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information click on the link below Edinburgh, Crieff and Pitlochtry are less than an hour away by car, Perth, Dundee and St Andrews about half an hour, and Glasgow and Inverness, 2 hours. There is a regular bus service through Auchtermuchty connecting Kirkcaldy with Perth and St Andrews with Stirling. Train stations at Ladybank, Kirkcaldy and Perth connect with major British Cities, while there are airports at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. We have a lot to see and do here, starting with Golf, with St Andrews having the major centre with five and a half courses and driving range, but there are another 100 courses within an hour's drive of Auchtermuchty. As well as Golf, you can walk, bike, cycle the Fife cycle route and explore the many historic towns and villages in this area. The National Trust for Scotland administers Falkland Palace, three miles to the south, Hill of Tarvit, to the east and Kellie Cast on the south coast. Edinburgh and Stirling Castles are magnificent, and Blair and Glamis Castles are delightful. There is Holyrood Palace, Dynamic Earth and The National Museum in Edinburgh. There is also Scotland's Secret Bunker near St Andrews, Deep Sea World at North Queensferry, The Scottish Deer Centre, near Cupar, RDS Discovery and Verdant Works in Dundee, and Museums and Art Galleries in most towns and cities. We have speciality Craft Shops, and a host of superb Restaurants and Theatres. The Isle of May off Anstruther, Culross and Dunfermline are probably underappreciated, while Glenturret Distillery near Crieff probably is not! There are swimming pools and beaches, coastal walks and woodland strolls. Scottish Explorer Ticket - Holders
get unlimited entry to over 60 of Scotland's top heritage visitor
attractions including Edinburgh, Stirling and Urquhart Castles.
You can purchase a 3-day, 7-day or 14-day pass, or a family ticket. Great Houses of Scotland with a discount
ticket which offers a good deal with at least 3 of the properties
within easy reach for visitors to Auchtermuchty, being Scone
Palace, Blair Castle, and Glamis Castle. Other properties are at Thirlstane
Castle, Traquair, Ballindalloch Castle, Dunrobin Castle, Glenturret
Distillery and Dewar's World of Whisky. Tickets may be purchased
at any one of the attractions. |