Sam's Guidebook
Food scene
High quality and friendly delicatessen, a couple of doors along from the flat.
Aberdour Post & Pantry
45 High StreetHigh quality and friendly delicatessen, a couple of doors along from the flat.
Outstanding and reasonably priced restaurant using local produce. 20 minutes walk or 5 minutes drive.
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Room with a View
Outstanding and reasonably priced restaurant using local produce. 20 minutes walk or 5 minutes drive.
Very high quality coffee, cakes or lunch. About 15 minutes drive or a short train trip.
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Manna House Bakery & Patisserie
45-46 High StVery high quality coffee, cakes or lunch. About 15 minutes drive or a short train trip.
This supermarket is open 24/7 and is small to mid-sized. It is a five minute drive from the flat, or five minutes on the train to Dalgety Bay.
M&S Simply Food
187 Slateford RdThis supermarket is open 24/7 and is small to mid-sized. It is a five minute drive from the flat, or five minutes on the train to Dalgety Bay.
A beach cafe by Silver Sands. Good for breakfast or a light lunch. About 15 minutes walk or a short drive.
Sands A Place By The Sea
Hawkcraig RoadA beach cafe by Silver Sands. Good for breakfast or a light lunch. About 15 minutes walk or a short drive.
Cafe round the corner serving coffee and breakfast or lunch
Tranquillity Cafe, 16 Shore Rd, Aberdour, Burntisland KY3 0TR, United Kingdom
Cafe round the corner serving coffee and breakfast or lunch
Sightseeing
The ‘sensory garden’ is just round the corner - it’s community run and free to visit. Full of herbs and scented flowers in summer, with picnic tables and benches for lunch or coffee.
Aberdour sensory garden
The ‘sensory garden’ is just round the corner - it’s community run and free to visit. Full of herbs and scented flowers in summer, with picnic tables and benches for lunch or coffee.
Culross is the best preserved village in Scotland from the 1600s. It has great cafes and walks along the seafront (National Trust buildings/gardens). 20 mins drive.
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Culross Palace - The National Trust for Scotland
Culross is the best preserved village in Scotland from the 1600s. It has great cafes and walks along the seafront (National Trust buildings/gardens). 20 mins drive.
Falkland is a peaceful village, 30 minutes drive. It has a well preserved Renaissance palace and grounds which you can visit. There is also an excellent organic shop and cafe (‘Pillars of Hercules’).
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Falkland Palace & Garden
East PortFalkland is a peaceful village, 30 minutes drive. It has a well preserved Renaissance palace and grounds which you can visit. There is also an excellent organic shop and cafe (‘Pillars of Hercules’).
Hopetoun House is a 25 minute drive and is open to the public. It is a fine stately home belonging to the Marquess of Linlithgow and designed by the famous Adams architects in the early 1700s.
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Bahay ng Hopetoun
Hopetoun House is a 25 minute drive and is open to the public. It is a fine stately home belonging to the Marquess of Linlithgow and designed by the famous Adams architects in the early 1700s.
St Andrews is a historic seaside town with the oldest university in Scotland (1411) and the Old Course is considered the ‘home of golf’. It is about 50 minutes drive (or by train and bus).
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St Andrews
St Andrews is a historic seaside town with the oldest university in Scotland (1411) and the Old Course is considered the ‘home of golf’. It is about 50 minutes drive (or by train and bus).
Neighbourhoods
Leith is the old port of Edinburgh. It now has the most vibrant nightlife and some top class restaurants, such as ‘The Kitchin’. It’s 30 mins walk from Waverley station (15 minutes bus).
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Leith
Leith is the old port of Edinburgh. It now has the most vibrant nightlife and some top class restaurants, such as ‘The Kitchin’. It’s 30 mins walk from Waverley station (15 minutes bus).
The Old Town is the historic centre of Edinburgh, between the royal palace and the castle. It’s a short walk from Waverley Station (30 mins from the flat). It’s great to walk around off season or at quiet times of day but will be very busy in the summer/Festival!
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Edinburgh Old Town
The Old Town is the historic centre of Edinburgh, between the royal palace and the castle. It’s a short walk from Waverley Station (30 mins from the flat). It’s great to walk around off season or at quiet times of day but will be very busy in the summer/Festival!
Activities and Sports
Aberdour Golf Club
Seaside PlacePayo sa lungsod
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Aberdour station is two minutes walk away.
Trains run every half hour and it takes about 30 mins to get to the centre of Edinburgh (Waverley). You can also take direct trains north, to Dundee and Perth, or connecting trains for St Andrews or Aviemore.
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Edinburgh airport is 35 mins (train/tram) or 20 mins drive
Take the tram to Edinburgh Gateway (8 mins) and then overland train to Aberdour (21 mins). Alternatively, you can take the 747 bus to Inverkeithing (20 mins) and train to Aberdour (7 mins), but connections may take longer. You can also take Uber, taxi or hire cars which take approximately 20 minutes drive.
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There is free on street parking in the village, close by
You can park free on the High Street, very close by, depending on spaces. Alternatively, the station car park is only 100 metres away and has multiple spaces which are free 24/7.