Dundee Travel and Tourism Guide

Dundee is in North East Scotland and is Scotlands 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.

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

Historically, it is famous for the three Js. 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)