Members Clubs: A bar for which a membership may be required to gain access.
The bar in the club and boat house of the Aberdeen Boat Club on the banks of the Dee. Members only.
Aboyne Golf Club
Bar in golf club.
Ballater Golf Club
This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.
The bar in the pavilion at the Aberdeenshire Cricket Club premises. Members only. Private function room available to hire.
Clubhouse at golf club.
The Dee Swimming Club and Humane Society is a large bunker-like building beside Mounthooly Roundabout with no windows and no swimming pool. There is a huge function room and separate bar where darts is played. Sign-in required.
Lounge and function suite. The Deveronside operates with a normal Public House Licence, there is no requirement to be a member or be signed in.
Clubhouse at golf course.
Golf clubhouse
The Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupil's (FP) Club will allow CAMRA members admission provided they show their current membership card. Single lounge bar in large Victorian granite building. Serves up to 3 real ales.
Large social club with many meeting rooms which may be booked for functions, meetings etc. Post pandemic, the bar has not resumed selling real ale. The bar of this extensive lounge containing two pool tables and two dart boards amid plentiful seating and tables.
The clubhouse offers a full licenced bar overlooking the 1st hole and a spacious dining room with veranda to take advantage of the sunny days. Catering services are provided all day.
Bowling clubhouse, indoor/outdoor bowling, bar, pool and darts.
Clubhouse at Newmacher Hawkshill an d Swailend courses.
Bingo, line dancing, and various community activities. Bar with no windows where pool and darts are played. Members only, but there has never been a problem getting signed in as a guest to play darts.
Oldmeldrum Golf Clubhous, just up from the Redgarth.
Parkvale Social Club is open for members and non members. Pool, Darts, Dominoes and jukebox. Function room available to hire. Bar upstairs and lounge downstairs. Bingo and live entertainment every weekend
Golf clubhouse.
Portland Social Club has cheap beer, live music at weekends.
Large British Legion Club which welcomes CAMRA members and bearers of the Good Beer Guide as guests. A comfortable lounge adjoins the pool and TV room and there is a spacious function room well utilised by local clubs and societies as well as members.
Ellon and District Royal British Legion is a private social club.
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