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Fife

Old houses, standing stones and a secret bunker.

Fife's history goes back a very long way, and you can see it in all sorts of places. There are Bronze Age standing stones towering over a golf course, the oldest house in Dunfermline, an eighteenth-century harbourmaster's house on the shore, and a museum telling the story of golf right beside the Old Course. Then there's the Cold War command centre hidden a hundred feet beneath an ordinary-looking farmhouse, which is every bit as surprising as it sounds. Most are easy to pair with a walk or lunch nearby, and several make a good choice for a rainy day.

Standing Stones of Lundin→
The Harbourmaster's House→
Abbot House→
Scotland's Secret Bunker→
The R&A World Golf Museum→
Place of the day18 hours ago

The Harbourmaster's House.

An 18th-century house on the harbour at Dysart, home of the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, with a cafe looking over the boats.

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From our guide13 hours ago

Abbot House.

Resplendent behind a glowing pink exterior, Abbot House is thought to be the oldest building in Dunfermline. It dates back to around 1450 and was likely the residence of the abbot – being mere steps from the abbey itself – and its bulky stone walls were secure enough to survive the Great Fire of Dunfermline in 1624. Having spent several years closed due to a lack of funding, it’s now open to visitors once more.

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Lunch11 hours agoFifeThe Crusoe0.8 milesFifeThe Railway Inn0.8 milesFifeThe Mirador Café4.0 miles

Lunch near Standing Stones of Lundin.

The three good places closest to it: The Crusoe, The Railway Inn and The Mirador Café.

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From our guide6 hours ago

The R&A World Golf Museum.

Well, the home of golf needs a good museum, after all. Within a ‘fore!’ shout of the Old Course itself is this excellent overview of what makes the venue – and the sport – such a special one. The exhibits delves back into the history of the game, covering everything from equipment and design to famous players and classic championships.

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From our guide1 hour ago

Scotland’s Secret Bunker.

For some four decades, concealed beneath an ordinary-looking farmhouse near St Andrews, 24,000 square feet of secret rooms were hidden deep below ground. The double-storey bunker – essentially the size of two football pitches, one above the other – was intended to be the base from which the country would have been ruled, in a nuclear fall-out situation. Now a visitor attraction surrounded by tanks, it’s every bit as intriguing as you’d expect.

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