Sportsmans Club (Aberdeen)

Possibly the grandest looking pub in all Aberdeen, and a great shame there is no real ale. Membership is not elitist - it is open to men and women of all ages and backgrounds. Darts played. Very close to Dutch Mill which does have ale.

The Club was built in the 19th Century for local silk merchant James Saint and was built to a standard impossible to emulate today. The fish scale slating on the turrets, the stained glass window on the pitch pine stair case, the massive curved glass bay windows and the astonishing craftsmanship of the ceiling in the bar are virtually unique to this building. The granite fronted building and it's magnificent "monkey puzzle" tree is one of the finest examples to be found anywhere and is one of the most famous landmarks on Queen's Road. It has become one of the most envied properties in Aberdeen and is a source of considerable pride to the members that they are fortunate enough to have such a magnificent building to call their own. The realisation that it is unlikely the generosity of the nine local businessmen who donated the Club to it's members will ever be repeated makes the existing membership even more determined to keep their Club as it is, where it is! Prior to becoming the Sportsman's Club, the building was the residence of the Lord Provost and would have been where visiting dignitaries stayed when visiting Aberdeen.