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Things to Do St Andrews St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park The Original St Andrews Witches Tour Doubledykes Road, St Andrews Night time tour of St Andrews burgh The museum in Kinburn House in Kinburn From Tudor Inn Car park Park, North Street tells the history of St Andrews T: 01334 655057 from the Bronze age to the present day. Brisitsh Golf Museum Craigtoun Country Park Tracing the history of Golf to present day Wide range of faCilities for all the family BruCe Embankment, St Andrews, KY16 9AB T: 01334472013 T: 01334 460046 www.friendsofCraigtoun.org.uk Byre Theatre of St Andrews St Andrews Guided Walks Variety of all produCtions Comedy, opera, danCe Tales of St. Andrews past & present etC June Riches T: 01334 475000 T: 01334 850638 www.byretheatre.com Eden Mill Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews KY16 Walkabout Tours 0UU Audio-guided historiCal walks of St. Andrews T: 01334 834 038 T: 01334 472021 www.edenmill.Com The Museum of the University of St Andrews St Andrews Botantic Gardens 7a The SCores, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AR Internationally recognised Botanical Garden T: 01334 461660 www.st-andrews-botaniC.org www.st-andrews.aC.uk/musa Scotland’s Secret Bunker St Andrews Aquarium Nuclear war bunker constructed WW2 Aquarium Centre Comprising seals & tropiCal Crown Buildings, Troywood, Fife, St. Andrews fish KY16 8QH T: 01334 474786 T: 01333 310301 www.standrewsaquarium.Co.uk St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum & East Sand Leisure Centre Fitness faCilities inCluding free form leisure Garden pool, steam room & JaCuzzi Sixteenth century house & garden St Mary's Street, St Andrews KY16 8LH 12 North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PW T: 01334 659473 T: 01334 477629 Things to Do St Andrews Cathedral & St Rules Tower FiFe Continued Remains of SCotland's largest Cathedral The Pends, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QU Crail Museum and Heritage Centre 62/64 Marketgate, Crail, KY10 3TL T: 01333 450 869 The Himalayas Putting Course www.Crailmuseum.org.uk The Links, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JD T: 01334 475196 www.standrewsputtingclub.com Kellie Castle Anstruther, Fife KY10 2RE T: 01333 720271 St Andrews Castle & Visitor Centre www.nts.org.uk/Property/Kellie-Castle- Medieval castle with bottle dungeon etc Garden The SCores, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AR T: 01334 477196 Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre East Newhall Farm, Kingsbarns, Fife, KY16 8QE T: 01333 451300 FiFe www.kingsbarnsdistillery.com Anstruther Pleasure Cruises Anstruther Harbour T: 07957 585200 www.isleofmayferry.Com Scottish Fisheries Museum Anstruther St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, Fife KY10 3AB T: 01333 310628 www.sCotfishmuseum.org Cambo Estate Cambo House, Kingsbarns, St.Andrews KY16 8QD T: 01333 450 054 www.Camboestate.Com Barbarafield Riding School Barbarafield Farm Craigrothie, By Cupar, Fife, KY15 5PU 01334 828223 www.barbarafield.co.uk St Andrews Sea Safari St Andrews or Elie Harbour T: 03330 113473 www.standrewsseasafari.com .

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