Information
Dates: 20th July - 20th August 2010
Tel: Tel 0845 293 73 73
All bedrooms have a double bed, an en-suite shower bathroom and
television and can be booked for double or single occupancy. Each
apartment has five bedrooms, a well-furnished lounge and an
excellent self-catering kitchen. There are also ground-floor
apartments for guests with limited mobility. The new apartments
have been built with the environment in mind and boast
state-of-the-art climate controls, high levels of insulation and a
water conservation system. There is also free car parking, bike
store and launderette facilities are available on site.
A licensed bar and catering is also available at David
Russell. Breakfast, hot main meals and snacks will be available
from 8am - 7pm daily.
Please note that we do not accept stag or hen parties at any of
our hostels.
Local Attractions
Balgonie Castle
A
historic 14th century castle in the heart of the Kingdom of
Fife
Balgonie Castle, by Markinch, Fife, KY7 6HQ
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Cairnie Fruit Farm
An abundance of soft
fruits all available to pick or to purchase ready-picked
Cairnie, Cupar, KY15 4QD
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Crail Museum & Heritage Centre
An
insight into the past life of this ancient Royal Burgh
62/64 Marketgate, Crail KY10 3TL
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Cupar Highland Games
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Falkland Palace
An impressive Renaissance
building set in the heart of the town at the foot of the Lomond
Hills, ran by NTS
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Fife Animal Park
Fun for all the
family
Collessie, Ladybank, Fife KY15 7UT
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Fife Folk Museum
The Weigh House, High
Street, Ceres, nr Cupar, KY15 5NF
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Hill of Tarvit
Garden and mansion built to
the designs of Sir Robert Lorimer
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Isle of May Ferry
Travel to the Isle of
May on the May Princess. Sea Safaris and pleasure trips from
Anstruther to St Andrews
Anstruther Harbour, Anstruther
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RAF Leuchars Airshow
Scotland's biggest
and best airshow, which takes place each September
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Scottish Fisheries Museum
The superbly
told story of fishing in Scotland
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Eating & Drinking
Aikman's Cellar Bar
32 Bell Street, St
Andrews
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The Byre Theatre Bar &
Restaurant
Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA
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Chesterhills Coffee Shop
104 South Street,
St Andrews
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The Vine Leaf Restaurant with Rooms
Award winning seafood, game and gourmet vegetarian restaurant
131 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9UN
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City
Blackfriars Chapel
A vaulted side apse survives of this church of Dominican friars,
which was built in about 1516
South St, opposite junction with Bell St
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British Golf Museum
The story of British golf from its origins in the middle ages
through to the present day
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The Byre Theatre
This 5 star theatre is
the only producing theatre in Fife
Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA
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Official Historic Tours of St Andrews
Twice daily tours of the University and town depart St Salvator's
Chapel at 11am and 2.30pm Monday through Friday, summer months
only
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St Andrews Aquarium
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St Andrews Botanic Garden
Canongate, St
Andrews, Fife KY16 8RT
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St Andrews Castle
Badly ruined but very
imposing, ran by Historic Scotland
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Website
St Andrews Cathedral
The remains of what
was once one of Scotland's largest churches
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St Andrews Preservation Trust
Museum A
small, independent museum in the town’s old fisher quarter
12 North Street, St Andrews KY16 9PW
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Website
West Port
One of the few surviving city
gates in Scotland, built in 1589 and renovated in 1843
At junction of South St with Bridge S
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Groups
St AndrewsCastle
The Castle, dating from around 1200, was the
former Bishops' Palace, the residence of the Archbishops of St
Andrews.
North Street, St Andrews, Fife
Tel: 01334 477 196
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BritishGolf
Museum
Traces the history of golf from the middle
ages to the present day. Fittingly set next to the R&A Club
House, the museum looks at all aspects of the game, from the
evolution of its laws and the earliest players right through to the
players of today
Bruce Embankment, St Andrews,Fife, KY16
9AB
Tel: 01334 460 046
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Website
St Andrews Cathedral
Visitors to the Cathedral today will enjoy the
dramatic setting of the ruins and the sense of history attached to,
what was once, one of the most important religious sites in Europe.
The view from the top of St Rule's Tower is breathtaking, and the
visitor centre contains a number of artifacts and helps to set the
history of the site into context
Historic Scotland, St Andrews Castle, North
Street, St Andrews, Fife
Tel: 01334 472 563
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St
AndrewsMuseum
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.
KinburnPark, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews,
Fife
Tel: 01334 659 380
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Website
Active & Adventure
Golf
St Andrew’s the home of golf
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Kite Surfing
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Off Road Driving
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Cycling
Easy Routes
Fife - the East Neuk
Fishing villages,
quiet back roads, sea views
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Hilly Routes
Howe of Fife
Hilly at times but with great
views of rolling countryside and the Tay Estuary
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Walkers
Moderate
Tentsmuir Forest Ice House Walk
An easy
walk along fine sandy beach backed by dunes and conifer
plantations.
Distance: 6.5km/4.06miles, Duration: 2 1/2 hours, Height Gain: 30
metres/99 feet
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St Andrews Town Walk
A historical walk
round the town of St Andrews.
Distance: 4km/2.5miles, Duration: 2 hours, Height Gain: 20
metres/66 feet
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Longer walks
Crail to St Andrews
A long route involving
rough coastal walking between Crail and St Andrews.
Distance: 22km/13.75miles, Duration: 8 hours, Height Gain: 100
metres/330 feet
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East Neuk Villages
A pleasant walk
constantly changing from coastline to fishing villages.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 3 1/2 hours, Height Gain: 50
metres/165 feet
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Long Distance Routes
Fife Coastal Path
Sense
the freedom and enjoy the adventure of the Fife Coastal Path.
Distance: 150km/93.75miles, Duration: 5 - 7 days, Height Gain: 100
metres/330 feet
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Disclaimer: All
walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can
hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like
to acknowledge the British
Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC
recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a
danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these
activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be
responsible for their own actions".