Guidebook for Saint Andrews
Food Scene
It's run by friends, does a lunch deal and serves exquisite food made from local produce. Oh, and Michelin have rated their food, too
58 habitants recommandent
The Peat Inn Restaurant with Rooms
Collier RowIt's run by friends, does a lunch deal and serves exquisite food made from local produce. Oh, and Michelin have rated their food, too
Guess what? Great seafood, served with great views over the West Sands and bay of St Andrews. Do book.
20 habitants recommandent
The Seafood Ristorante
Bruce EmbankmentGuess what? Great seafood, served with great views over the West Sands and bay of St Andrews. Do book.
Eden Mill St Andrews
Main StreetCraft beers coming out of their ears.
Edinburgh's a drive away but if you're making a day of it, and all the other tourist treats notwithstanding, this is worth a visit all on its own.
155 habitants recommandent
Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 ShoreEdinburgh's a drive away but if you're making a day of it, and all the other tourist treats notwithstanding, this is worth a visit all on its own.
Great casual harbourside restaurant specialising in just-caught fresh fish in this pretty fishing village. Booking essential
31 habitants recommandent
East Pier
East ShoreGreat casual harbourside restaurant specialising in just-caught fresh fish in this pretty fishing village. Booking essential
Fine dining in pretty seaside setting at St Monans - Craig’s menu changes frequently and uses good local produce. Menu du jour lunch deal. Booking essential.
19 habitants recommandent
Craig Millar @ 16 West End
16 W EndFine dining in pretty seaside setting at St Monans - Craig’s menu changes frequently and uses good local produce. Menu du jour lunch deal. Booking essential.
The Adamson
127 South StRestaurant and cocktail bar, mid-range
Mozza
Good sourdough wood fired pizzas
A great Edinburgh institution: this is a busy family pub with good food run by chef Tom Kitchin
378 habitants recommandent
The Scran and Scallie
1 Comely Bank RdA great Edinburgh institution: this is a busy family pub with good food run by chef Tom Kitchin
Small and stylish Edinburgh restaurant with a contemporary Scottish menu
21 habitants recommandent
Fhior
36 Broughton StSmall and stylish Edinburgh restaurant with a contemporary Scottish menu
Pizza Express
Our branch of the classic UK pizza chain that’s been running since the 1960s
Tailend Restaurant
130 Market StFish restaurant in town, not least fish’n’chips
French restaurant in the capital: an Edinburgh institution
173 habitants recommandent
L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton StFrench restaurant in the capital: an Edinburgh institution
Sightseeing
This castle has seen bloody sieges, a cardinal hung upside-down from the walls, bishops trapped in dungeons, Kings trying to tunnel out...John Knox himself rowing away in the slave galleys...bloody, beastly and in a beautiful setting -- go see, and go shudder at the bottle-cell.
130 habitants recommandent
Château de St Andrews
The ScoresThis castle has seen bloody sieges, a cardinal hung upside-down from the walls, bishops trapped in dungeons, Kings trying to tunnel out...John Knox himself rowing away in the slave galleys...bloody, beastly and in a beautiful setting -- go see, and go shudder at the bottle-cell.
The Home of the Home of Golf is the Old Course, and right on that is this iconic wee bridge, built by nobody knows who and mostly used for photo opportunities now. Go get your selfie, then stop in at the seafood for lunch.
8 habitants recommandent
The Swilcan Bridge
17 The LinksThe Home of the Home of Golf is the Old Course, and right on that is this iconic wee bridge, built by nobody knows who and mostly used for photo opportunities now. Go get your selfie, then stop in at the seafood for lunch.
It's beautiful, has lovely Gothic lace windows and sometimes you can get to hear madrigals here, sung by wonderful choirs.
St Salvators Chapel
North StreetIt's beautiful, has lovely Gothic lace windows and sometimes you can get to hear madrigals here, sung by wonderful choirs.
