The ruins of St Andrews Cathedral

Beyond Edinburgh · over the Forth bridges

St Andrews and Fife: links, ruins and harbours

The Old Course, the cathedral ruins, Falkland Palace, Dunfermline Abbey and V&A Dundee.

The back story

  1. The back story

    St Andrews and Fife: golf, ruins and fishing villages

    St Andrews·In depth

    The Old Course, the cathedral ruins and the East Neuk’s harbours, over the Forth bridges; with Falkland Palace, Culross and Dundee’s V&A.

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What to see

  1. Historic Environment Scotland

    St Andrews Cathedral

    Fife·Ruins

    The great ruined cathedral above the harbour.

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  2. National Trust for Scotland

    Falkland Palace

    Fife·Palace

    A Renaissance royal palace and garden in the village of Falkland.

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  3. Historic Environment Scotland

    Dunfermline Abbey and Palace

    Fife·Abbey

    The abbey where Robert the Bruce and St Margaret were laid to rest.

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  4. Scotland’s design museum

    V&A Dundee

    Fife·Museum

    Scotland’s design museum on the Tay waterfront.

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  5. Above the Old Course

    Old Course Hotel

    Fife·Hotel

    The hotel overlooking the Old Course and the Fife coast, with the Kohler Waters Spa.

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  6. A 520-acre estate

    Fairmont St Andrews

    Fife·Hotel

    A clifftop resort above the North Sea with two golf courses and a spa.

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