Burntisland
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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.
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- Museum of Communication on the High Street. A volunteer run museum open in summer weekends, and sometimes also on a Wednesday. In 2006 had excellent exhibition on the history of television.
- Burntisland Heritage Trust. An exhibition of town history is held in the Burgh Chambers on the High Street on Summer Wed-Sun. 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 after the reformation of the catholic church, the reformation commenced most prominately by commenced by Martin Luther and later by John Calvin.
- Beach with Promedade next 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.
- Go for a swim at the Beacon Leisure Centre.
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[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 commesurate with the standing of a Fife coastal town.
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Burntisland Sands Hotel [2] Lochies Road 01592 872230
- Kingswood Hotel [3] Kinghorn Road, near Burntisland, Fife KY3 9LL 01592 872329.
[edit] Get out
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