon Accord & St Nicholas is a short 8-minute walk from our hotel in Aberdeen.
Union Square Shopping Centre
Find the biggest brands and the best eats at Aberdeen’s Union Square Shopping Centre for a day of shopping, eating, and drinking. With mega stores like Apple, Boots and Hollister, a Cineworld cinema, and countless restaurants and bars from Handmade Burger Co.to Chiquito, Union Square offers a shopping experience like no other
Weekday opening hours are 9am-8pm, closing an hour earlier on Saturdays, and 11am-6pm on Sundays. Find all of your retail needs just twenty minutes by car from Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport and Leonardo Inn Aberdeen Airport.
Union Street
Lined with granite buildings, Union Street stretches for an entire mile through the city and is home to a huge range of shops, from designer brands to high street stores and everything in between. If you get hungry, there are plenty of restaurants to choose from too.
We recommend: walking as far as the quirky West End area of the city, where you’ll find lots of great independent boutiques
Teasel and Tweed
Teasel and Tweed of Aberdeen offer a unique and stylish collection of furniture, accessories and gifts, produced only by Scottish designers and artists. With displays of beautiful ceramic and metal jewellery, art work, printed and woven textiles, metal work and knitwear, and much more, the quaint shop is a ‘must visit’ for souvenirs and gifts that really represent Scotland. The store opens at 10am Tuesday to Saturday, and closes at 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 5pm on Saturday and 6pm on Thursday.
Teasel and Tweed can be found just a fifteen minute drive from Leonardo Hotel Aberdeen Airport and Leonardo Inn Aberdeen Airport.
