
The Crow’s Nest
For four, with two bedrooms, firewood and room for the dog. Three nights at least.
The Crow’s Nest is a light, airy house on a steep wynd above Pittenweem harbour, and it sleeps four in two bedrooms, a super king and a double.
Downstairs, the open kitchen and dining room is built round an enormous eight-foot table, and bi-fold doors open onto a sunny private courtyard. Upstairs, the sitting room has four windows looking over the harbour and across the village, with a wood burner to keep you cosy, and there’s a second wood burner downstairs. There’s a shower room on the ground floor, and halfway up the stairs is what the owners call the deepest bath in the land. A wee extra room suits children or small adults, and games and toys are there too. The house was once a sweetie shop and a pub, and the beach is a minute’s walk down the wynd.
Sea air. Harbour walks. Fresh bread. Hidden wynds. Cosy evenings. This is the East Neuk we fell in love with.
The kitchen is well stocked, with an American-style fridge with an ice maker, a dishwasher and an enormous eight-foot table, and bi-fold doors open onto the courtyard.
- The harbour
- A minute or two from every home.
- Before you come
- Mel and Dom's insider's guide to Pittenweem and the East Neuk.
November2026
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The Crow’s Nest is on a steep wynd above the harbour in Pittenweem, a fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife, and the beach is a minute’s walk down the hill.
The Fife Coastal Path runs through the village, and the owners send an insider’s guide to Pittenweem and the East Neuk when you book. They give 15 minutes to St Andrews, 40 to Dundee and an hour and a quarter to Edinburgh, with bus routes to all three.
Getting hereIn Pittenweem on the East Neuk of Fife, on the Fife Coastal Path.
Anstrutherat least an hour2 miles away
Elie to St Monans6 miles, about five hours with lunch4 miles away
The Fife Coastal Path4 miles, 1½ to 2 hours6 miles away
Crailan hour or two6 miles away
Largo Law2 miles, a little over half an hour up9 miles away
Lower Largo to Elie7 miles, about five hours with lunch and the bus back9 miles away
The Cocoa Tree and St Fillan's Cave in PittenweemUnder half a mile away A few hours
The Anstruther Town Trail walk1 mile away A few hours
A boat to the Isle of May and fish and chips in Anstruther1 mile away A day out
The Scottish Fisheries Museum with the children1 mile away A few hours
St Monans Auld Kirk and lunch at 16 West End2 miles away A few hours
Bowhouse market weekend and lunch in the courtyard2 miles away A few hours
Cellardyke's tidal pool and fish and chips in Anstruther2 miles away A few hours
Sunset at the Lady's Tower and supper at the Ship Inn in Elie4 miles away A few hours
Ruby Bay rock pools and lunch at the Ship Inn in Elie4 miles away A few hours
A Day Around the East Neuk of Fife4 miles away A day out
Elie to St Monans coast walk4 miles away A day out
A seaside sauna on Elie harbour and lunch at the Ship Inn4 miles away A few hours
Crail to Anstruther on the coastal path and fish and chips5 miles away A few hours
Crail Pottery and lunch at the Shoregate5 miles away A few hours
The Crail Heritage Walk, round the old burgh and its harbour5 miles away A few hours
Kingsbarns beach and Cambo woods walk7 miles away A few hours
Largo Law and lunch at the Crusoe in Lower Largo8 miles away A few hours
Lower Largo to Elie coast walk by Kincraig Point8 miles away A day out
St Andrews on foot9 miles away A day out
A Day in St Andrews9 miles away A day out
St Andrews Castle and fish and chips at Cromars9 miles away A few hours
The Wardlaw Museum and afternoon tea at the Old Course Hotel9 miles away A few hours
An evening along The Scores and a pint at the Jigger Inn9 miles away A few hours
The R&A World Golf Museum and lunch at Forgan's9 miles away A few hours
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