David Attenborough’s First Life in Crail

Susan Activities, Blog, Crail May 23, 2019February 20, 2023 2 Comments

In October 2010 fossil hunting David Attenborough visited Crail with a film crew as part of his First Life Series. He was looking for fossils and Crail’s own carboniferous tree trunk. This tree trunk can be found in the rocks at West Braes at low tide

Self Catering Cottage near St Andrews

Susan Blog, Crail, Family Holidays, Sandcastle Cottage, Self-Catering, Shopping, Shops May 1, 2019January 22, 2024Crail, Short-Breaks 0 Comment

Self Catering in the village of Crail only 10 miles from St Andrews offers a unique way of shopping which has all but disappeared in many towns and cities in the UK.

St Andrews South Walk

Susan Blog, St Andrews, Walking April 4, 2019February 20, 2023 0 Comment

This St Andrews South Walk is an easy circular walk which will take you approximately two hours and offers the walker spectacular views across St Andrews, St Andrews Bay and surrounding countryside.

St Andrews Botanic Garden and Lade Braes

Susan Activities, Blog, Fife, Short-Breaks, Spring Breaks, St Andrews, Walking February 1, 2019February 20, 2023gardens, Lade Braes, St Andrews 0 Comment

We were long overdue a walk round St Andrews Botanic Garden, so set off there on a fine day in May in time for apple blossom and bluebells. Read more

Crail Airfield Circular Walk

Susan Birdwatching, Blog, Walking January 18, 2019March 24, 2024Things to Do, Walking 0 Comment

This airfield circular walk from Sandcastle Cottage is suitable for all ages offering spectacular coastal scenery, local history and wildlife. Read more

Railway Walk from Kingsbarns to Crail

Susan Blog, Walking September 12, 2018February 20, 2023Walking 0 Comment

This railway walk is part of a cycleway and is very easy walking under foot. The route offers some superb views over open countryside towards the sea.

Golf Breaks St Andrews

Susan Blog, Golf, Short-Breaks, St Andrews December 28, 2017February 20, 2023 0 Comment

St Andrews is known the world over as the “Home of Golf”. It is the home of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club. The Open Championship is played there every five years. This golfing mecca attracts golfers from all over the world eager to play at least one round on one of its famous links courses. Read more

Fife Coastal Path – Tayport to Balmerino

Susan Blog, Fife Coastal Path, Walking September 5, 2017February 20, 2023Activities, Fife Coastal Path, Things to Do, Walking 0 Comment

Mile 95 – Mile 103.5 on the Fife Coastal Path (Sections 7-8)

This part of the coastal path from Tayport to Balmerino offers the walker some superb views across the Tay Estuary towards Broughty Ferry and Dundee. Much of the path follows the old railway line between Tayport and Dundee which closed in 1966 shortly before the opening of the Tay Road Bridge. This is a relatively easy walk. You don’t need boots or stout walking shoes as much of the walk is on tarmac pavements or cycle paths. The only part that is not is the part between Wormit and Balmerino. Read more

Nature on the Fife Coastal Path – Section 5

Susan Activities, Anstruther, Birdwatching, Blog, Crail, Fife Coastal Path, Walking August 21, 2017January 8, 2024Birdwatching, Walking, Wild Crail 0 Comment

A nature walk from Anstruther to Cambo Estate

Time to get back to nature on the Fife Coastal Path! Skies were a little greyer than of late when we set out on our walk from Anstruther to Cambo Estate via Crail and Fife Ness. Read more

Limekilns to Inverkeithing

Susan Blog, Fife Coastal Path, Spring Breaks, Walking January 31, 2017July 10, 2023Fife Coastal Path, Inverkeithing, Limekilns, photography, Walking 0 Comment

Walking the Fife Coastal Path – Section 2

We were really fortunate to walk the Limekilns to Inverkeithing section of the 117-mile long Fife Coastal Path on a glorious day in May 2016, which helped to make this walk memorable. Read more