Fife

Fife is a county in central Scotland, located on a peninsula between the rivers of Forth and Tay, and the cities of Edinburgh and Dundee. It's habitually referred to as the Kingdom of Fife, as it was originally a Pictish kingdom known as Fib. It's a small county, barely 30 miles across and 20 miles from north to south, but it has a wealth of interest and attractions that may rival much larger areas. We live in Perthshire just west of Fife, and go that way as often if not more often than north and west towards the Highlands. Fife divides naturally into three parts of a distinctive character. The southern/western part of the county, ...  Read the complete review

The Kingdom of Fife is the dog's head shaped peninsula on the east of Scotland - sandwiched between Edinburgh and Dundee! People often asks 'what make's Fife a 'Kingdom'?' In fact, Fife has been Fife since the time of the Picts and was at that time a Kingdom, long before Scotland was one country. Fife is the only county to retain it's old Pictish borders and so, it retains it's name! The area is made up of a variety of rich agricultural land to the north and east and mining and industrial areas around the west and south. The governmental centre of the county is Glenrothes which is one of the 'new towns' although it's not so new now as Glenrothes has just ...  Read the complete review

Would my daughters spot Prince William in St Andrews? We stayed at Kilconquhar Castle which is approximately 3 miles inland from the small coastal resort of Elie. "The estate is set within 130 acres of mature woodland and immaculately kept formal gardens. Here you will find the castle suites and villas, ranging in size from one to four bedrooms, each furnished to luxury standards." The estate is a wonderful place for children who want to play 'cowboys and indians'. However, the formal garden looked rather boring. Our castle suite was comfortable in the way that Skegness boarding houses or elderly airport hotels are ...  Read the complete review