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Kingdom of Fife -
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This section covers museums including
working heritage museums and both civic and commercial
art galleries.
Not all the
attractions in an area are listed.
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ST ANDREWS MUSEUM
Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife
Tel: 01334 412690
E-mail:
museums.east@fife.gov.uk
Museum opening times:
April - September daily 10.00 to 5.00.
October - March Mon-Fri 10.30 to 4.00, Sat-Sun
12.30 to 5.00.
Free admission.
St Andrews Museum is located in Kinburn Castle
in Kinburn Park, a short walk from North Street.
The Museum explores St Andrews' heritage from
early times to the 20th century, covering both
the medieval period when the Cathedral was one
of the great religious centres of Europe and the
growth of tourism starting in the Victorian era.
There are various displays and interesting
artefacts to tell the town's story through the
ages.
In the Kaleidoscope Gallery there is a changing
programme of temporary exhibitions on a wide
variety of topics. The Activity Centre hosts
lectures and activities for children throughout
the year.
The Museum café serves light meals, teas,
coffees and home baking.
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ST ANDREWS PRESERVATION TRUST MUSEUM
12 North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9PW
Tel: 01334 477629
E-mail:
curator.saptmuseum@virgin.net
This 16th century building houses a wealth of
material representing the social and working
life of St Andrews and its people. As well as
re-constructions of old shops and a Victorian
wash-house, there are also special exhibitions,
a unique photographic archive and a delightful
sheltered garden.
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BRITISH GOLF MUSEUM
Bruce Embankment, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AB
Tel: 01334 460046 Fax:
01334 460064
E-mail:
alisonwood@randagc.org
See our website
No visit to Fife would be complete without also
visiting the British Golf Museum. Whether or not
you are a golfer, you will find the museum full
of surprising facts and striking feats from 500
years of golf history. There are displays and
exhibits which trace the history of the game,
both in Britain and abroad, from the Middle Ages
to the present day.
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ANDREW CARNEGIE BIRTHPLACE
MUSEUM
2 Moodie Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7PL
Tel: 01383 724302 Fax:
01383 721862
E-mail:
carnegiebirthplace@hotmail.com
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Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) the industrialist
and benefactor was born at 2 Moodie Street,
Dunfermline, an 18th-century pantiled weaver's
cottage. Now a museum, it was extended in 1925
with the construction of the adjacent Memorial
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Of the $350 million Andrew Carnegie gave to charity,
about $37.5 million came to benefit Dunfermline
where the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust is based.
Gifts to the town included the Carnegie Centre,
the Carnegie Free Library, the Carnegie Hall and Pittencrieff Park.
The museum is open from 1st April to 31st
October and closed 1st November to 31st March
every year (but during closed season special
arrangements can be made for group visits).
For more information about Andrew Carnegie,
please see our
website.
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METHIL HERITAGE CENTRE
The Old Post Office, High Street, Lower Methil,
Fife KY8 3EQ
Tel: 01333 422100 or 412860 Fax:
01333 422101
Web: www.methilheritage.co.uk
Methil Heritage Centre is a small local history
museum and exhibition venue, situated in the
coastal town of Methil in Central Fife.
The Centre has a small staff of one full time
curator, an administrative assistant and a
Heritage Centre assistant. There is also have a
lively group of volunteers who contribute to
many areas of the Centre's work.
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THE SCOTTISH LIME CENTRE
Granary Building, 16 Rocks Road, Charlestown,
Dunfermline, KY11 3EN
Tel: 01383 872006
Located in Charlestown, Fife, the Scottish Lime
Centre provides an insight to the lime heritage
of Charlestown. In its heyday, Charlestown
produced over one third of the lime in Scotland
for use in building, agriculture and industry.
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THE SCOTTISH FISHERIES
MUSEUM
The Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust Ltd
St. Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, Fife, KY10
3AB
Tel: 01333 310628
E-mail :
enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org
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The Scottish Fisheries Museum on the
harbour at Anstruther is an award-winning
National museum which tells the story of
the Scottish fishing industry from the
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10 galleries,
2 boatyards, and a replica fisherman's
cottage. The Museum makes for an
exceptional day out.
The museum's collection includes more than 66,000
items and 18 boats, A major restructuring with a
series of ramps now allows wheelchair access to
virtually every part of the buildings.
