The Fife area is within an hour or two’s drive from Edinburgh and is well worth a visit. Here you will find historic fishing villages, sandy beaches, and of course – golf courses! Still known locally as the Kingdom of Fife, the area was once a Pictish kingdom and there are lots of historic sites to explore.
Some highlights
- St Andrews. A wonderful university town with its ancient medieval castle and cathedral, wide sandy beaches and of course the Old Course, renowned the world over as the home of golf
- Discover the East Neuk and take the scenic coast road through the fishing villages of St Monans, Pittenweem and Crail, not forgetting to stop for fish and chips at the award winning chippy in Anstruther
- Visit historic Dunfermline Palace and Abbey, founded in the 11th century by Queen Margaret. Dunfermline is the mausoleum of some of Scotland’s great kings and queens. Margaret is buried here along with her son, David I, and King Robert the Bruce.
Scottish Highland Trails
Serious wildfires in the north east: Several roads are closed in the Moray area and a call has gone out for volunteers to assist the Fire Service.
Roads closed as fire crews spend second night at Highland wildfires
The alarm was raised in woodland near Loch Allan and spread over an area of several miles.
Scottish Highland Trails is at Princes St Gardens Edinburgh.
A few adjustments being made to the planting at the floral clock today 🕰️🌸🌻 Edinburgh’s floral clock is the oldest in the world, first planted in 1903 by Parks Superintendent John McHattie. The cuckoo clock was added later in the 1950s. Every year the parks department does an amazing job See More
Scottish Highland Trails
Scorchio at Portobello today ☀️☀️☀️ #scotland #scotlandlover #scotlandexplore #scotlandshots #scotlandisnow #scotlandtravel #beachdog #beachday #edinburghbeach #edinburgh #portobello #portobellobeach See More
