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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 21:20:00

One of Aberdeen's most famous nightspots, the Priory occupies a striking hundred-and-fifty-year-old former Congregational Church on Belmont Street, the traditional heart of the city's nightlife. Its distinctive twin spires, said to be influenced by Lund Cathedral, make it an unmistakable landmark, and the building was converted into a nightclub at the turn of the millennium after a hard-fought planning battle with the council. Closed for three years, the venue reopened in spring 2026 under DJ a...

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