Aberdeen:

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Star pub of the holiday. Beautifully restored 1926 interior, wood panelling. Really pleasant staff.

Austere from the outside- the windows are small and etched, with clear sections previously used for signs, but the inside is a place of wonder.

This was a male-only pub until that became banned by law in 1976. As payback, the ladies toilet, which was (obviously) the gents, is upstairs, the gents being down a steep staircase in the basement, but they had to wait until 1998 to get it!

Large whisky selection, great beer, decent wine, lovely surroundings.