Culter is a base for tourists. In the town itself there are chances of many local walks, including its connection to the Deeside Way at the site of the former Culter railway station, as well as the forest area known locally as 'Sandy Hilly', or 'The Muggie Widds' (St. Margaret Woods), the entrance to which sits beside the Bucklerburn region. For sport, there is Peterculter Golf Club and Culter Sports Centre. Each year, on the last Saturday in May is the Culter Gala, in the main playing field of the town; this event draws hundreds of local townsfolk. Education Culter School is a primary school in Peterculter dating from 1896. Notable people Alexander Cuming, explorer. William Duff, minister and psychologist Oswald Lumsden, cricketer William Lumsden, cricketer John Mortimer, cricketer Nan Shepherd, writer, whose portrait currently appears on a Scottish £5 note. Peter Donald Thomson, moderator of the Church of Scotland. See also Crathes Castle Drum Castle Maryculter House Muchalls Castle Notes External links CulterNET community website Peterculter Parish Church Peterculter Golf Club Areas of Aberdeen Villages in Aberdeen