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Love Pittenweem

Restored seaside homes in Pittenweem, all a minute or two from the harbour, for two to four.

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Welcome

A cottage from 1590, an old stone stable, a house above the harbour and a bright studio, in a fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife.

Mel and Dom have called Pittenweem home for years, and they've restored these places to stay in the village, each a minute or two from the harbour. Maybell Cottage dates back to 1590 and was restored by an American architect, with a cooking fireplace and a walled garden. The Old Stable is a tiny stone building made into a hideaway for two, and the Crow's Nest looks over the harbour and the village. Fifies is a bright studio just up the wynd from the beach. Pittenweem is a working fishing village of wynds, galleries and bakeries on the Fife Coastal Path, and Mel and Dom send every guest their insider's guide to the East Neuk.

Sea air. Harbour walks. Fresh bread. Hidden wynds. Cosy evenings. This is the East Neuk we fell in love with.
Mel and Dom, Love Pittenweem
The houses

A house for four above the harbour, and places for two.

The Crow’s Nest, FifeThe Crow’s NestSleeps 4
  • Above the harbour
  • A sunny courtyard
Free 2–5 NovA stone cottage with red pantiled roofs and a gabled dormer sits behind a gravel courtyard, an apple tree in the foreground.Maybell CottageSleeps 2
  • Dating from 1590
  • A cooking fireplace
Check datesAn orange leather sofa draped with a sheepskin faces a stone fireplace beneath a timber ceiling, a staircase rising behind.The Old StableSleeps 2
  • An old stone stable
  • A wood-burning stove
Free 31 Oct – 2 NovFifies, FifeFifiesSleeps 2
  • A minute from the beach
  • Bright and simple
Free 1–3 Nov
Booking for a group
4people

For four of you, The Crow’s Nest is just right.

When

November2026

MTWTFSS

Choose the night you arrive.

The Crow’s Nest, Fife4peopleThe Crow’s NestJust right
An orange leather sofa draped with a sheepskin faces a stone fireplace beneath a timber ceiling, a staircase rising behind.The Old StableToo small for four
Sleeps 2
Fifies, FifeFifiesToo small for four
Sleeps 2
A stone cottage with red pantiled roofs and a gabled dormer sits behind a gravel courtyard, an apple tree in the foreground.Maybell CottageToo small for four
Sleeps 2
WhenAny time
Where it is

Pittenweem is on the East Neuk of Fife and the Fife Coastal Path, about an hour and a quarter by road from Edinburgh. Parking is free in the village, and buses run to St Andrews, Dundee and Edinburgh.

Close byNearby.
  1. Terraced houses with red pantiled roofs line a coastal lane beside a stone harbour wallPittenweemSea air, harbour walks, fresh bread, hidden wynds: every home is a minute or two from the harbour.At the door on foot
  2. The Fife Coastal Path, a railed path along a green cliff above a blue sea.Fife Coastal PathRuns right through the village: walk either way from the door.At the door on foot
  3. Row of white and grey houses along a sandy shoreline under grey skiesAnstrutherThe next harbour along the Fife Coastal Path, which runs through the village.2 miles 5 min by road
  4. White harbourside houses along a curved stone wall above the waterSt MonansThe next village west along the coast path.2 miles 6 min by road
  5. Stone courtyard buildings with EB signage and dark timber doors under grey skyBowhouseA guest's tip: its weekends buzz with arts and crafts, food and drink.3 miles 7 min by road
Directions
Golden angel statue against a terracotta wall beside framed pictures and wooden tablesCafePittenweem Chocolate CompanyA step away
Narrow lane winding past whitewashed houses beneath a sandstone cliff faceAttractionsSt Fillan’s Cave0.2 miles
Shop window display of framed paintings, patterned ceramics and heart-shaped dish, harbour reflected in glassRestaurantsThe Dory, Pittenweem0.5 miles
Shelves of self-service sweet jars, including Kingsway and Tuck Shop brands, in a traditional sweet shopShoppingNicholson's Sweets & Ice Cream0.6 miles
The Wee Chippy on Shore Street, Anstruther, on a sunny day, with people eating at the tables outside its front.RestaurantsThe Wee Chippy1.5 miles
Anstruther Fish Bar's blue frontage, marked winner of Takeaway of the YearRestaurantsAnstruther Fish Bar1.6 miles
White boat planted with flowers outside St Monans Welly Boot GardenAttractionsSt Monans Welly Boot Garden2.4 miles
The front of Craig Millar @ 16 West End in St Monans: its sign above white-framed windows hung with flower baskets, behind a whitewashed wall.RestaurantsCraig Millar @ 16 West End2.4 miles
Stone church with conical spire overlooking gravestones and the coastlineAttractionsSt Monans Auld Kirk2.5 miles
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