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Dundee[1] is in North East Scotland and is Scotland's 4th city. The city is just over 800 years old. It is located on the banks of the River Tay, which flows out into the North Sea, on the East Coast.

[edit] Understand

Dundee Tourist Information & Orientation Centre is located at 21 Castle Street, Dundee, DD1 3AA

Relative to other Scottish cities, Dundee's location is:

• 1hr North of Edinburgh
• 1.5Hr North East of Glasgow
• 1.5Hr South of Aberdeen

Historically, it is famous for the three J's. Jute, Jam and Journalism.

• Jute - The boats, laden with jute from the Indian Sub-Continent used to arrive at Dundee, where the jute would be unladen and processed in the many jute mills around the City. Due to these jute factories, there was a lot of immigrant labour during this time. The last textile factory closed down a few of years ago, circa 2001. A lot of the old jute factory buildings have now been converted into apartments and offices.

• Jam - Dundee is famous for its jam and is the original home of 'Marmalade'. The farms around Dundee grew (some still do) berries. These were used to make the jam. Also the Keillor Sweet Factory was famous for its sweets, although this is now shut down.

• Journalism - Dundee is home to the famous Dandy and the Beano comics. D C Thomson are the publishers of these and other print titles.

The people of Dundee, a.k.a. Dundonians, are generally friendly to outsiders. The student population is very high, about 1 in 7.

Dundee is a city with a village feel. This contributes to a homely atmosphere wherever one goes in the city. Some are wary of outsiders (people from Scotland's West Coast region especially)

[edit] Talk

Dundonians have their own slang, a quick crash course strongle influenced by Lowland Scots (some of these are not necessarily restricted in use by Dundonians, rather Scots folks affen hae a wye o' spikin thit cin affa confuse ony English spikin fowk[rather people from Scotland often speak in a manner which tends to confuse people who speak English]):

• Ane/Ain = One
• Bairn = child (probably from Scandinavian)
• Broo = Jobcentre / unemployed (On the broo/My broo just came through) (from bureau)
• Bridie = A Meat filled Pastry, in the shape of a semi-circle, a delicacy from near-by Forfar
• to chib = to stab (Origin unknown, may be from Romansch for 'blade')
• Cundie = Drain (apparently from 'conduit')
• Dub = A puddle
• Eh (sounds like the 'e' at the beginning of 'elephant') = Aye/Yes
• Eh = I (pronoun). The fact that 'yes' and 'I' are the same in Dundonian is a source of common bafflement for visitors.
• Fleg = Fright/Scare
• Gie's = Give me (from 'give us')
• Green = Can be used for any open grassy space, but also specifically means the shared back garden of a block of tenements.
• Jessie = An effeminate or weak man (Literally it is a Scots form of the name 'Janet')
• Ken = Know
• Kent = Knew/Known
• Midden = a bin (common Scots)
• Minging = smelly/disgusting
• to pan (in) = to break (as in 'Eh panned in a wundie') or to beat up
• Peh = a meat pie (pronunciation shift ie->eh, similarly my->meh, high->heh, etc)
• Pockle = To steal
• Puss (short 'u', rhymes with 'bus') = Face (If someone is going to 'bang your puss', find a way to make a sharp exit...)
• Schemie = A resident of one of the outlying suburbs (or 'schemes'). Often used in a disparaging fashin.
• Tatties = potatoes
• Teuchter (pron. 'choochter') = A resident of the countryside, chiefly to the north. Often used in a disparaging fashion.
• Tube/Choob = Stupid person, usually heard in the phrase 'you tube' (This usage predates the now-famous video sharing website ...)

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Dundee has its own airport, with flights direct to London City Airport. ScotAirways operates the service, which are roughly £60 to £150 for one-way and £100 to £250 for a return. Flywhoosh operates flights to Birmingham and Belfast City airports- Monday to Friday and Sunday. As of November 2007, these flights have been suspended.

The nearest major international airports to Dundee are at Edinburgh - 60 mi (96km), or Aberdeen - 71 mi (114km). For Edinburgh airport, a combined train and bus service linking at Inverkeithing Railway costs £15 for a single and £22.60 for a period return.

[edit] By train

There is a mainline train station, located in the City Centre, called Dundee Station. Connections and timetables can be checked on-line. There are frequent services, almost every hour to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Average Cost for single ticket is approx £18, and return is £24. Check before you travel.

[edit] By bus

Dundee Seagate Bus Station, also located in the city centre serves National Express coaches, Scottish Citylink and Megabus. There are frequent services, almost every hour to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Be wary, if you take a non-direct Coach / Bus, your journey time may double to up to 2hrs !! Average cost for a single ticket is approx £8. Check before you travel.

[edit] Get around

Template:Style To get around Dundee, there are ample provisions for car transport. Taxis are available at taxi ranks near principal sites, such as Cathedral, Train Station, etc. The local bus service, Travel Dundee, has extensive intra-city connections - with the routes as of 2006 as follows:

All the local buses converge into the city centre and are relatively cheap. You can buy a 10 journey pass or an all day travel pass. Rural services are operated by Strathtay.

