Edinburgh: St Andrews & The Fishing Villages of Fife
Description
Enjoy a relaxing one-day tour to St Andrews from Edinburgh. This tour allows for a relaxed journey, offering plenty of free time to explore St Andrews - Scotland's home of golf. Discover its cobbled streets, spectacular cathedral, as well as the fishing villages of Fife.
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Itinerary
We leave Edinburgh, crossing the iconic Forth Bridge, into the ancient “Kingdom of Fife”, passing through Aberdour before continuing into the East Neuk of Fife.
We stop in the town of Anstruther, home of the Scottish Fisheries Museum, then we travel through the villages of Pittenweem, Crail and St. Monans, once thriving fishing centres which were made prosperous by trade within the continent.
We arrive in the beautiful medieval town of St. Andrews in time for lunch. Here you can enjoy a walk around the town, where Prince William met Kate, home to the oldest university in Scotland, famous Cathedral (optional extra) and golf course. Enjoy approximately three hours of free time to explore its medieval buildings and wonderful cobbled streets in the centre, and have lunch and refreshments.
Heading homewards we travel across the Lomond hills to Falkland for a photo stop. The village was used as the setting for 1960s Inverness in the Outlander series.
Enjoy a fantastic photo stop at South Queenferry, offering spectacular views of the 3 bridges that cross the Forth.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 4 years old.
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark.
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or a full refund.
- Unfortunately due to health and safety concerns St. Andrews Castle & Cathedral are currently partially closed.
- Digital translations in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian & Mandarin available on request.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Please arrive a minimum of 15 minutes before your tour's departure time.
Reviews(489)
The experience was pretty good overall! Our guide was very informative and kept us safe and happy. The only issues were with our driver/guide Marty. Multiple times when we as the group would return to the coach from one of the villages, I would be one of the last people to get situated into my seat, but he would start driving before I would have the chance to sit down and buckle up my seatbelt. He was also aware of my presence and status of not being seated because his eyes met with mine in his rear-view mirror before he would start driving. Another issue stemmed from him telling too many jokes throughout the journey. They were somewhat funny at first but by the end of the journey they became grating and irritating as they were more like repetitive puns rather than jokes. A third issue was more so in relation to the coach we were all driving in. The leg room was nonexistent and the music was extremely loud at times which was a bit distracting and jarring especially towards the end of the tour. Overall this was a great experience to visit the fishing towns, but our guide and coach could use a little TLC for the future.
This all-day tour with our multigenerational family was an absolute delight! Our guide, Stuart, provided knowledgeable commentary and tweaked the schedule slightly to ensure we had optimal time in both the fishing villages and St Andrews. Our group of twelve highly recommends this itinerary and Timberbush services.
Fist experience in Scotland so I tried to find entertainment outside Edinburgh since I wasn't driving. This trip to St. Andrew's accomplished two things. The fishing villages along the way plus St. Andrew's it's self.
Marty was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. We had the perfect amount of time in each location.
While we thoroughly enjoyed being at St. Andrews (it was magical), the tour guide was odd. His name was Ian. while he was very nice he rambled on and didn't seem to complete his sentences. There was flooding in the area so he had to pivot and drive elsewhere. He was playing Elvis and the Beatles music while he whistled. He didn't stop and went thru Burnt island, past Kircuddy. He didn't say too much on the way, just played Eric Clapton and Irish bands, then Whistled. He stopped at Ansthruthers for what he said was 10 minutes but it went to 30. We had to wait for someone to open the bathrooms. The van/coach was uncomfortable and the armrests on aisle didn't work.
Such a great day, beautiful villages, Our tour guide was so knowledgeable, full of stories and made so much of the drive interesting
Had a wonderful trip with our guide Karis. She was great and very knowledgeable. Shared lots of interesting stories. We took a private tour the day before and so we were a bit spoiled with 1 on 1 attention but she was a close second. This tour was a nice taste of several different places that made me want to come back and spend more time at each of them.
Perfekt. Super driver - Scott 😉 God guide - Scott 😉
highly recommend a day trip to St Andrews & The Fishing Villages of Fife the small fishing village we stopped at first Ainster was very quint and charming St.Andrews village is a must see , lots of history and beautiful vistas Our drive and guide Fergus was very good , would recommended !!
Our tour guide Jim was the absolute BEST! He went above and beyond to make our day trip perfect! He was so kind and knowledgeable and answered all of our questions! We highly recommend this tour!!
