Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
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. The beach itself is famous for its golden sand and its long curved length between the harbour and the River Don's mouth.
The beach suffers from significant erosion of the sand so there are distinctive groyne or walls, to help keep the sand in place. The beach is popular with walkers, surfers and windsurfers.
Recently in an expensive million pound operation, sand was taken by ship from further down the coast to the south of Aberdeen and sprayed on the beach to replace some of the lost sand. Rocks were then placed in a v-shape formation to try to prevent erosion, much like the groyne.
The beach has a popular amusement area along the famous Beach Esplanade where there are restaurants, a cinema and the city's amusement park Codonas
Codonas Amusement Park
Codonas Amusement Park is an amusement park in Aberdeen, Scotland with indoor and outdoor attractions. The theme park is currently open for the 2011 season.-History:The park was started by the Codona family in 1969 at its current site on the Beach Esplanade...
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The actual park area is called Queens Links and takes the form of a large grassy area parallel to the beach. It is popular with many people and often kite-boarders can be seen taking advantage of the strong sea winds. There is a public golf course, the Queens Links.
There is a city council recreation site, the Beach Leisure Centre with a swimming pool, ice rink and indoor sports hall.
There are a number of resturaunts at the beach including TGI Fridays, Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
, Frankie and Bennys, Jimmy Chung's, Sizzling Wok and Chiquito
Chiquito
Augusto Valdez Pangan, Sr. , better known as Chiquito, was a popular Filipino actor appearing mainly in comedy films.-Biography:...
. Bella Italia
Bella Italia
Bella Italia is a chain of over 80 Italian restaurants operating in the United Kingdom. The chain is part of the Tragus Group, who also own Café Rouge and Strada....
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