Duthie Park Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "Lovely café with a selection of food."
• "The park is very clean and has a good size."
• "Fantastic park with multiple play parks."
• "Free parking is provided for up to 3 hours in the adjoining car park."
• "Great cafe inside The Wintergardens which also has a separate cafe takeaway with outdoor entrance."
• "The Park Café is a popular spot and offers a great place to relax and grab a bite."
• "There are a few good playgrounds here as well as free parking and an excellent indoors winter garden."

Cons:

• "Such a shame that the ACC find the need to charge people to park their cars."
• "That the prices for drinks were high (£2.90 for a cup of coffee is steep)."
• "The cafe has an odd set up where you get seating assigned rather than being able to choose your own table."
• "Needs to have a child price of £1.50 for ice cream."
• "ONLY thing letting the experience down was the dirty, smelly toilets which were not usable...please keep them maintained."
• "Limited parking at the top entrance, better coming in at riverside entrance."
• "Not a lot of parking though."

Winter Gardens

Pros:

• "The highlight are the winter gardens which house a great variety of plants and water features including the cactus house."
• "They have lovely winter garden (closed at the moment due to Covid-19)."
• "You will be richly rewarded with explosive cacti, tropical treasures and fantastic ferns in the David Welch Winter Gardens that rival Kew."
• "The winter gardens is always great to explore with a range of hothouse areas with exotic and unique plants."
• "The Victorian winter Gardens are based on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon from the Biblical text."
• "The winter garden greenhouses are the main attraction and they are free! A MUST if you are new to Aberdeen."
• "A beautiful place. The wintergreen were something to behold for me, being a plant lover."

Cons:

• "The wonderful Winter Gardens are a joy to visit, but spoiled by having to Tie up your four legged friends outside."
• "The winter gardens had a large swathe closed and under maintenance which was disappointing, and the small turtles appear to be gone."
• "The Winter Garden (greenhouse), was unfortunately closed to the public due to Covid measures."
• "Sadly winter gardens and toilets closed."
• "The ongoing closure of the indoor garden has remained a letdown for me, however."
• "The Winter Gardens are closed at the moment."
• "The botanical gardens were closed as a result of COVID-19."

General Experience

Pros:

• "It's a great place. A lovely family stopping point at the weekend."
• "This is probably my favourite park in Aberdeen."
• "A beautiful recently restored park to the south of the city centre."
• "It is a beautiful park in any season."
• "The park is always beautifully kept and play equipment kept well."
• "The park itself was clean, for the most part."
• "Beautifully kept park with lots of little areas for kids to play."

Cons:

• "Shame that some people spoil it with litter and public nuisance."
• "The anti dogs stance is a huge put off!"
• "Not a park for peace and quiet at the weekends when it's extremely busy."
• "Only downside are some inconsiderate dog owners."
• "The only downside it is quite difficult to get parking if you are driving there."
• "Downsides were that the toilets weren't open."
• "Only sad bit was the duck pond & the other ponds the water needs to be cleaned regularly please!"