Aden Country Park

Aden Country Park is located next to Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

It is home to the Aberdeen Farming Museum, forest walks and a ruined country house. Every year it hosts a pipe band contest which attracts bag pipe bands from around Scotland.

The country mansion house is said to have been beautiful before it was ruined. During World War II it was used as an army barracks and it is said that the inside decoration was damaged and had lost its lusture once the army were finished with it. After the war the owners moved away from Scotland and left the house to ruin. At the time a tax had to be paid on any building with a roof, so the roof was removed so they didn't have to pay the tax on a house they didn't live in. The house is made of grey granite.

Aden Park can be accessed from Mintlaw by station road or Netheraden Road.

There is also a small farm in Aden Park which you can visit.

Aden Park opens at 9.00am and shuts at 10.00pm. There is a caravan park which also allows camping and a small shop. There is a pay and display carpark.

There is a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a playarea, a nature garden and barbecue area.

External links

* [http://www.visitpeterhead.org.uk/ Official Tourism Web Site]
* [http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/countryparks/locations/mintlaw.asp Aberdeenshire Council Aden Country Park]
* [http://www.peterhead.org.uk/attractions/aden_park.htm Local Information on the Park]