Our Tours
Airport Runs
There are only 2 truly international airports in Scotland being Edinburgh and Glasgow.
We are closer to Edinburgh than Glasgow but we collect passengers from each airport and will deliver you directly to the accommodation you have selected.
It's definitely faster to get through Edinburgh customs, collect luggage and make your way to the fast pick up point.
We watch the aircraft you are on with an app. We know when you have landed and it's normally circa 45 minutes to the collection point but don't rush.
We will furnish you with the drivers mobile number and when you phone once in the fast track pick up point, the driver will be with you in less than 3 minutes. We use this strategy because the first 5 minutes are free and then it's £1.00 per minute and we do not want to charge you for parking above the £5 entrance and exit charge payable to the carpark included in you price.
Glasgow airport is similar but further away. If you land during the day, the scenic route is actually costs less than the motorway route, which is bland bar crossing the Forth road bridge and seeing the Forth Rail Bridge, which is a national treasure and of historical interest.
Golf Tours
A lot of people come to Fife, Scotland to play on the old course St Andrews, which is the home of golf.
You will definitely need to book well in advance. As the course is public.
There are many other golf courses in Fife, which are probably more challenging and if you are travelling to Scotland for golf, we can advise you in regard to the difficulty factor of each course. There are many.
Although you may want to look at Leven Golf Club. Pretty much all the courses insist on you having a handicap of 18 or less for men and higher for ladies.
There are some golf courses in Fife that will accept higher. This is not a reflection of you as a person.
The course officials are just trying to avoid excessively time consuming rounds and tees with queues forming.
However, to be fair, the weather conditions can be so challenging, scratch golfers can't get anywhere near par or allotted time.
We can guide you to some beautiful courses off the beaten track.
We always hope for good weather for our customers.
Scotland can be a country of four seasons in one day.
If you feel like to eat after your round of golf, just tell us what you like and we will know a good restaurant to recommend. The quality of food is excellent in many establishments.
Whisky Tours
There are currently 5 whisky distilleries in Fife plus a few in
Perthshire worth visiting or buying whisky from a retailer.
There are a few really good whisky shops and experiences.
Local people go visit them as well, thus they must be good. The locals drink them too.
In no particular order. There is;
Kingsmill Distillery
This distillery has an excellent tour, whisky tasting and is an experience.
There has been a lot of design input to the distillery experience.
The distillery is not old. It produced its first whisky in 2019. Please don't believe that age is everything. Albeit, it is true, that the longer in the barrel does produce some of the finest whisky.
This is a good tour of a distillery and Kingsbarn also produce its own Gin too. In Scotland, Gin is sometimes referred to as, "Mother's Ruin".
Gin, has made a strong resurgence in the last decade or so. It never really went away, but became more fashionable again.
Lindores Abbey Distillery
It is steeped in history, it's not only a distillery but an historical event.
In 1495 on the site, their first whisky was born. Better known as, "Aqua Vitae".
A lot of thought has been put into this venue, from lessons in making, "Aqua Vitae", through the entire process, plus historical tours, through to a 12 seat dinner table that can be reserved for eating fine food, drinking fine wine and whisky.
As in the list of distillery tours and experiences. I have written some more.
Please click link to our dedicated whisky content and more in depth knowledge. That is not just confined to Fife.
Daftmill Distillery
There is no public visiting but purchasing can be achieved locally.
It's a smooth whisky. Every year, some is lost to evaporation. Just like every other whisky. This is known as the "Angels Share".
It's not a very well known distillery but it grows its own barley and runs off its own spring water, making it more artisan, than some of the enormous distilleries in Scotland.
The distillery cannot be visited as yet. It sits on a working farm. The distillery opened in 2005.
A Scotch Whisky is supposed to be 3 years in maturing before it can be sold. Draftmill Distillery, won't sell their whisky until it's 10 years old.
It's very much a niche distillery with a high quality product
Cameron Bridge Distillery
This distillery is the 3rd biggest employer in Fife. It's owned by Diego and has lots of big brands from Jonny Walker whisky, Smirnoff Vodka, and Gordon's Gin.
It's full on industrial production with tankers coming and going pretty much all day.
The Cameron Bridge distillery was opened in 1824.
It's the largest grain distillery in Europe. There are no tours.
However, in Edinburgh. It has an excellent whisky experience.
It has a bottle for everyone's pocket.
It's best to have a driver for that experience. There are quite a few good whisky shops in Edinburgh but nothing quite on the same scale.
InchDairne Distillery
This is another modern and niche distillery. It won't have a whisky available for sale until 2029.
It's focus is only to release vintage malt whiskies.
It is definitely a labour of love.
Part of the finance is conducted through a Cask Club.
You can literally buy a cask or part or more than one.
