Burntisland
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Europe : Britain and Ireland : United Kingdom : Scotland : North East Scotland : Fife : Burntisland
Burntisland [1] is a coastal town with a population of 6000 in the kingdom of Fife, Scotland.
[edit] Get in
[edit] Train
Burntisland is on the "Fife Circle" train line from Edinburgh. Trains from Edinburgh take 35 minutes, and there are often 2 per hour.
[edit] Get around
The main sites can be explored on foot.
[edit][add listing] See
- Museum of Communication[2] 131 High Street KY3 9AA Saturday and Wednesday May - Sept. Exhibition changes every year - Great Scots who changed the World for 2009.
- Burntisland Heritage Trust. An exhibition of town history is held in the Burgh Chambers on the High Street on Wed-Sun in summer. Also a good place to ask for general tourist information.
- St Columba's Church opened in 1594 and has an interesting painted interior (open summer Saturdays). It was the first church to be built in Scotland after the Reformation.
- Beach with Promenade next to The Links.
- Rossend Castle. See this from the outside only as it is now occupied by a firm of architects.
[edit][add listing] Do
- Go to the Fair in Summer on The Links.
- Walk the Fife Coastal Path[3].
- Go for a swim at the Beacon Leisure Centre[4].
[edit][add listing] Buy
[edit][add listing] Eat
- Excellent fish and chips are to be had at Romanos on the High Street.
- There's decent basic food at the Ramblers Rest deli.
[edit][add listing] Drink
The town is well serviced by hotels and bars catering to all tastes commensurate with the standing of a Fife coastal town.
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Burntisland Sands Hotel [5] Lochies Road 01592 872230
- Kingswood Hotel [6] Kinghorn Road, near Burntisland, Fife KY3 9LL 01592 872329.
[edit] Get out
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