Cathédrale de St Andrews
Iconic, ancient - a must
A beautiful little photogenic jewel of a village in the East Neuk (east corner) of Fife
6 habitants recommandent
Crail Harbour
A beautiful little photogenic jewel of a village in the East Neuk (east corner) of Fife
Local whisky distillery - book a tour and tasting
31 habitants recommandent
Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre
Local whisky distillery - book a tour and tasting
Visit the vaults underneath Edinburghs streets which were bricked up due to plague
Edinburgh Underground
Visit the vaults underneath Edinburghs streets which were bricked up due to plague
Beautiful chapel just beyond Edinburgh (1.25 hr drive away), built in the 1400s and since made more famous by the da Vinci code - so book ahead
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Allemagne
Beautiful chapel just beyond Edinburgh (1.25 hr drive away), built in the 1400s and since made more famous by the da Vinci code - so book ahead
Drinks & Nightlife
St Andrews Brewing Co. South St
177 South StCraft beers in town.
Trad pub with a cosy vibe and good views across the Eden. The portions are huge: food is your straight-up honest grub.
7 habitants recommandent
The Strathkinness Tavern
4 High RdTrad pub with a cosy vibe and good views across the Eden. The portions are huge: food is your straight-up honest grub.
Vic St Andrews
1 St Marys PlA local pub/bar with a younger crowd
Arts & Culture
This is an art cinema with a good, lively bar and a perfectly decent (not gastro) restaurant attached.
33 habitants recommandent
Dundee Contemporary Arts
152 NethergateThis is an art cinema with a good, lively bar and a perfectly decent (not gastro) restaurant attached.
Great Rep company -- not always but often really good stuff on, so check listings at http://www.dundeerep.co.uk
31 habitants recommandent
Théâtre Dundee Rep
Tay SquareGreat Rep company -- not always but often really good stuff on, so check listings at http://www.dundeerep.co.uk
Scotland's only 5* arts venue, weird but true stat. Performances don't always reflect this (for consistently good productions see Dundee Rep and Edinburgh festival/theatres, Glasgow, even Perth), but sometimes you can catch a falling star. StAnza, the poetry festival, is hosted here, for instance, with world-class poets - first week of March every year. Check for this and other listings at http://byretheatre.com
25 habitants recommandent
Byre Theatre station
Scotland's only 5* arts venue, weird but true stat. Performances don't always reflect this (for consistently good productions see Dundee Rep and Edinburgh festival/theatres, Glasgow, even Perth), but sometimes you can catch a falling star. StAnza, the poetry festival, is hosted here, for instance, with world-class poets - first week of March every year. Check for this and other listings at http://byretheatre.com
Beautiful, bijou castle in lovely grounds and the UKs first Real Tennis court (not real as in not-fake tennis court, but a court specifically designed for the ancestor of tennis, Real Tennis).
70 habitants recommandent
Palais et jardin de Falkland
East PortBeautiful, bijou castle in lovely grounds and the UKs first Real Tennis court (not real as in not-fake tennis court, but a court specifically designed for the ancestor of tennis, Real Tennis).
A lovely, small unmissable gallery. Whistlers like they're going out of fashion. Glasgow Boys, Peploe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a replica of his house. http://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/collectionhighlights/
95 habitants recommandent
Galerie d'art Hunterian
82 Hillhead StA lovely, small unmissable gallery. Whistlers like they're going out of fashion. Glasgow Boys, Peploe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a replica of his house. http://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/collectionhighlights/
near Edinburgh. Outside art gallery/sculpture garden/installations with events: check https://www.jupiterartland.org
107 habitants recommandent
Jupiter Artland
near Edinburgh. Outside art gallery/sculpture garden/installations with events: check https://www.jupiterartland.org
Edinburgh's answer to London's National Gallery. An impressive collection.
1010 habitants recommandent
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdEdinburgh's answer to London's National Gallery. An impressive collection.
Really fascinating and grim museum of the history of surgery.
114 habitants recommandent
Musées de la Surgeons' Hall
Nicolson StreetReally fascinating and grim museum of the history of surgery.
