Visit Crail. Here are just a few ideas of what you can do whilst holidaying at Sandcastle Cottage Crail in the East Neuk of Fife. For more ideas of what there is to see and do visit our website at www.2crail.com
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Walking
Walk the Lade Braes St Andrews
The Lade Braes Walk is one of the most popular walks in St Andrews. Read more
Elie and Kincraig Circular Walk
Elie and Kincraig Circular Walk is approximately 5 miles, easy walking, with two beach walks and a spectacular view of the islands, Elie, Earlsferry and the Firth of Forth.
Read moreCrail Heritage Walk – and the History of Crail
Crail Heritage Walk is an easy historical walking tour from Sandcastle Cottage with coffee, cake or ice cream stops on the way. Whether this is your first time or you are a regular visitor to Crail, I hope you and your family enjoy this walk.
Read moreWalks from Crail – Fife Ness Circular
This is a circular walk starting at Sandcastle Cottage in Nethergate North and is one of the more popular walks from Crail. The route follows the Fife Coastal Path to Roome Bay, Kilminning Nature Reserve, past the former Coast Guard Station (now a private house) at Fife Ness, Crail Golfing Society and back to Crail via Wormiston Farm. The route offers you superb views across the Firth of Forth.
Read moreDreel Burn Circular Walk
Dreel Burn Circular Walk starts at the Dreel Tavern in High Street Anstruther and takes the walker out to the fields and open countryside at the back of Anstruther. It then follows the track of the old railway line to Pittenweem. The return walk takes the Fife Coastal Path back to Anstruther. Length of route is 3.5 miles.
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Elie to Anstruther – A summer coastal walk on the Fife Coastal Path with lunch at St Monans
Elie to Anstruther, our walk on the East Neuk section of the Fife Coastal Path. On a glorious summer’s day in August, we headed to Elie for a stroll on the Fife Coastal Path with the idea that we would arrive in St Monans just in time for lunch at the East Pier Smokehouse. Read more
Craighall Den
Craighall Den is a short easy walk, ideal for kids or older family members and could be combined with a visit to the picturesque village of Ceres. Ceres is only a short drive from Crail and home to the Fife Folk Museum. The Fife Pilgrim Way passes through the village on its way to St Andrews.
Read moreDysart to Leven on the Fife Coastal Path
Section 3 – 4 Fife Coastal Path
We had business at Sandcastle Cottage in Crail in the morning, so did not start our walk on the Fife Coastal Path from Dysart until early afternoon on a June day. Read more
Kincardine to Culross
Let’s start at the very beginning: Kincardine
Having first completed the Fife Coastal Path and it’s 117 miles in July 2015, it’s time to reflect on the earlier stages of the walk, Kincardine to Culross section 1 and give you some ideas if you wish to extend your walks beyond the East Neuk sections, which are easy to walk from Sandcastle Cottage, Crail.
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