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Fife

Where to go for a pint.

There's nothing quite like finishing a day on the Fife coast in a proper village pub. Some of the best sit right by the sea, with tables looking over a beach or a harbour. Others are old inns in the villages inland, the kind of place you'd happily settle into on a cold evening with real ale on the bar. Many of them cook seriously good food too, from pub classics to menus built around what's growing on the farm down the road, and a few have rooms upstairs if you'd rather not leave. Whether it's a quick pint after a walk or a long Sunday lunch, these are the pubs in Fife we'd make a detour for.

The Newport Inn→
The Kinneuchar Inn→
The Peat Inn→
The Railway Inn→
The Ship Inn, Elie→
Pub of the day18 hours ago

The Peat Inn.

A Michelin-starred restaurant with eight suites in an 18th-century coaching inn near St Andrews. The village took its name from the inn.

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Afterwards16 hours agoFifeStanding Stones of Lundin0.8 milesFifeLargo Law1.6 milesFifeLeven Beach2.2 miles

Round the corner from The Railway Inn.

The three good places closest to it: Standing Stones of Lundin, Largo Law and Leven Beach.

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Weather for it12 hours agoFifeThe Kinneuchar InnRestaurantFifeThe Ship Inn, ElieRestaurantFifeThe Railway InnRestaurantFifeThe Peat InnRestaurantFifeThe Newport InnRestaurant

A pint by the fire.

Cold and wet enough out there. The pubs with a fire lit and good food.

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From the magazine8 hours ago

The Ship Inn, on the quayside at Elie in Fife, has its own cricket team, and it plays its matches on the beach.

There is plenty to recommend the inn, in the former royal burgh of Elie, besides its cricketers. The food and drink menus showcase top Scottish produce, and the views out over the sea are huge. It is a lovely place to stay, too, with six guest rooms that are mighty appealing, and the pick of them is the Admiral Room on the top floor. Elie sits on the East Neuk of Fife, the stretch of coast laced together by the most scenic parts of the Fife Coastal Path.

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Did you know6 hours ago

Salt and Pine, in Tentsmuir Forest in Fife, began with a £500 trailer and a hammock.

The founders, Ben and Margaux, started when a man in a pub offered Ben a trailer, and they bought it for £500. Margaux had never made a crepe, so they watched videos online and taught themselves from there. In the early days they would open up and lie in a hammock in the trees, waiting for their first customer. They settled in Tentsmuir Forest, near Leuchars, for their crepe shack.

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From our guide4 hours ago

The Red Lion.

Expect solid Scottish hospitality at this enjoyable inn in Culross, where the menu offers classic pub fare such as steaks, salads and pies. It’s a much loved spot among locals.

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From our guide2 hours ago

Kinneuchar Inn.

Cumbrae oysters, Shetland mussels, Balcaskie beef and Isle of Mull cheddar all get a spot on the menu at this 17th-century, Michelin-recommended village pub on the shores of Kilconquhar Loch. Two firelit bars and a vaulted dining room give you various options for where to tuck in – and the wine and whisky lists are both strong.

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The Newport Inn.

An inn with three bedrooms, a bar and a kitchen on the High Street at Newport-on-Tay, looking across the river to Dundee.

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The Ship Inn, Elie.

A harbour-side pub, restaurant and inn overlooking the beach at Elie, famous for the cricket team that plays on the sands.

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