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Photo of St Andrews, a village in Fife, central Scotland.

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St Andrews

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The home of golf.

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St Andrews is Scotland’s oldest university town — founded around 1413 — and the worldwide home of golf. The Old Course runs right up to the edge of town, and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, still has its clubhouse behind the first tee. There’s plenty else besides: the gaunt ruins of the cathedral and clifftop castle, and two long sandy beaches, including the West Sands of Chariots of Fire fame. Leuchars, the nearest station, is about 7km away, with buses on into town.

More places to visit near St Andrews

Photo along the Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Kincardine to Newburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Fife Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

Firth to firth around the Kingdom of Fife, threading fishing villages from the Forth bridges to the Tay.

0.2 km NE · Fife

Photo of St Andrews Cathedral, a cathedral in Fife, central Scotland.Iconic

St Andrews Cathedral

Cathedral near St Andrews

Ruins of Scotland's largest medieval cathedral.

0.5 km E

Photo of West Sands, St Andrews, a beach in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

West Sands, St Andrews

Beach near St Andrews

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

2.3 km N

Photo of The Peat Inn, a restaurant near Ceres, Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

The Peat Inn

Restaurant · With rooms near Ceres

A former coaching inn turned restaurant with rooms in the Fife countryside near St Andrews.

8.8 km SW

Photo of Kingsbarns Beach, a beach in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Kingsbarns Beach

Beach near Kingsbarns

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

10.2 km SE

Photo of Kellie Castle Garden, a garden near Arncroach, Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Kellie Castle Garden

Garden near Arncroach

Walled Arts-and-Crafts garden of old roses and organic beds around a restored Fife tower house.

11.5 km S