Is Duthie Park free to visit?

Yes. The reviewed source material supports free entry to both the park and the David Welch Winter Gardens.

Is Duthie Park a safe rainy-day fallback?

It can still be useful in mixed weather because the Winter Gardens are indoors, but this works best as a flexible indoor-and-outdoor option rather than a fully weather-proof attraction.

Are dogs allowed everywhere at Duthie Park?

No. Dogs are welcome in the park, but only assistance dogs are allowed inside the Winter Gardens.

Entrance to the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park.

Duthie Park & David Welch Winter Gardens

Duthie Park and the David Welch Winter Gardens work best as a flexible free Aberdeen day rather than a tightly planned attraction visit. The main family value is the mix: park space, play areas, and an indoor glasshouse in one stop, which makes it especially useful when the weather is mixed. The main thing to check before you go is Winter Gardens timing, as opening details are not as consistently supported as the rest of the visit basics.

Best for Families who want a free Aberdeen stop that can work as either a quick Winter Gardens visit or a longer park-and-play outing, especially on mixed-weather days

Garden Flexible: 1-3 hours

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Image Entrance to the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park. Photo by NemesisAT Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Opening times

Duthie Park is described as open year-round, but Winter Gardens opening times vary between sources and are best checked before you go.

Tickets

Free entry to both the park and the Winter Gardens.

Entry type

Free city park and glasshouse visit with no standard ticketing requirement.

Address

Duthie Park, Polmuir Road, Aberdeen AB11 7TH

Parking and access

Parking is available off Polmuir Road and Riverside Drive. Some nearby parking is described as having a maximum stay of three hours on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, so it is worth checking how long you plan to stay.

Visit length

Flexible: allow 1 to 3 hours depending on how much of the park, play, and Winter Gardens you want to use.

Last entry

No general park last-entry rule was found in the reviewed source material. Winter Gardens timing is the part to check before you go.

Parking Cafe or restaurant Toilets Play area

Official source Visitor information

Checked 21 April 2026

Why visit

This is one of the more useful free Aberdeen family options because it gives you several outing shapes in one place. You can use it as a quick Winter Gardens stop, a longer park-and-play visit, or a mixed-weather fallback when you do not want the day to depend entirely on being outdoors.

Timing caution

The park itself is widely described as open year-round, but Winter Gardens hours appear with conflicting detail across sources. Treat the Winter Gardens timing as check-before-you-go information.

Access and parking

The site is described as mostly accessible rather than fully easy. Some slopes and uneven ground can be awkward, Entry 5 is not fully accessible, and some nearby parking appears to have a weekday three-hour limit.

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