Visiting Dunfermline (Dunfermline in General)

Member Name: zrblue

Product:	Dunfermline in General
Date:	07/07/08 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Historic sites

Disadvantages: Shopping

From a tourist's point of view, Dunfermline is one of Scotland's most historic locations with points of historical importance including the Dunfermline Abbey where Robert The Bruce is laid to rest, Abbot House just off the grounds of the Abbey and Andrew Carnegie's birth place museum is just down the street. The town offers plenty of things to visit and see as a tourist.

If shopping is what your after, then this is where Dunfermline will let you down. They have the regular Asda and Tesco, and a few smaller supermarkets dotted around. There is also two small retail parks, one comprising of B&Q, Halfords, and a few other DIY type stores, and the other being mainly electronics type stores. The King's Gate Mall in the centre of town is nothing more than a let down with very few shops, although a new extension so the shopping centre is due for completion in 2009 which is hopefully going to be a great improvement.

Summary: Great place to visit as a tourist, but not so great for shopping.