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Dundee City guide, including Dundee Hotels

By: Maria Williams

Dundee is in an ideal location to visit Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen,
Perth and the Highlands making it the superb base for numerous types of
short breaks and holidays. Dundee is known as the “City of Discovery”
and is situated on the banks of the River Tay on the east coast of
Scotland.

Dundee is also a shopper's paradise, where major department stores
co-exist with specialist shops tucked away in side streets. The aroma
from some of the finest bakers in the UK wafts out to tempt you to
sample the delicious bridies, speciality pies, tempting butteries and
the famous 'Dundee Cake'.

Places of interest:

Within walking distance of Dundee city centre are Captain Scott’s Ship
“The Discovery” and Discovery Point visitor attraction, Verdant Works,
Sensation Science Centre, and the Dundee Repertory Theatre. Close to
Dundee you can visit Glamis Castle, Scone Palace, Angus Folk Museum, J
M Barrie’s Birthplace, Arbroath Abbey and many other local sites of
historic interest.

  • Sensation Science Centre is a Science Centre with a difference. It
    takes the mechanics of the senses as a base from which to explore the
    world around us, using lots of interactive tools to keep the young and
    the young at heart happy.

  • McManus Galleries is a remarkable Gothic building housing one of
    Scotland's most impressive collections of fine and decorative art.

  • Verdant Works takes you on a historical tour of the jute trade. The
    story of jute and the story of Dundee are inseparable. At its peak the
    industry employed 50,000 people in the city and satisfied much of the
    worlds demand for jute goods.

  • Discovery Point is the home of Captain Scott's famous Royal
    Research Ship Discovery.


    • Things to do:

    Give yourself plenty of time to absorb romantic castles and stunning
    formal gardens; experience top-quality visitor attractions that inform,
    inspire and entertain; and indulge in modern, 21st century,
    cosmopolitan city life, which combines shopping, art, theatre and
    culture.

  • Glamis Castle is the family home of the Earls of Strathmore and
    Kinghorne and has been a royal residence since 1372. Here you can
    celebrate the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

  • Arbroath Abbey hosted the most significant event in Scottish
    history. On 6 April 1320 the Scottish Declaration of Independence was
    signed by the assembled Scottish nobility in Arbroath Abbey.

  • Barry Mill is an early 19th-century working mill. Here you can
    enjoy the sights and sounds of the splash of the water-wheel and the
    sound and smell of grinding grain.

  • Angus Folk Museum is one of Scotland's finest folk museums and it
    is where to find out about life in rural Scotland during the past 200
    years.

  • Scone place breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland. It is
    the home of the Earls of Mansfield, and a major attraction to visitors
    from all over the world. Fifteen hundred years ago, it was the capital
    of the Pictish kingdom and the centre of the ancient Celtic church. It
    has housed the Stone of Destiny and been immortalised in Shakespeare's
    Macbeth.

  • Dundee shopping is where visitors can enjoy state-of-the-art
    shopping at the glass fronted Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee, or
    take time to explore unique and individual designs created by gifted
    and talented crafts people in and around rural Angus.


    • Food & Drink:

    Dundee has a variety of eateries, restaurants and pubs that will suit
    all tastes and budgets. You can savour the flavour all across Dundee's
    city centre. The welcome throughout Dundee is warm and when it comes to
    eating, drinking and enjoying yourself the atmosphere is cosmopolitan.

  • The Italian on Commercial Street is where the chefs are Italian and
    their passion for fresh, quality food can be seen and tasted. Many of
    their ingredients are sourced from Italy; but they use the finest local
    produce where possible. All of their meat comes directly from a nearby
    traditional farm and their steaks are nothing but finest Aberdeen
    Angus. Their fish is all fresh and prefer to use local suppliers
    wherever possible.

  • Bon Appétit provides traditional and modern French cuisine
    in a classic brasserie atmosphere in Dundee’s Exchange Street. It
    prides itself in slow food, but fast service! All dishes are prepared
    on the premises so during your wait you can select a typical French
    aperitif, a Kir or a glass of champagne. There is a small, but good,
    cellar with house wine of good quality at a reasonable price at one end
    of the range as well as some big wines for that real celebration dinner
    at the top end of the range.

  • Het Theatercafe is located in the Dundee Repertory Theatre is the
    perfect place to relax with a drink or enjoy a sumptuous meal


    • Hotels & Accommodation:

    Dundee offers a fully comprehensive range of quality accommodation from
    traditional family run bed and breakfast, guesthouses and hotels, to
    four star international hotels and resorts.

  • Longforgan Coaching Inn

  • Craigtay Hotel

  • Panmure Hotel

  • Swallow Dundee Hotel

  • Shaftesbury Hotel

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  • Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa

  • Dundee East Premier Travel Inn

  • Dundee North Premier Travel Inn


    • Entertainment

    Dundee has all the entertainment facilities you come to expect from a
    modern city. Theatre, Comedy and the latest films are all available.

  • Dundee Repertory Theatre is based at the heart of the city's
    cultural quarter It is a unique organisation in the UK, providing the
    most comprehensive arts services in Scotland, offering audiences an all
    year round mix of theatre, dance, music, comedy and more. It is a major
    artistic community that is home to Scotland’s only full-time Ensemble
    Company, the Scottish Dance Theatre – Scotland’s principal modern dance
    company and the Education & Community Company one of the UK’s
    largest and most acclaimed Community Arts organisations.

  • Dundee's Whitehall Theatre puts a huge mix of shows and talent
    under the spotlight. It is Dundee's original 'Music Hall' and is
    situated within the centre of Dundee. The Theatre puts on a variety of
    shows including West End performers, TV stars, local Amateur Groups and
    shows specifically for children.

  • Cineworld is a multi-screen cinema located at the Camperdown
    Leisure Park and shows the latest films.


    • Dundee and the surrounding area is the ideal place to see the history
    of Scotland at close quarters. With so many historical sites your lust
    for information will be satisfied. If shopping is more your way of
    enjoying your leisure time then Dundee has a modern shopping centre to
    offer you and quick access to major cities such as Glasgow and
    Edinburgh.

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    Biography

    Name: Maria Williams
    Website: http://www.sleepuk.com
    Biography: Maria writes for Sleep UK - providers of cheap uk hotels.

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    Biography
    Name: Maria Williams
    Website: www.sleepuk.com
    Biography: Maria writes for Sleep UK providers of discounted uk hotels


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