Beaches & swimming in FifeFife, Scotland

A two-mile sweep of sand beside the Old Course, made famous by the opening scene of Chariots of Fire.

A long, quiet sweep of sand backed by dunes near Kingsbarns, part of the Fife Coastal Path.

Cellardyke's 1930s sea pool, the Bathie, back in use since a community restoration in 2024, with a sauna beside it.

An amphitheatre-shaped sea pool below the West Braes at Pittenweem, restored by the village and reopened in 2021.

A small rocky bay near Elie named for the garnets once found in its sands, below Elie Ness lighthouse.

A sheltered Blue Flag beach at Aberdour with golden sand and views across the Forth.

A sea pool cut into the shore below St Monans Windmill on the Fife Coastal Path, cleared by villagers in 2021.