East Neuk Archives - Sandcastle Cottage, Crail, KY10 3TU

October Half Term in Crail

Susan McNaughton Blog, Sandcastle Cottage August 15, 2025August 15, 2025Crail, East Neuk, Holidays, Self-Catering, Short-Breaks, Things to Do, Walking 0 Comment

October half term will soon be upon us. The challenge is finding something to do with the kids that keeps then amused during half term and doesn’t cost a fortune. Read more

Self Catering Holidays

Susan McNaughton Blog, Crail, Fife, Holidays, Sandcastle Cottage, Self-Catering January 7, 2025January 7, 2025Crail, East Neuk, Holidays, late availability, Self-Catering 0 Comment

The beginning of the year is a time for planning Self Catering Holidays. Where would you like to go this year? At Sandcastle Cottage, we’ve been busy thinking of ideas to entice you to include the East Neuk of Fife as one of your self catering holidays. Read more

Elie to Anstruther – Section 5

Susan McNaughton Activities, Eating Out, Fife Coastal Path, Walking July 20, 2024January 13, 2025Anstruther, East Neuk, Elie, Fife Coastal Path, Pittenweem, St Monans 0 Comment

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

A Spring Break in Crail -April or May

Susan McNaughton Crail, Short-Breaks, Spring Breaks, Weekend Breaks March 8, 2024January 13, 2025East Neuk, Short-Breaks, spring 0 Comment

A Spring Break in Crail is a time for you to relax, unwind and get away from it all.

Sandcastle Cottage is located in Nethergate only a few minutes walk from Roome Bay beach with its rock pools, childrens play park, and medieval doocot. There is ample free parking outside the cottage.

Family Tree Research – Crail Property

Susan McNaughton Blog, History, Sandcastle Cottage January 19, 2024January 23, 2024Crail, East Neuk, Family History, Family Tree 10 Comments

Finding members of your family tree have lived in Crail, Fife in Scotland might just lead you to take a trip to visit the village to find out more. Read more

Climbing Largo Law

Susan McNaughton Activities, Blog, Walking November 8, 2016January 25, 2025East Neuk, Elie, Walking 0 Comment

Climbing Largo Law – An autumn climb in the East Neuk of Fife

Climbing Largo Law – Largo Law is the best example of an extinct volcano you will find anywhere in Scotland. Rising 950 feet above the East Neuk village of Upper Largo Read more

Walking the Fife Coastal Path – Elie to Crail

Susan McNaughton Activities, Blog, Fife, Fife Coastal Path, Walking July 27, 2015January 25, 2025Cellardyke, Crail, East Neuk, Elie, Pittenweem, St Monans 2 Comments

Arriving at Crail on the Fife Coastal Path

East Neuk Walk on the Fife Coastal Path

We really could not have picked a better day for the Elie to Crail walk along the Fife Coastal Path in April. Read more