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Coorie by the Coast in Limekilns, a stone building with a blue cafe front and picnic tables outside.
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Coorie by the Coast

A cafe and small hotel on the Main Street of Limekilns, on the Fife shore of the Forth, for breakfasts, brunch, cakes and ice cream by the Fife Coastal Path.

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Welcome

Limekilns is a little village on the Fife shore of the Firth of Forth, a few miles west of the bridges, with a green, a small harbour and wide views over the water.

On its Main Street, in a handsome stone building with a blue front and picnic tables outside, is Coorie by the Coast, a cafe with a few rooms upstairs.

The cafe opens early for breakfast and serves brunch and lunch through the day: eggs and bacon on toast, full breakfasts, waffles, sandwiches, soups and salads, with a counter of cakes and ten flavours of ice cream made by Nelson's of Culross. Families and dogs are made very welcome, and gluten-free choices are clearly marked.

The Fife Coastal Path runs right past the door. Upstairs are six bedrooms, many with views of the sea.

A short drive awayGrave of Lilias AdieThe grave on the shore at Torryburn.9 min by roadSee itThe grave of Lilias Adie, a flat sandstone slab on the sands of Torryburn Bay at low tide.
Before you go

The cafe opens every day, 8am to 4.30pm, in Google's current record.

Where
40 Main Street, Limekilns, KY11 3HL.
Open
Daily, 8am to 4.30pm.
Rooms
Six.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8am–4.30pm
Tuesday
8am–4.30pm
Wednesday
8am–4.30pm
Thursday
8am–4.30pm
Friday
8am–4.30pm
Saturday
8am–4.30pm
Sunday
8am–4.30pm
Where it is

On Main Street in the village of Limekilns, on the Fife shore of the Forth west of Rosyth, KY11 3HL.

Close byLimekilns.
  1. Dunfermline Abbey and PalaceDunfermline Abbey and PalaceThe royal abbey at Dunfermline.3 miles7 min by road
  2. Abbot HouseAbbot House3 miles8 min by road
  3. Child runs across a ladybird-themed play park, ice cream van parked behindPittencrieff Park4 miles8 min by road
  4. Stone entrance building with wooden bench, lettering reads "Saint Margaret's CaveSt Margaret's Cave4 miles9 min by road
  5. Ruined stone walls and arches beside a church tower with a Saltire flagCulross AbbeyThe monastery ruins at Culross.7 miles12 min by road
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