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Just about thirty minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh , on Scotland’s sunny East coast you’ll find Fife, otherwise known as the ‘Kingdom of Fife’. With its reputation for having the best kept beaches in Scotland, its collection of delightful fishing villages to explore, and, last but not least, its world-class golfing facilitites, Fife is the perfect relaxing haven away from the stresses and strains of modern day life.
King James VI of Scotland described Fife as a 'beggar's mantle fringed with gold' - the golden fringe being the coast and its chain of little ports with their thriving fishing fleets. And it’s these delightful East Neuk fishing villages (Anstruther , Pitemweem and Crail are the more touristy) with their sweeping beaches and bustling harbours that offer some great little spots for families and couples to get a large helping of rest and relaxation. There’s a wealth of wonderful shoreline walks as well as watersports and sea-angling for the more active, and a good choice of places to visit from ancient castles (Kellie Castle) and museums ( Crail Museum and Heritage Centre ) to country parks (Craigtoun Country Park is great for the kids) and nature trails. Each of these quaint villages has its own surprises up its sleeves, and will draw you in with every step you take on their cobbled streets.
Just 25 minutes from Anstruther, you’ll find the world famous town of St Andrews . Fife boasts many of the best golf courses in Scotland, including the world-famous Old Course at St Andrews, home to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the focal point of world golf. But you don’t have to worry if your own golf abilities aren’t up to world-class standard as there are over 45 different golfing venues to choose from, so there is bound to be somewhere to suit your skills and handicap. If you do manage to get a round in at St Andrews, maybe you can put your clubs down long enough to take a visit to St Andrews Castle where they regularly give mock battle re-enactments and pageants and can take a trip into the ‘bottle dungeon’. Don't forget St Andrew’s Cathedral where you can climb the daunting St Rule's Tower for magnificent views. You’ll probably be able to see West Sands beach which is where Chariots of Fire was filmed from there.
Southern Fife is dominated by Dunfermline , the former capital of Scotland, and the town of Kirkcaldy , Fife's largest settlement. Dunfermline's royal and monastic past dominate the town which clocks up a royal palace, a 12th-century abbey, which is the final resting place of Robert the Bruce as well as being the burial site of eleven other Scottish kings and queens, as well as the restored 15th-century Abbot House, and the cave in which St Margaret bathed the feet of the poor – not bad for starters. It’s also the birthplace of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie . The first of many Carnegie Libraries was built here in 1881 and both Carnegie Hall, where you can take in a show or get some comedy action, and Pittencrieff Park were gifted to the town by the 'Star-spangled Scotchman'. Carnegie's birthplace, a humble weaver's cottage has been preserved and includes a museum of his life.
Kirkcaldy, known as ‘the lang toun’, its name derived from the original expansion of the town in a thin strip parallel to the sea front, has some great things in store for visitors. Kirkcaldy was famous throughout much of the 19th and 20th Centuries for linoleum manufacturing and for its annual week-long Links Market, one of Europe's longest street fairs which took place on the sea front that celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2004. The town still has one of the longest developed sea-fronts in Europe, overlooking the Firth of Forth . If you want to take in some history and heritage, then make sure you put Ravenscraig Castle firmly on your list, and a walk round the Dysart Harbour area will be well worth the effort. Balgonie Castle near Coaltown of Balgonie, Falkland Palace , the hunting place of Scottish kings and the Hill of Tarvit are also must stop spots when you are in the area.
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Destinations
Recommended Hotels See Map
- Fernie Castle Hotel Cupar *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Keavil House Hotel Dunfermline *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Rescobie Hotel Glenrothes *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Lundin Links Hotel Leven *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Best Western Scores Hotel St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Inn At Lathones St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Old Manor Country House Hotel St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Rufflets Country House Hotel St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Rusacks Hotel St Andrews *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities
Hotels bookable online See Map
- Woodside Hotel Aberdour *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Davaar House Hotel Dunfermline *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - King Malcolm Hotel Dunfermline *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Pitbauchlie House Hotel Dunfermline *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Express by Holiday Inn Glenrothes Glenrothes *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Town House Glenrothes *book online*
Licensed, Restaurant - Kingswood Hotel Kinghorn *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Belvedere Hotel and Restaurant Kirkcaldy *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Beveridge Park Hotel Kirkcaldy *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Express by Holiday Inn Leslie *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Caledonian Hotel Leven *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Symphony Craw's Nest Hotel Pittenweem *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Queensferry Hotel Queensferry *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Albany Hotel St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Ardgowan Hotel St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Craigsanquhar House Hotel St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Drumoig Hotel & Golf Resort St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Fairmont St Andrews St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Greyfriars Hotel St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Ogstons On North Street St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Pilmour Hotel St Andrews *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Belvedere Hotel and Restaurant West Wemyss *book online*
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Bed and Breakfast See Map
- Aberdour Hotel Aberdour *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Balcomie Links Hotel Anstruther *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Hollytree Bed and Breakfast Coaltown of Balgonie *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Edenshead Stables B & B Cupar *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - Westfield House Cupar *featured*
TV in rooms - Hillview House Dunfermline *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Hollytree B&B Glenrothes *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Redlands Country Lodge Ladybank *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Hillpark House Leuchars *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Milton Lea Bed & Breakfast Leuchars *featured*
TV in rooms - Monturpie Guest House Lower Largo *featured*
TV in rooms - Cambo House St Andrews *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - The Old Station St Andrews *featured*
TV in rooms - Vicarsford Lodge St Andrews *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Disabled - West Port St Andrews *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic
Pubs & Inns
- The Bank Anstruther *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Halfway House Hotel Cowdenbeath *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - City Hotel Dunfermline *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Pitfirrane Hotel Dunfermline *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Covenanter Hotel Glenrothes *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Earl David Hotel Kirkcaldy *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Victoria Hotel Kirkcaldy *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crusoe Hotel Lower Largo *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Town House Hotel Markinch *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Abbey Inn Newburgh *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - St Michaels Inn St Andrews *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards
Self-Catering See Map
- Horse Mill Cottage at Newhill Farm Auchtermuchty *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Ceres Cottage Cupar *book online*
Pub Nearby, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Birkhill Castle St Andrews *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cambo House St Andrews *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mackays Holiday Cottages & Lodges St Andrews *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mackays Holiday Cottages & Lodges St Andrews *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Myres Castle St Andrews *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Scotland Cottages St Andrews *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Farmhouse St Andrews *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Boat House St Monans *book online*
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