Slessor Gardens
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The main central parkland area in the central waterfront is Slessor Gardens, 10,738sqm in size and designed to be a multi-functional space with capacity to host large events. The first major concert held at Slessor Gardens was UB40 in 2017, and since then Olly Murs and Little Mix have followed, each performing to 11,000 capacity audiences.
Directions
By Car: If you're driving, you're carrying a little piece of Dundee around with you. Bet you didn't know that? You see in 1832, James Bowman Lindsay sent the first ever wireless radio broadcast from Dundee, and now the humble radio features in nearly every car on the road.
If you thought Dundee was far away and difficult to reach, what if we were to tell you, you could drive from London to Dundee in less than eight and a half hours? Or from Manchester in five? Dundee is easy to get to with some of the best roads in the UK making travel fast and efficient. And if you don't drive, then climb aboard the Mega Bus Gold, a luxury sleeper coach service running from London to Dundee daily.
Just remember to have your radio on!
Typical Drive Times:
- Aberdeen: 1hr 30min
- Glasgow: 1hr 50min
- Edinburgh: 1hr 20min
- London: 8hrs 30min
- Manchester: 5hrs
- Birmingham: 6hrs 20min
By Train: Stay on the right track with rail travel to Dundee...
When it comes to trains, we're at the front of the line for connectivity, with direct services to most of the major cities in the UK. And it doesn't stop there, because the train service is good, really good. 88% of passengers asked in a national survey said they were very satisfied with the overall journey experience.
Once aboard the train, enjoy Wi-Fi and regular catering trolleys serving snacks, sandwiches and cold and hot drinks. Or if you want to travel in luxury, upgrade to first class to receive more seating space, free Wi-Fi, refreshments, snacks and power sockets to plug in your electronic devices.
Once you arrive at Dundee train station the first class treatment will continue, with the station located in the very heart of the city, so you won't have to walk far for most city hotels.
By Air: Dundee Airport is within the Riverside area of the Waterfront and only a few minutes drive from the centre of Dundee.
It would take you longer to drive from the centre of London to the outskirts of the city than it would to fly to Dundee from the UK capital. In just 95 minutes you could be in Dundee taking a selfie with Desperate Dan in the city centre - without a congestion charge in sight.
London Stansted operates a twice daily direct flight to Dundee, and the UK's third busiest airport receives incoming flights from over 150 international destinations including Barcelona, Oslo and Frankfurt. This makes reaching Dundee easy for international travellers arriving in the UK wishing to make an onward flight connection to sunny Dundee, the sunniest city in Britain.
Everybody needs good neighbours, and you can reach Dundee by flying in to one of our neighbouring city airports. This means there is global access to Dundee, made possible with direct flights from around the globe to Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow international airports, linking hub airports in Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt.
Onward travel to Dundee is a piece of cake (speaking of cake, you should try some Dundee cake while you're here), with excellent rail connectivity throughout the country.
Once you've touched down at Dundee airport, you're just five minutes from Dundee city centre, so whether you're traveling in a party of one or one hundred, getting from the airport to the city is stress-free and fast.