The Fife Coastal Path
Explore the Fife Coastal Path in the company of our three Coastal Rangers Derek Abbott, Deirdre Munro and Ranald Strachan. The 117 mile route starts in Kincardine and finishes in Newburgh. Get a flavour of route from history, geology, landscape and wildlife from the experts.
Fife Coastal Path - Anstruther to Crail
Scenery and thoughts on the stunning Fife Coastal Path between Anstruther and Crail. Along the way we visit a cave and have a close encounter with strange brown animals (Ninja sheep!).
Fife Coastal Route / Top 7 attractions / Scotland road trip
With a total distance of 77 miles (124km), the Fife Coastal Route runs as you’d expect almost entirely along the coast. It takes in the historic Kingdom of Fife and rather neatly, it starts and ends on bridges crossing two of Scotland’s greatest rivers: the Firth of Forth and the Tay. The bridges over the Forth rank among some of the finest in the UK.
Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by historic fishing cottages. Crail is a historic fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife coast and is well worth a visit.
Only 90 minutes by car from Edinburgh and 10 miles south of St Andrews, the Home of Golf.
Crail is the most easterly of the line of coastal settlements along the south side of the East Neuk of Fife. Many would also say it is also the most attractive of them, though each has its own unique character. Crail is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year, though it's probably at its best on a bright day in Winter when you stand more chance of having it to yourself.
Anstruther is a charming fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, popular with day-trippers and holidaymakers.
Located south of St Andrews, Anstruther is the largest in a string of pretty, old-fashioned fishing villages along the stretch of Fife coast known as the East Neuk.
Perhaps the top attraction is simply tucking into a quality fish supper from the Anstruther Fish Bar, which in recent years has won a number of awards including UK Fish and Chip Shop of the year. Enjoy the locally caught fish by the harbour as fishing boats land their catch.
In the 1790s, salt was Scotland’s third-largest export, after wool and fish. The ruins at St Monans saltworks, adjacent to the Fife Coastal Path, is a reminder of this industry that was once very important to the Scottish economy. The windmill at St Monans—the last remaining windmill in Fife—was used to pump sea water into the salt pans, which were then heated by local coal.
Elie is a popular seaside town in the East Neuk of Fife.
A picturesque seaside resort, Elie is gathered around a curve of golden sand. The harbour, established in the 16th century, is a popular with yachts and small pleasure craft while the surrounding bay is popular with windsurfers and bathers.
The town is also home to two fantastic golf courses. James Braid, celebrated golf course designer and five times winner of the British Open Golf Championship in the early 20th century was born in Elie.
Aberdour Silver Sands is one of the most popular and attractive beaches on the Fife coast.
Silver Sands offers the freshness and variety of the seaside as well as the peace and tranquillity of the countryside. The shore, in its charming setting, looks out to the islands of Inchmickery and Inchcolm, where there is a famous abbey.
Aberdour Silver Sands is a great place for a family day out, with a kids’ putting green and a bouncy castle in the summer.
Historic Culross is one of Scotland's most picturesque towns.
It is believed that Culross was founded by St Serf, and is located in the south west of Fife, overlooking the Firth of Forth.
Wandering around this charming town is about as close to stepping back in time to the 16th century as possible. The whitewashed, red-tiled buildings are well preserved, such as the Town House, where witches were tried and held while awaiting execution.
Fife Coastal Path Wormit
Following the Fife Coastal Path from Wormit Bay to Normans Law and back
Kirkcaldy to Dysart on the Fife Coastal Path
A walk between these two coastal towns on one of Scotland's awesome long-distance walking trails.
THE FIFE COASTAL TRAIL
Photos of The Kingdom of FIFE,Scotland.
???? EXPLORING THE FIFE COASTAL PATH! ⛵ // Kirkcaldy to Macduff Castle, Scotland (Part 1)
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Steve and I travel from Kirkcaldy to East Wemyss on the Fife Coastal Path and stop at a bunch of highlights along the way!
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Fife Coastal Path Part 2
Part 2 of a walk round the Coast of Fife
Leven to St Andrews
Winter Fife Coastal Path Cellardyke East Neuk of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland sunny Winter travel video of the tide coming in by the coastal walking path on visit to Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife. This is the area where I was raised in Scotland, I used to play on these rocks, which were locally called skerries or skellies, which are rocks which are covered as the tide comes in. The Fife Coastal Path runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles.
SCOTLAND: Eating and Drinking My Way Around Fife
Thanks so much to everyone who welcomes me so warmly in Scotland, and of course thanks to Visit Scotland [visitscotland.com] and Fife Council [welcometofife.com] for this wonderful, whirlwind trip!
Here are all the places we went in the video:
Pillars of Hercules for breakfast
Falkland food market, where I picked up some local honey
Ardross Farm Shop for quality bites of all kinds
Bowhouse Market - a foodie hub - open once a month (check their website for opening details)
Lindores Abbey Distillery - where there's a record of the oldest whiskey production, dating back to 1412 (!!!!!)
