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 Scotland's
Secret Bunker
Scotland’s best kept secret for over 40 years,
24,000 square feet of secret accommodation on two levels, 100
feet underground.
www.secretbunker.co.uk
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 Deep
Sea World
A visit to Deep Sea World will always make for an unforgettable
day out. Our vast underwater safari is home to thousands of
weird and wonderful creatures.
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 Discovery
Point
Discovery was one of the last wooden three-masted ships
built in Britain and the first to be constructed specifically
for scientific research.
Her launch in 1901 was the beginning of an adventure that would
forever secure her a place in the heroic age of polar exploration
www.rrsdiscovery.com
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 Cambo
Gardens
Cambo Gardens centre on a 2½ acre Victorian walled
garden designed around the Cambo burn supplying the house with
fruit, flowers and vegetables.
www.camboestate.com
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 Falkland
Palace
The magnificent Royal Palace of Falkland was built
by James IV and James V between 1450 and 1541 as their country
residence. Mary, Queen of Scots spent some of the happiest days
of her life here, ‘playing the country girl in the woods and
parks’.
www.nts.org.uk
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 Kellie
Castle
Kellie Castle, completed around 1606 and once home to the Earls
of Kellie, was restored by the Lorimer family in 1878. The oldest
tower, dating back to 1360, is said to be haunted, but today
the castle is a tranquil spot.
www.nts.org.uk
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 Fife
Folk Museum
The Fife Folk Museum, opened in 1968 in the picturesque
village of Ceres, comprises an extensive collection illustrating
the domestic, social, agricultural and industrial way of life
of country people prior to the industrial revolution.
www.fifefolkmuseum.co.uk
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 Hill
of Tarvet
Hill of Tarvet house was remodelled in 1906 by the
Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer around Mr F B Sharp’s
collection of French and Chippendale-style furniture, porcelain
and paintings. The kitchen premises offer a fascinating insight
into ‘life below stairs’. Lorimer also designed the gardens,
with formal lawns, yew hedging, flowering borders and a sunken
rose garden.
www.nts.org.uk
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 Scottish
Fisheries Museum
Spectacularly situated on the harbour front in Anstruther, in
the heart of the Fife fishing community, the Scottish Fisheries
Museum> tells the story of fishing in Scotland and its people
from earliest times to the present.
www.scotfishmuseum.org
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 Abernethy
Round Tower
The Abernethy Round Tower was built in the early 9th
century. This 72ft/22m tall tower was built by the monks from
the nearby monastery and has served several purposes; as a place
of refuge, as a belfry and as a sepulchral. In 1072 Scottish
king Malcolm Canmore was here forced to kneel and pay homage
to William the Conqueror.
www.abernethyvillage.co.uk
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 The
Scottish Deer Centre
The Deer Centre has over 140 deer (nine species), Ranger tours,
Dramatic bird of prey demonstrations, Treetop walkway, Viewing
Platforms and scenic pathways. Children's indoor and outdoor
adventure play area.
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Further
around the coast to the east of St Andrews you come to the
picturesque fishing villages of the East Neuk of Fife. They
offer a little peace and tranquility as you meander through
the narrow streets and wander around the harbour. Crail
(Heritage Museum), Pittenweem (Annual Arts Festival) and Anstruther
(Scottish Fisheries Museum) are all worth a visit. St Monans
boasts the recently restored Windmill and salt pans taking
you back in time to a lucrative business in the area. On to
Elie and you find the golden beaches perfect for the children
to enjoy. In all these quaint villages offer a great visitor
experience.