There is a newly refurbished shop and tea-room,
including a courtyard patio for those who like to
take their coffee al-fresco. Enjoy a bowl of
home-made soup and delicious fresh baked cakes in
pleasant surroundings, then visit the shop for
that unusual gift or keepsake with a fishy theme!
Party visits for groups of all ages are welcome
and popular. A guided tour takes approximately 90
minutes and themed tours can be arranged to link
in with specific projects or interests.
There is an extensive programme of exhibitions
throughout the year.
Up to 5 accompanied children are admitted free. An
ideal opportunity for children to learn about
Scotland's fishing heritage.
For more information, please see our
website
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INVERKEITHING MUSEUM
The Friary, Queen Street, Inverkeithing, KY11
1LS
Tel: 01383 313594 Fax:
01383 313837
The museum is located on the upper floor of a
14th century friary guest house. The small
gallery contains local photographs, paintings
and artefacts. Of particular interest are
items which once belonged to Admiral Sir Samuel
Greig, an Inverkeithing man who became famous as
the ''Father of the Russian Navy''. Admission is free. No disabled access.
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FIFE FOLK MUSEUM
High Street, Ceres, Fife KY15 5NF
Tel: 01334 828180 Fax:
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E-mail:
fifefolkmuseum@btopenworld.com
The Fife Folk Museum, opened in 1968 in the
picturesque village of Ceres, comprises an
extensive collection illustrating the domestic,
social, agricultural and industrial way of life
of country people prior to the industrial
revolution. The museum helps you to discover the
history of rural everyday life in Fife over the
last two hundred years. The museum buildings are
a seventeenth century tolbooth and adjoining
weavers cottages. An outside area displays large
agricultural and domestic material.
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DUNFERMLINE MUSEUM AND
SMALL GALLERY
Tel: 01383 313838
Located within the centre of Dunfermline in
Fife, the Dunfermline Museum has displays
illustrating the local, social and natural
history of the area. There is also a display
that highlights the importance that the linen
industry played in the development of
Dunfermline. The attached gallery houses
temporary art and craft exhibitions.
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THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS
MUSEUM
M90 Commerce Park, Lathalmond, by Dunfermline,
Fife KY12 0SJ
Tel: 01383 623380 Fax:
01383 623375
E-mail:
jimc88@tiscali.co.uk
See our website
The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is located in an
ex Royal Navy stores depot at Lathalmond, near
Dunfermline, Fife and is open to visitors from
12:30 - 5pm on Sundays from Easter until late
September / early October. The Scottish Vintage
Bus Museum is now the acknowledged focal point
of historic bus restoration and operation in
Scotland and houses around 170 vehicles. Most of
these vehicles are of Scottish origin and are in
varying levels of condition, from dilapidated to
fully restored.
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SCOTLAND'S SECRET BUNKER
Crown Buildings, Troywood (near St Andrews),
Fife KY16 8QH
Tel: 01333 310301 Fax:
01333 312040
E-mail:
mod@secretbunker.co.uk
See our website
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Scotland’s best kept
secret for over 40 years!
Hidden beneath a
Scottish farmhouse is a tunnel leading to
Scotland’s Secret Bunker.
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24,000 square feet of
secret accommodation on two levels, 100 feet
underground to protect Government staff in the
event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War. You enter this amazing
underground labyrinth down a 150 metre tunnel,
from the innocent looking farmhouse to the
bunker below into a world behind hermetically
sealed three tons of blast proof doors.
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After the end of
World War II, we entered a period which
became known as "The Cold War" during which
our relationship with the Warsaw Pact
countries was less than friendly.
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Government's plan was to establish a chain
of early warning radar stations along the
east coast of the UK. Those built in areas
of greatest risk were sited underground.
Here at Troywood in
Fife, close to the key enemy targets of the
Royal Navy's Rosyth dockyard and the fighter
aircraft of RAF Leuchars, was one of these.
There were several sizes of bunkers and this is
one of the largest.
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KIRKCALDY MUSEUM AND ART
GALLERY
War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 1YG
Tel: 01592 412860 Fax:
01592 412870
The museum and art gallery
houses an outstanding collection of 18th - 21st
century Scottish paintings. It boasts the best
public collection of work by S. J. Peploe and
William McTaggart, outside the National Galleries
of Scotland.
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