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Kingdom of Fife Tourist Attractions

Tourist attractions, amusements, antique centres, theme parks, steam railways, factory shops, zoos & wildlife centres, country parks, etc in Kingdom of Fife...





This page covers general tourist attractions, including amusement parks, boat trips, steam and miniature railways, theme parks, specialist shops, factory shops and outlet villages, guided walks, country parks, viewpoints, zoos and wildlife parks, etc.

We know that not all the attractions in this area are listed. Please help us make this guide comprehensive by sending us details of missing attractions.

Kingdom of Fife Tourist Attractions

 

SCOTLAND'S SECRET BUNKER

Crown Buildings, Troywood, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8QH
Tel: 01333 310301     E-mail:
mod@secretbunker.co.uk
Web:
www.secretbunker.co.uk

The Secret Bunker is one of Scotland's best kept secret.... until now!

Hidden beneath a Scottish farmhouse is a tunnel leading to the Secret bunker, its over 24,000 square feet of Secret accommodation (the size of two football pitches one on top of another) on two levels 100ft underground.

 

One of Scotland's biggest and best kept secrets for over 40 years. If there had of been a Nuclear War, this is where Scotland would have been governed from. Discover the twilight world of the Government Cold War.

 

For opening times etc for Scotland's Secret Bunker near St Andrews, Fife see our website.


    RAF LEUCHARS

Annual International Airshow
RAF Leuchars Airshow Office, 1 Tutor Road, Leuchars, St Andrews, Fife KY16 0JW
Tel: 01334 839000      E-mail: info@airshow.co.uk



Every September RAF Leuchars puts on its Annual International Airshow. This is traditionally the largest annual one-day event in Scotland with crowds of over 45,000 attending. This year the Airshow will take place on Saturday 10th September 2011.

Further details will be displayed on the official AIRSHOW website in due course.

More information : RAF Leuchars website

Crail Pottery

75 Nethergate, Crail, Fife, KY10 3TX
Tel: 01333 451212     See our website

Crail Pottery, a family run business set in the heart of Crail produces a diverse range of stonewave and brightly coloured earthenware. Visit our pottery, see the workshops, browse in the showroom and relax in our secluded yard under the fruit trees.

 

Open: 9am - 5pm Weekdays, 10am - 5pm Weekends

Deep Sea World

Battery Quarry, North Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JR
Tel: 01383 411880     E-mail: info@deepseaworld.co.uk
See our website

See the wonders of the world beneath the waves at the award-winning National Aquarium of Scotland. The longest underwater tunnel in the world will convey you through Scotlands million gallon indoor ocean. Just inches away from possibly the biggest sharks you'll ever see, you glide along the moving safari watching divers feed the world's largest collection of sharks and temperate fish. How brave are you? Now you can even dive with the sharks!!! Open daily 10:00am - 6:00pm every day of the year except Christmas Day.

Griselda Hill Pottery

Stable House, Kirkbrae, Ceres, Cupar, Fife KY15 5ND
Tel: 01334 8282730    Fax: 01334 828008
E-mail: info@wemyss-ware.co.uk     See our website

Since 1985, the Griselda Hill Pottery has revived in Fife the production of Wemyss Ware, probably the most sought after Scottish pottery. Visit our shop and working pottery in the former steading of the Ceres manse, in the heart of rural Fife. Our new visitor centre offers the opportunity to view painters and potters at work, and gives an insight into the fascinating tradition of this beautiful hand painted pottery.

Inchcolm Island boat trips - The Maid of the Forth

Tel: 0131 331 5000
E-mail: info@maidoftheforth.co.uk       See our website

Trips to the island are available in Summer from North Queensferry, South Queensferry (and also from Newhaven Harbour near Leith on the Edinburgh side of the water. Trips have enough time ashore for you to visit the Abbey  Historic Scotland

Anstruther Pleasure Trips

Information Line: 01333 310103
Booking Line
: 01333 310054
E-mail: info@isleofmayferry.com
Web: www.isleofmayferry.com

Ancient Archaeological site open to visitors.

April, May, June, July, best time for seabirds, Whale spotting July and August.

Snack bar and toilets onboard.

 


Sail to the Isle of May on the "May Princess" and go walking for to 2 to 3 hours on this wonderful island, which is a site of Special Scientific Interest, view large colonies of Puffins, Eiders, Guillemots, Razorbills and many other seabirds and seals in their natural habitat.

The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

M90 Commerce Park, Lathalmond, by Dunfermline, Fife KY12 0SJ
Tel: 01383 623380    Fax: 01383 623375
E-mail: jim@onet.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.