[edit] See

• McManus Galleries [2] - re-opens Spring 2008
• Broughty Castle [3]
• Mills Observatory [4]. A "public" astronomical observatory, with free entry; its dome is made of papier-mâché, oddly enough.
• Sensation Science Centre [5]
• Tay Road Bridge [6]
• Discovery Point (RRS Discovery) [7]
• Verdant Works [8]
• Frigate Unicorn [9]
• Dundee Law [10]
• Wildlife Park [11]

[edit] Do

• Dundee Rep Theatre, [12].
• Dundee Contemporary Arts, [13].
• Ice Arena, [14].
• Sensation, [15].
• Flower and Food Show, [16].
• Golf, [17].
• Swimming, [18].
• Go hill walking in the Highlands, e.g. Glen Clova [19].

[edit] Learn

[edit] Work

[edit] Buy

The Overgate and the Wellgate are Dundee's Main shopping Malls with various national and international Brands Such as French connection,Zavvi, H&M Etc.

Substantial Branches of High street stores can be found along the murraygate.

[edit] Eat

In recent years a cafe culture has flourished in Dundee City Center. There are plenty of places to eat from fast food take away to cafes and restaurants. You can't miss them.

• Twin City Cafe, City Square
• Bon Appetti, off Commercial Street
• Cafe Buongiorno, off the Reform Street.
• Balaka on the Perth road
• Jahangir on the Hawkhill
• Mickey Coyles, Old Hawkhill, award winning pub for its beers, great food also.
• Phoenix Bar on the Nethergate serves up good pub grub at reasonable prices.
• Dil'se, Perth Road, [20].
• Domino's Pizza, [21] at City Quay
• City Harbour Chinese Buffet
• Jimmy Chung's Chinese Buffet (part of a Scottish chain)

If you are self-catering, then you can get your supplies from Tesco. There is a branch in the city centre, one next to the Railway Station by the river-side, one at the Stack Park, Lochee, one in South Road near Sterling Mills and another on the Kingsway (the main road running through Dundee). The latter of these is a large Tesco Extra superstore. There is a large ASDA at East Kingsway as well as a slightly smaller store at Gilburn Road. Both Riverside Tesco and Kingsway ASDA operate on a 24-hr basis. A new Morrisons supermarket is being built on the Forfar Road, north of the A90 Kingsway.

[edit] Drink

There is no shortage of pubs. If you want to do a pub crawl then head to the Hawkhill, where plenty of pubs line the street, including a mixture of independent, themed and Irish pubs.

The Nethergate is also a good place to go for plenty of bars that are popular with students. The city center has fewer places that are worth going, although the Seagate has some nice bars, including outlets run by Yates and Wetherspoon. The student unions of Dundee and Abertay Universities have many good nights and are great for a cheap night out.

A gay scene, of sorts, is situated on the Seagate, including a nightclub called Out and its sister pub, Brooklyns, both of which are opposite the bus station.

[edit] Night clubs

All the night clubs cluster around the city center.

• London, [22].
• The Cotton Club.
• Fat Sams, [23].
• The Reading Rooms
• Flash Flash

[edit] Sleep

• Apex City Quay, [24]
• Swallow Dundee, [25]
• The Hilton, [26]
• Travel Inn, [27].
• Dundee Backpackers Hostel [28]
• During the summer, the majority of student accommodations are empty, it may be worthwhile contacting the local Universities to see if they have anything to offer

[edit] Contact

Cellular network coverage is provided by the normal UK carriers.

[edit] Stay safe

The local police is Tayside Police and the head office is in the town centre at the end of West Bell St beside Dundee's Sherrif Court. Although in the UK, '999' is the number to call the emergency services, you may also want to take note of the direct phone number to the Tayside Police HQ : +44138223200

Mostly, the city centre and the West End (student area) are as safe as any other city. The area round the back of the Wellgate centre (Hilltown) has a bad reputation, and the general thinking is that the closer to the river you are the nicer the area is. The walk along the river past Tesco is deserted and not recommended, and the Law hill can be dodgy at night.

Dundee has a Dual Carriageway going through it which almost splits the city in half.

[edit] Cope

[edit] Churches

The following is a list of established Christian churches in Dundee. Alongside the established churches in Dundee, Dundeeforchrist [29] works with many of the city's churches organizing many different events such as "Resurrection Day", with specially invited guests/bands.

• Central Baptist Church [30].
• Dens Road Church [31].
• Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's) [32].
• Gilfillan Memorial Church [33].
• Hillbank Evangelical Church [34].
• Lochee Churches of Scotland [35].
• Mains of Fintry Church of Scotland [36].
• Midcraigie Parish Church [37].
• St Andrew's RC Cathedral
• St Andrew's Parish Church [38].
• St Mary Magdalene [39].

• St Joseph's RC Church [40].
• St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral [41].
• St Peter's Free Church [42].
• St Salvador's Episcopal Church [43].
• The Gate Christian Fellowship [44].
• The Steeple Church [45].
• Williamson Memorial Unitarian Church [46].

[edit] Get out

• If you want to visit the Glens and the Highlands then the best way to do it is by car. Enterprise Car hire is located next the Bus / Coach station. (131 Seagate, Dundee, DD1 2HW)

• St Andrews is an ancient university town by the sea, the home of the oldest university in Scotland, the home of the Royal and Ancient (the ruling body of Golf), and the former ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. It is a short journey from Dundee by bus or car.

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