Temporary traffic restrictions will be required for Aberdeen’s popular Armed Forces Day parade, to enable the parade to pass safely.
On Saturday 01 July, residents and visitors alike are invited to watch Aberdeen’s Armed Forces Day parade, which will include more than 1,000 serving, veteran and cadet force personnel parading through the city centre, where they will be joined by massed pipes and drums and vintage military vehicles.
The parade begins at 11am at Albyn Place and then heads down Union Street to the Castlegate.
As the parade passes the Town House, the Lord Provost of Aberdeen Dr David Cameron, in his role of His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant, will take the salute along with top military personnel.
For more information on the parade visit: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news/july-date-aberdeens-armed-forces-day-parade
The temporary road restrictions are as follows:
Friday 30 June - Saturday 1 July
No Parking from 6pm until 12 noon on:
- The north side of Albyn Place between its junctions with Albyn Grove and Rubislaw Place. Parade vehicles will be exempt.
Saturday 1 July
Roads closed from 9am until 11.30am:
- Albyn Place between its junctions with Albyn Grove and Victoria Street.
- Alford Place, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Victoria Street and Union Street.
Roads closed from 10.30am until 12.30pm:
- Back Wynd between its junctions with Schoolhill and Union Street.
Roads closed from 10.45am until 12.30pm:
- Union Street between its junctions with Holburn Street and Castle Street.
- Castle Street between its junctions with Union Street and King Street.
- King Street between its junctions with Castle Street and West North Street.
- Chapel Street between its junctions with Union Street and Thistle Street.
The below alternative routes will be available.
Suspension of no right turns from 10.45am to 12.30pm:
- From King Street on to West North Street.
- From Rosemount Viaduct on to Skene Street.
- From Holburn Street on to Willowbank Road.
No left turns from 10.45am until 12.30pm:
- From Hadden Street on to Market Street.
The one-way restriction will be suspended from 10.45am until 12.30pm:
- On Exchequer Row and Shiprow.
Taxi ranks
The taxi ranks at Back Wynd, Dee Street and Exchequer Row will be closed between 10.45am until 12.30pm on Saturday 1 July 2023.
All other taxi ranks will be open for business between 10.45am until 12.30pm on Saturday 1 July 2023, apart from Chapel Street. This rank will be relocated on Chapel Street, outside the Holiday Inn Express facing away from Union Street. Access for this rank will be from Thistle Street only. Waiting will be for Taxis only.
Later opening time for car park
Due to the road closures nearby, Marischal College car park, which is accessed from Queen Street, will open later than usual at 1pm. All other city centre car parks will be open as normal.