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Aden Country Park in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, is a 230-acre country park in the heart of Buchan. Aden (pronounced Aa-den), meaning bonnie burn or brae, offers a warm welcome, beautiful surroundings, and a wide range of opportunities for relaxation, recreation, and learning for individuals, families, and groups to enjoy.

Aden Green Flag AwardOften referred to as “the jewel in the Buchan crown”, Aden continues to be recognised as one of the United Kingdom’s best green spaces, being awarded, year on year, the prestigious Green Flag Award. In the heart of the park lies a central courtyard area with unique semi-circular farmstead buildings. Built around the 1800s these buildings now house the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum, Café at Aden, Aden Craft & Gift Shop, staff offices, and soon to be completed, Coach House Visitor Information Centre.

Aden Children's Play AreaAden’s other facilities include a fantastic new children’s play area, picnic and BBQ sites, walks and trails, Hareshowe Farm, North East Folklore Archive (NEFA), Aberdeenshire Recording Centre, Book of Deer exhibition, SANDS and carers/sensory gardens, outdoor gym, dog agility and exercise area, horse arena and bridleway, car parking, fully accessible changing places toilet facilities, and for those who want to stay for longer, an enjoyable stay at the 4 Star Aden Caravan & Camping Site.

Wild About AdenThe park also regularly plays host to a variety of events, activities, and volunteer opportunities. Annual events include Seedy Sunday, Easter Eggstravaganza, Wild About Aden, Pipe Band Competition, Vintage Tractor & Heritage Day, along with our popular Halloween and Christmas events. Other popular activities include our onsite orienteering course, feeding the ducks at the lake, and occasional farmers markets, equestrian events, vintage car and bike rallies, or Ranger led activities such as ‘bug hunts’ and ‘fungi spotting’ where they look at the various wildlife habitats throughout the park.

walking in AdenApart from all these ‘organised’ uses the park itself provides beautiful surroundings for visitors or the local community to enjoy a walk, jog, cycle, or space to exercise your four-legged friend. Whatever your interest, Aden has something for everyone.

To keep up to date on current news, events, volunteering, offers, opportunities, or general nonsense, please remember to follow us on one of the Aden Country Park social media channels including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or TikTok or feel free to give us a review on TripAdvisor.

To make your visit to Aden as enjoyable as possible, we have pulled together some key information that you might find useful before visiting. Information includes Find Us, Opening Times, Park Map, Things to Do, Accessibility, and Contact Us. Please click on the square box below to visit the Visitor Information section of the website

Visitor Information

Throughout the year, Aden Country Park hosts a diverse range of public and private events and activities, either in the park, or within the onsite Aden Theatre. To find out more information, please click on the square box below to visit the What’s On section of the website.

What’s On

To keep up to date with what has been happening in the park, whether it’s that we’ve managed to secure funding to improve the parks facilities, letting you know about any events, or perhaps volunteer opportunities, please click on the square box below to visit the News section of the website

News

The story of Aden’s history and heritage is a fascinating one, from the Neolithic structure to the 10th century Celtic monastery, to today’s Country Park designed landscape, there is a lot to learn from Aden’s past. Please click on the square box below to visit the History & Heritage section of the website.

History & Heritage

Got some free time? Want to meet like-minded people? Or simply want to do your bit to help improve this much-loved country park? Whether you are a company, group, or individual, there are various ways you can support Aden Country Park. Please click on the square box below to visit the Get Involved section of the website.

Get Involved

Aden Country Park Map

Download your Park Map

To download your copy of the Aden Country Park map please click on the “Download Park Map” button below. Once we have completed our graphic design work required for the development of a series of new park leaflets, you will then be able to pick up these up from either the Aden Craft & Gift Shop, Aberdeenshire Farming Museum or Coach House Visitor Interpretation Centre, until then, please download a copy of our new park map below.

Latest Park News

Latest Park News

  • July 16 2024
  • NeilShirran

Prestigious Green Flag Awards for Aberdeenshire green spaces

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has recognised three green spaces in Aberdeenshire with its prestigious Green Flag Award. Aden Country Park has now won the Green Flag Award for 15… Continue Reading Prestigious Green Flag Awards for Aberdeenshire green spaces

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  • July 10 2024
  • NeilShirran

Heritage Project Completion Celebrated with Official Ceremony

Aden Country Park in Mintlaw has celebrated the completion of the five-year Aden Restoration & Redevelopment Project with a civic ceremony. Provost of Aberdeenshire Cllr Judy Whyte commemorated the project’s… Continue Reading Heritage Project Completion Celebrated with Official Ceremony

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  • October 10 2023
  • NeilShirran

Baby Loss Awareness Week

Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th-15th October) is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember our much-loved and missed babies, and raise… Continue Reading Baby Loss Awareness Week

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