An architect’s dream, houses a permanent exhibit of Scottish design history: check for exhibitions
117 habitants recommandent
V&A Dundee
1 Riverside EsplanadeAn architect’s dream, houses a permanent exhibit of Scottish design history: check for exhibitions
Château de Stirling
Castle WyndMagnificent castle dating from 1500 - bookable online
If you’re heading to Edinburgh this is a fantastic collection
114 habitants recommandent
Galleries nationales d'Écosse
The MoundIf you’re heading to Edinburgh this is a fantastic collection
Worth the 2 hour drive. Scotland’s first Cistercian monastery and final resting-place of Robert the Bruce: founded in 1136. Destroyed 2 centuries later by the English.
53 habitants recommandent
Abbaye de Melrose
Abbey StreetWorth the 2 hour drive. Scotland’s first Cistercian monastery and final resting-place of Robert the Bruce: founded in 1136. Destroyed 2 centuries later by the English.
Shopping
Luvian’s Bottle Shop
66 Market StWhiskies like you never dreamed. And great wines.
St Andrews Wine Company
16 Bell StWine and wine and wine, and service by the delightful owner, Peter.
We say it's a shop, but it's almost an emporium: the owners opened it just a few years ago with the simple philosophy of keeping our great produce local instead of seeing it shipped all over the globe, and it's just got better and better. First brace yourself a tad, because it's not going to be as cheap as the supermarkets, but with good reason: shop here, eat inside or -- better still -- get a sizzling ribeye and truffle chips in the busy steak barn. We're huge fans http://www.balgove.com
57 habitants recommandent
Balgove Larder
We say it's a shop, but it's almost an emporium: the owners opened it just a few years ago with the simple philosophy of keeping our great produce local instead of seeing it shipped all over the globe, and it's just got better and better. First brace yourself a tad, because it's not going to be as cheap as the supermarkets, but with good reason: shop here, eat inside or -- better still -- get a sizzling ribeye and truffle chips in the busy steak barn. We're huge fans http://www.balgove.com
There's an Ian Mellis also on South St in St Andrews: good cheese and - surprise - you can also find pain poilâne here.
35 habitants recommandent
I.J Mellis Cheesemonger
30 Victoria StThere's an Ian Mellis also on South St in St Andrews: good cheese and - surprise - you can also find pain poilâne here.
Entertainment & Activities
The kind of local cinema you just don't get anywhere any more. Does run NT Live performances, Live from the Royal Opera/Met etc as well as the standards (not an art cinema, for that check out the DCA). Excellent popcorn, and for some reason the ticket machine has an Aussie voice.
22 habitants recommandent
NPH Cinema
117 North StThe kind of local cinema you just don't get anywhere any more. Does run NT Live performances, Live from the Royal Opera/Met etc as well as the standards (not an art cinema, for that check out the DCA). Excellent popcorn, and for some reason the ticket machine has an Aussie voice.
Museum/fun house with wiggly mirrors, illusions and light displays. Good fun for all ages: heck of a walk up the steps for the elderly.
437 habitants recommandent
Camera Obscura et Monde des Illusions
549 CastlehillMuseum/fun house with wiggly mirrors, illusions and light displays. Good fun for all ages: heck of a walk up the steps for the elderly.
Spokes Of St Andrews
37 South StGreat local bike shop, also hires bikes
Fun indoor climbing centre in an old church in Dundee - book ahead
6 habitants recommandent
Avertical World Climbing Centre
7-11 Blinshall StFun indoor climbing centre in an old church in Dundee - book ahead
Blown Away Experiences
West Sands RoadLandyachting and surf school on West Sands beach
Sailing and other activities. Elie is 20 minutes drive away - go to The Ship Inn afterwards!
23 habitants recommandent
Elie Watersports
Sailing and other activities. Elie is 20 minutes drive away - go to The Ship Inn afterwards!
Old Course
West Sands RoadThe iconic golf course in the Home of Golf
St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club
The LinksAka ‘the Himalayas’
Get or pick your own strawberries and raspberries
31 habitants recommandent
Ferme de fruits Cairnie et Mega Labyrinthe
Get or pick your own strawberries and raspberries
New concert venue belonging to the University - sometimes hosts good concerts
Laidlaw Music Centre - University of St Andrews
New concert venue belonging to the University - sometimes hosts good concerts
Parks & Nature
Miles of beach and forest where if you're lucky you'll catch basking seals singing to one another.
