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DRIVE 22: The Kingdom of Fife

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: St Andrews to Culross.

Number of Days: 1–2 days, possibly

3, if spending more than a day at

St Andrews.

Distances: Approx. 148 km (92 miles).

Road conditions: Generally good,

though the roads can be busy –

signposting is reasonable.

When to go: Late spring and early

autumn are good times to visit, though

golfers might prefer the long summer

days for endless hours on the links.

Opening times: Museums and

attractions are generally open 10am–

5pm, but close earlier (or are closed

altogether) Nov–Easter. Shop times

are longer. Churches are usually open

until dusk.

Main market days: St Andrews:

Farmers’ Market, 1st Sat of month.

Shopping: Pick up hand-thrown

items from Crail Pottery; local

artworks from the Fisher Studio in

Pittenweem; and golf clubs and

apparel from Auchterlonie’s in

St Andrews.

Major festivals: St Andrews: Golf

Week, Apr; Anstruther: East Neuk

Festival (arts), Jul; Pittenweem Arts

Festival, late Jul/early Aug; Ceres:

Highland Games (last Sat of month);

Culross: Culross Festival (arts), Jun.

Below Fertile farmland on the East Neuk of Fife, near Anstruther, see p225

KEY

Drive route

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

St Andrews makes a great base for

exploring Fife and there is plenty to

guarantee happy families. In St Andrews,

see the home of golf at the Old Course,

visit the ancient university and the

cathedral, and take a stroll on the

beach; then head off to Ceres for the

folk museum and finish off at Falkland

for a royal palace. Alternatively, visit

St Andrews castle, with its dungeon,

and then head to Scotland’s secret

underground bunker. Continue to

Anstruther for canoeing, abseiling,

cycling, walking or watching the

wildlife on a boat trip. Finally, do some

ghost hunting on a tour of a spooky

castle. For full details, see p227.

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