Christopher Trotter's tour of the BEST PLACES TO EAT IN ST. ANDREWS includes:
-Janetta's Gelateria for the ice cream
-Fisher and Donaldson for their fudge donuts
-Minicks Butchery for local Scottish meat and savory pies
-Luvians Bottle Shop for wine and whiskey (high & low prices!)
-Tailend restaurant for fish and chips
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Fife Coastal Path to Waterfront Fish & Chip Shop Anstruther
Happiness is... the lack of conversation says it all. Pictures of Pittenweem, St Monans and what lies in Anstruther at the Waterfront Fish & Chip Shop at the end of it all.
Fife Coastal Path St Monans Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a part of the Fife Coastal Path at St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. In the distance you can see the now unused St Monans windmill.
Fife Coastal Railway (Part 3) Methil Leven To St Andrews SQ2009 Cameron Brig
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In 1854 the Leven Railway opened, linking the town with Thornton Junction on the Edinburgh - Aberdeen main line. This helped it to become a tourist resort popular with visitors from the west of Scotland, and particularly Glasgow. Later in the 19th century the Leven Railway became part of a loop line of the North British Railway linking Thornton Junction and Leuchars Junction via St Andrews. The railway between Leven and St Andrews closed in 1964/65. The railway between Leven and Thornton Junction closed to freight in 1966 and passengers in 1969.
A project into the reopening of the line is under consideration. See Leven rail link:
Fife Zoo and Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve - Walk Fife Podcast No. 6
Join Sean in episode 6 of the Walk Fife podcast as he takes a short lunchtime walk along the Fife Coastal Path.
Fife offers lots of opportunities for short walks and taking a break from your workplace to enjoy some fresh air and exercise is beneficial in many ways.
For this lunchtime stroll Sean has chosen to explore the stretch of path between North Queensferry and Inverkeithing which takes in the Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve.
You can download this route - Recycle Circle Route (shared with us by Stephen Ripley) - from our website at
As he makes his way along the trail Sean answers a few questions sent in to us by listeners of our podcast and users of the Walk Fife website.
Sean also drops by Fife Zoo and chats with one of the founders behind the project about their recently launched crowd funding campaign. It is hoped that the campaign will raise enough funds for the project to move on with its development and bring something truly special to the people of Fife.
You can find out more about the campaign by visiting
Sean also reminds us about the competition we currently have running on the Walk Fife website to win a Ordnance Survey Map bundle covering the whole Fife region and a Silva Explorer Compass to use with them. To find out how to enter visit –
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Fife Coastal Path - Elie to Crail
Our new recruits Pippa and Fern made their way to the East Neuk of Fife to walk a section of the Fife Coastal Path. On a gloriously sunny day they walked for 11 miles from Elie to Crail.
This video tells the story of their day!
Scotland - Aberdour in Fife
Photography by Teresa Maria.
Music by Miriam Venus.
Song title:- Songbird and Butterfly.
Aberdour in the Kindom of Fife. These photos were taken in late summer and mid-autumn. There is a lovely coastal path from the shores of Aberdour to the coastal town of Burntisland.
quick tour fife coast & edinburgh scotland
Scottish rulers tended to base themselves further north across the Forth, King Malcolm III Canmore (died 1093) built his castle at Edinburgh, and his wife Queen (Saint) Margaret built a chapel within its walls - now the oldest building in the city.
Her son, David I built the Abbey at Holyrood, a mile to the East along The Royal Mile. Castle and Abbey became the anchor points of Edinburgh; a thriving town grew up along side the road between them, connected to Leith, Edinburgh's port and trade-link to the world. (see map above)
During the Wars of Independence Edinburgh Castle was captured by the English until Robert the Bruce's nephew, Thomas Randolph daringly recapture it by climbing its steep and craggy sides in the dead of night. Robert the Bruce granted Edinburgh a Royal Charter in 1329.
If Edinburgh did not grow outwards at this time, it did grow upwards. By the end of the 1500's it was established as the Capital of Scotland, and growing in population the inhabitants chose to build high houses close to the protection of the Castle: high tenement buildings most of which can be seen to this day.
When King James VI inherited the throne of England in 1603, Edinburgh ceased to be the principal site of the royal court, although it did continue to have its own Parliament.
Boxing Day Coastal Path Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video shot on Boxing Day of the Coastal Path on visit to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife.
Back to Scotland Ep5 - The Kingdom of Fife
In June of 2016 my family went back to Scotland, where my mum was born and raised to the age of 5 when the family emigrated to Canada. My mum hadn't been back for a visit since she was 16. It was our first time there as a family and the first time ever for my dad and me.
This is the fifth of 5 episodes documenting our journey. We spent a lot of time just walking around the East Neuk of Fife. From Lundin Links to Anstruther, we hiked the Fife Coastal Trail. We bused up to St. Andrews, enjoyed the delights of Scottish cuisine, tracked down the house where my Mum was born, and packed up quite a haul of sea glass to take home.