16 habitants recommandent
Morton Lochs
Miles of beach and forest where if you're lucky you'll catch basking seals singing to one another.
West Sands
The Chariots of Fire beach. Enough said.
Nearby hills for a bracing hill walk and some spectacular views across Fife.
10 habitants recommandent
Lomond Hills
Nearby hills for a bracing hill walk and some spectacular views across Fife.
Spectacular, accessible (in a day) hill walking in the foothills of the Cairngorms National Park. Check out the Glen Clova hotel for a beer or plate of venison stew afterwards.
Glen Doll Car Park & Ranger Base
Spectacular, accessible (in a day) hill walking in the foothills of the Cairngorms National Park. Check out the Glen Clova hotel for a beer or plate of venison stew afterwards.
Speaks for itself: this is not the elegant Alps. Skiing in Scotland is a whole different ballgame and wholly worth a go.
51 habitants recommandent
Glenshee Ski Centre
Old Military RoadSpeaks for itself: this is not the elegant Alps. Skiing in Scotland is a whole different ballgame and wholly worth a go.
Great walks and runs around the loch, also very good for cycling.
38 habitants recommandent
Loch Leven
Great walks and runs around the loch, also very good for cycling.
This could have gone into restaurants as it's a good family eating joint, but it has such a good walk attached via the Elie cliffs and the point (you can sometimes see dolphins here) that we always categorise it under walks. In an area curiously bereft of decent pubs, it's a walk with a really good one, and lunch or a drink attached.
93 habitants recommandent
The Ship Inn
7-9 Quality StThis could have gone into restaurants as it's a good family eating joint, but it has such a good walk attached via the Elie cliffs and the point (you can sometimes see dolphins here) that we always categorise it under walks. In an area curiously bereft of decent pubs, it's a walk with a really good one, and lunch or a drink attached.
A great year-round gardens, light shows at Christmas, music during the summer and all the time just a wonderful walk, lots of species of plants and trees, Victorian/Edwardian glasshouses. take a day out to see this and the Royal yacht britannia - better still, come back and stay at our sister apartment, the Botanic Apartment on Inverleith Place - see here https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/18779160?s=67&sharer_id=69212870&unique_share_id=6bc5cbb9-4923-4eea-9863-bb921c05fb57
1227 habitants recommandent
Jardin botanique royal d'Édimbourg
Arboretum PlaceA great year-round gardens, light shows at Christmas, music during the summer and all the time just a wonderful walk, lots of species of plants and trees, Victorian/Edwardian glasshouses. take a day out to see this and the Royal yacht britannia - better still, come back and stay at our sister apartment, the Botanic Apartment on Inverleith Place - see here https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/18779160?s=67&sharer_id=69212870&unique_share_id=6bc5cbb9-4923-4eea-9863-bb921c05fb57
Beautiful long beach in St Andrews: great for a walk, run or swim - beach towels supplied in your cottage
30 habitants recommandent
West Sands Beach
Beautiful long beach in St Andrews: great for a walk, run or swim - beach towels supplied in your cottage
Walk, run, cycle, dogwalk on this long windswept beach and the pine forest: look out for seals and sea eagles
Tentsmuir Forest, Royaume-Uni
Walk, run, cycle, dogwalk on this long windswept beach and the pine forest: look out for seals and sea eagles
Jupiter Artland
Where art and nature meet
Glorious and famous Botanic Garden in Scotland’s capital city
1227 habitants recommandent
Jardin botanique royal d'Édimbourg
Arboretum PlaceGlorious and famous Botanic Garden in Scotland’s capital city
Cambo Estate
Nice house nice walk nice food
A beautiful long coastal walk you can take in tranches: our local sections are around Kingsbarns, Boarhills and St Andrews
19 habitants recommandent
Fife Coastal Path
PathA beautiful long coastal walk you can take in tranches: our local sections are around Kingsbarns, Boarhills and St Andrews