St. Andrews Guidebook
Pubs & Bars
Family run traditional Scottish pub renowned for its beer, friendly atmosphere and quality pies.
23 locals recommend
The Criterion
99 South StFamily run traditional Scottish pub renowned for its beer, friendly atmosphere and quality pies.
Specialises in craft beer, ale and stout, along with a few gins as well. The bar is so popular they have opened a second bar just down the road from the original.
24 locals recommend
St Andrews Brewing Co. South St
177 South StSpecialises in craft beer, ale and stout, along with a few gins as well. The bar is so popular they have opened a second bar just down the road from the original.
Food scene
Highly regarded seafood restaurant on the shore of St Andrews with 360-degree sea views and a modern high-end setting.
20 locals recommend
The Seafood Ristorante
Bruce EmbankmentHighly regarded seafood restaurant on the shore of St Andrews with 360-degree sea views and a modern high-end setting.
The Peat Inn and is one of the most celebrated dining experiences in Fife. Its remote countryside location makes it the perfect end to a day of exploring the rolling hills of Fife by foot or by car.
58 locals recommend
The Peat Inn Restaurant with Rooms
Collier RowThe Peat Inn and is one of the most celebrated dining experiences in Fife. Its remote countryside location makes it the perfect end to a day of exploring the rolling hills of Fife by foot or by car.
Specialises in traditional Scottish food, married with traditional Scottish hospitality. Some of the best food in St Andrews in an old Golf club factory, what’s not to love.
57 locals recommend
Forgan's St Andrews
110 Market StSpecialises in traditional Scottish food, married with traditional Scottish hospitality. Some of the best food in St Andrews in an old Golf club factory, what’s not to love.
Sport
Old Course
West Sands RoadThe home of Golf
New Course
Carnoustie Golf Links
Links ParadeHome to some of the greatest pieces of golfing significance, from ancient golf clubs to a pair of Seve Ballesteros’ shoes.
28 locals recommend
British Golf Museum
Bruce EmbankmentHome to some of the greatest pieces of golfing significance, from ancient golf clubs to a pair of Seve Ballesteros’ shoes.
Outdoors
West Sands Beach
East Sands
Home to over 8000 different species of plants across an 18-acre space.
13 locals recommend
Botanic Gardens station
Home to over 8000 different species of plants across an 18-acre space.
Sightseeing
The oldest of Scotland's universities and, following Oxford and Cambridge universities, the third-oldest university in the United Kingdom and English-speaking world.
28 locals recommend
University of St Andrews
The oldest of Scotland's universities and, following Oxford and Cambridge universities, the third-oldest university in the United Kingdom and English-speaking world.
Hosts a wide range of zoological exhibits, including various skeletons and taxidermy specimens, along with a cast Diplodocus leg.
The Bell Pettigrew Museum
Queen's TerraceHosts a wide range of zoological exhibits, including various skeletons and taxidermy specimens, along with a cast Diplodocus leg.
Documents the rich history of St Andrews, from its medieval past of the 12th century, to the flourishing golf and university town that it is known for today.
10 locals recommend
St Andrews Museum
Doubledykes RoadDocuments the rich history of St Andrews, from its medieval past of the 12th century, to the flourishing golf and university town that it is known for today.
Scotland’s first and only design museum, hosting a wide variety of artefacts and exhibits, from historical clothing and film costumes to one of a kind pieces from famous Scottish artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi.
117 locals recommend
V&A Dundee
1 Riverside EsplanadeScotland’s first and only design museum, hosting a wide variety of artefacts and exhibits, from historical clothing and film costumes to one of a kind pieces from famous Scottish artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi.
Home to a wide range of reptiles, amphibians and aquatic life.
33 locals recommend
St Andrews Aquarium
The ScoresHome to a wide range of reptiles, amphibians and aquatic life.
The Eden Mill whisky and gin distillery tour gives you a chance to see where some of Fife’s finest spirits are brewed and a chance to sample them too.
16 locals recommend
Eden Mill St Andrews
Main StreetThe Eden Mill whisky and gin distillery tour gives you a chance to see where some of Fife’s finest spirits are brewed and a chance to sample them too.
The Kingsbarns distillery offers various tours of different lengths to give you the perfect introduction to scotch whisky through a tour of the distillery itself, followed by an opportunity to sample their award-winning single malt, ‘Dram to Dream’.
31 locals recommend
Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre
The Kingsbarns distillery offers various tours of different lengths to give you the perfect introduction to scotch whisky through a tour of the distillery itself, followed by an opportunity to sample their award-winning single malt, ‘Dram to Dream’.
Dunfermline Abbey
Saint Margaret StreetScotland's Secret Bunker
St Andrews Castle
The ScoresSt Andrews Castle
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