St Andrews Aquarium

The Scores, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AS
Tel: 01334 474786    Fax: 01334 475985
E-mail: info@standrewsaquarium.co.uk     See our website 

A sealife adventure in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland where you can view numerous fish species like our seals, sharks, piranha, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, rays, seahorses, sea dragons, sea urchins and octopus. Over 30 tanks where you can see and, in some cases, touch the specimens -  a real hands-on experience. One of Fife's top attractions.

St. Andrews Botanic Garden

The Canongate, St Andrews.
Tel: Office: 01334 476452  Gardens: 01334 477178
E-mail: botanic@standbg.plus.com      See our website

This garden has been described as a 'hidden gem' of Scotland. The garden is divided into several sections including Water Garden, Heath Garden, Peat Garden, Rock Garden
Herbaceous, China and Chile Borders. In the Order Beds, plants from the same botanical family are grown together to illustrate the characteristics they share to demonstrate currently accepted theories about evolution in flowering plants. The garden has about 8000 species of ferns, herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, some which are native to Scotland but most grow wild in other regions of the world.

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Kingdom of Fife Preserved Railways, Steam, Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways


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Kingdom of Fife Antique Centres, Factory Outlets, Specialist retailers


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Kingdom of Fife Country Parks, Walks & Viewpoints

 

THE ORIGINAL ST ANDREWS WITCHES TOUR

129 North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AG
Tel: 01334 655057     E-mail: postmaster@st-andrewswitchestour.co.uk
Web: www.st-andrewswitchestour.co.uk


The Original St. Andrews Witches Tour starts from outside the Greyfriars Hotel, North Street at 7.30pm Thursdays & Fridays all year round.

Dare you join us???

Shake with fright and scream with laughter as you walk the weird wynds and supernatural streets whilst hearing the tales and folklore history of St Andrews.

Who knows what might happen? Or what ghost will be waiting for you...

 

For admission costs and opening times etc for The Original St. Andrews Witches Tour please visit our website.

Kingdom of Fife Millennium Cycle Ways

Web: www.fifedirect.org.uk/fife-cycleways

Fife Coastal Path

Tel: 01592 656080

Information can be found at:
Web:  www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk

Lochore Meadows Country Park

Crosshill, By Lochgelly, Fife KY5 8BA
Tel: 01592 583343     E-mail: info@lochore-meadows.co.uk
Web: www.lochore-meadows.co.uk

Lochore Meadows Country Park lies in the heart of Fife Regional Park West. It is a major centre for outdoor and environmental education in Fife. The Country Park is an attractive area, comprising reclaimed coal mining waste-land, gently rolling grassland and woodland. It covers an area of 1,200 acres, 260 of which form Loch Ore. We are open all year, and there are plenty of opportunities for interesting walks. At the west end of the loch there is a nature reserve with a wheelchair-accessible birdwatching hide. Car parking is available at both centres with smaller car parks situated throughout the park. The centre is open 7 days a week and provides a cafe, toilets, conference facilities, slide show, First Aid and baby changing room.

Tentsmuir Nature Reserve

East of Tayport on the northern tip of Fife. No further info.

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Kingdom of Fife Zoos and Wildlife Parks, Birdwatching, Rescue Centres

 
tabTHE SCOTTISH DEER CENTREZoos & Wildlife Park
Bow-of -Fife, by Cupar, Fife, KY15 4NQ


Over 140 deer across nine species...Ranger tours...Dramatic bird of prey demonstrations...Treetop walkway...Viewing Platforms and scenic pathways. Scottish Wild cats...Ottery en-closure. Children's indoor and outdoor adventure play area. Admission Fees apply.
Tel: 01337 810391

Web: www.tsdc.co.uk
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Deep Sea World

Battery Quarry, North Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JR
Tel: 01383 411880     E-mail: info@deepseaworld.co.uk
See our website

See the wonders of the world beneath the waves at the award-winning National Aquarium of Scotland. The longest underwater tunnel in the world will convey you through Scotland's million gallon indoor ocean. Just inches away from possibly the biggest sharks you'll ever see, you glide along the moving safari watching divers feed the world's largest collection of sharks and temperate fish.

Open daily 10:00am - 6:00pm every day of the year except Christmas Day.

St Andrews Aquarium

The Scores, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AS
Tel: 01334 474786    Fax: 01334 475985
E-mail: info@standrewsaquarium.co.uk     See our website 

A sealife adventure in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland where you can view numerous fish species like our seals, sharks, piranha, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, rays, seahorses, sea dragons, sea urchins and octopus. Over 30 tanks where you can see and, in some cases, touch the specimens -  a real hands-on experience. One of Fife's top attractions.

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