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Highlights: *Visit St Andrews home to The British Open* Suggested
Itineraries Departing from
Edinburgh St Andrews and the fishing villages of Fife A day out visiting the medieval city of St. Andrews, home of golf, and the picturesque old fishing villages in the East Neuk (corner) of the Kingdom of Fife. Depart Edinburgh and travel north to South Queensferry, stopping to view the Forth Bridges overlooking the Firth of Forth. The rail bridge, on completion in 1890, was hailed as the "8th wonder of the world". She is made entirely of steel and is one of the greatest testimonies to Scottish engineering. North and South Queensferry are named after Queen Margaret who married the King of Scotland in the 11th Century. She used to travel between Edinburgh and Dunfermline by ferry along this stretch of water. The oldest part of Edinburgh Castle, St. Margaret's Chapel is named after her. From here, we cross over the road bridge and into the Kingdom of Fife. We travel Eastwards through Kirkaldy, the birthplace of Adam Smith, economist and author of "The Wealth of Nations". We follow the coastal route along the East Neuk of Fife passing Lower Largo, home of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe, made famous in Daniel Defoe's novel. This route is abundant with traditional fishing villages : Elie, Earlsferry, Anstruther and Pittenweem with its many caves once used in the prolific whisky smuggling industry of the 18th century. We stop at Crail, the most picturesque of these villages, with plenty of time to stroll down to the harbour and see the traditional fishing methods used to catch crabs and lobsters. We now continue on our way to St. Andrews.Your driver/guide will take you through the town, pointing out the many places of interest. A few attractions are the many golf courses and golf museum, the vast Norman cathedral dating from the 12th century, St. Andrews castle (15th century), Deep sea world with the many sea creatures of the region, and of course the town itself, home to Scotland's oldest university. There are many good shops, restaurants and cafes here. St. Andrews is the home of golf and you can take a walk along the hallowed turf of the Old Course where the annual Dunhill Cup is played, or take an exhilarating stroll along the white sandy beach that was used in the film "Chariots of Fire". Continue to Falkland, home to an amazing Royal Palace that was the favourite residence of King James V, father of Mary Queen of Scots. You can visit the palace with it's beautiful gardens and the oldest real tennis court in the world. Return to Edinburgh through the Lomond Hills. We pass Scotlandwell, where Robert the Bruce used the water to cure his leprosy. Also driving along Loch Leven where Mary Queen of Scots was held in captivity, before escaping and fleeing to England only to be imprisoned by her cousin Elizabeth I and be-headed 19 years later. (9 Hours)
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