Sandcastle Cottage: Fife

Beach Picnic and Watersports at Elie, Fife

When the weather outlook seems set to sun, a trip to Elie is a great way to spend a day of your holiday at Sandcastle Cottage.  You don’t even need to pack your own picnic, as the lovely folks at … Continue reading

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Last Minute Self Catering near St Andrews – Fife Coast

Last chance to book! If you haven’t yet booked your summer holidays we now have only one special offer remaining – the last week available until October 2011 – don’t leave it too late. …update – the chance has gone. … Continue reading

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Twitter and the Crail Food Festival 2011

We’ve been rather neglecting our blogging for Sandcastle Cottage as we’ve been busy supporting the first ever Crail Food Festival 2011. [View the story "Crail Food Festival Harbour Event 19 June 2011" on Storify]

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Crail Food Festival – Social Networking in Action

As owners of Sandcastle Cottage, we have had a base in the village of Crail since 1982. It’s a lovely village, and over the years we’ve had a small circle of friends and acquaintances there through neighbours, old friends who’ve … Continue reading

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Coconuts don’t grow in Crail

I had the good fortune to be invited along to a meeting of the Crail Business Network last night in the East Neuk Hotel, Crail. Billed as a social evening and get-together there was an item on the agenda for … Continue reading

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Your daily bread

Crail has good quality local shops in the heart of the village, and for your daily bread there is Barnet’s the Baker’s shop in the High Street. Sample the delights of locally baked cakes such as ‘Sair Heids’ – I’m … Continue reading

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St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company

The St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company has become a firm favourite with our family since it was recommended by one of our guests in the Visitors’ Book at Sandcastle Cottage shortly after opening.

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Visitors’Book 2008

At the start of the 2009 season, it’s lovely to reflect upon what wonderful holidays our visitors had at Sandcastle Cottage in 2008. I’m sitting poring over the Visitors’ Book and feeling very happy that all the hard work which … Continue reading

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Sandcastle Cottage, Crail – Visitors 2007

Our visitors in 2007 have been happier than ever! It’s a delight to read their comments in our Visitors’ Book. But, they’ll be surprised when they come back to Sandcastle Cottage in 2008 to find that we’ve been busy over … Continue reading

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A Short Break at Sandcastle Cottage – in November!

When our guests and their children return to school after the October holidays, the opportunity now arises for us to spend some time in our weekend hideaway at Sandcastle Cottage in Crail. Our daughter is eager for the company of … Continue reading

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