Cask whisky purchases have shown high ROI. The older it gets. The more it's worth. It's a finite year.
Once it's drunk or sold. The prices seldom if ever go down.
Scotch whisky has shown good returns over many years. I am not recommending you buy any part or full cask but it's on our way to the oldest distillery in Scotland, which is about another 45 minutes further on out with Fife.
However that takes us outside of Fife and so does Edinburgh.
We can help make an enjoyable and memorable day for you. I would say memorable.
We could do whisky distillery tours in Scotland for a week and not get round 10% of them. There is good, special and extra special whisky experiences.
A holiday is a finite time. It's good to mix it up and try a bit of everything.
Scotland is not just about whisky and golf. Although there is bound to be people who would argue against it.
However, we can all agree, that one is a big sport played in many countries globally. Those same clubhouses will stock Scotch whisky but not all of them.
Historical Tours
Scotland is absolutely steeped in history, be it St Andrews Cathedral, Dunfermline Abbey, The Secret Bunker, Adam Smith Museum, The Andrew Carnagie Musem and Falkand Palace but to name a few.
St Andrews Catheral
In 1158 the cathedral was built. It basically thrived until the late 1500's and closed when worshipping mass during medieval times became basically genocide. It closed. Many large Scottish houses had priest holes. It was a barbaric time, where Catholicism was most definitely eradicated openly but the faith survived.
It's a miracle, that even the ruins survived. Part of the remains of St Andrews are brought into view every 30th November.
It's fair to say, that anywhere that had a cathedral or abbey up to and including this time was a centre of wealth.
St Andrews had a commercial port and would have been a hub of commerce before coming a hub of learning.
Dunfermline Abbey
The cathedral was built on the remnants of the medieval abbey which had been destroyed during the reformation of Scotland.
Many a nobel and king are buried in the grounds. Robert The Bruce being the most well known. The new cathedral was built in 1821.
Dunfermline is also the birthplace of a notable Scot by the name of Andrew Carnegie, who at a young age sold up and followed his dream to the US.
He became the King of steel, the richest man in the world and then set up trust funds which he bequeathed his fortune. These funds still help those needing help. The Carnagie Museum is well worth a visit.
Kirkcaldy is the birth place of Adam Smith. Whose modern day economics are based on.
He was educated at St Andrews University and made many a trip to Europe to speak about his ideas and thoughts.
There is a library nearby, which has an 1804 edition re-run, open to the public, who are allowed to view and hold The Wealth of Nations written in old English.
The 3 bridges which span the Firth of Forth are worth seeing. One being a railway bridge and two motor vehicle bridges and it's amazing to see three different technologies lined up. The weight of each dropping by a considerable margin each time a new bridge was erected but the strength increased by a considerable margin.
The Secret Bunker
It's basically a 100 foot deep underground shelter which was a military hide out if nuclear war broke out.
Part of it was built on gravel to minimise the blast from a missile in 1953.
It was operated by the military until sold to a private bidder at auction.
Falkland Palace is steeped in history.
Mary Queen of Scots enjoyed Falkland Palace.
It fell into disrepair and was purchased by the Marquise of Bute who restored it. His relative Ninian resides in the palace with the National Trust helping to keep the palace alive with its splendid gardens.
This is just but a few, if you follow the link below. You will find many others
Castle Tours
St Andrews Castle dates back to 1189 and housed wealth Bishops. Although a castle, it looks more like a safe haven or safer.
It is yet another glorious building laid to ruin during the Scottish reformation.
It's still worth a visit
Kellie Castle is more like a fortified house. It was built in the 14th Century and was in a state of ruin and Lorimer brought back to its former glory and then some. It's an incredible place to visit with beautiful architecture inside and stunning gardens.
Aberdour Castle was built in the 13th Century and was expanded in the 15th, 16th and 17th century. It's believed to be the oldest standing castle in Scotland but it's more like a fortified house. It's definitely worth a visit and the extensive work carried out on the building over 500 years is plain to see. It has exquisite painted ceilings and an extensive garden.
MacDuff castle was built in the 13th Century. MacDuff murdered MacBeth which was the death knell of the castle and it was ruined by King Edward 1st. It has been rebuilt many times with additions but always met an unfortunate end and this continued until 17th century, where it stayed in disrepair. It's worth a visit just to see, and imagine the past. It's perched on the coast and who knows, perhaps another person might try bringing the castle back from the dead.
Scenic Tours
The Fife coastline has amazing scenic drives. It truly is a beautiful part of the world. There are many beaches, places to stop, investigate and meet some true artisan craft people en route. You won't be disappointed. Fife truly is an amazing place and don't believe the sun doesn't shine. It's very easy to be sun burned. The lack of pollution is evident by the highly oxygenated air and the lack of noise pollution is a blessing.
We even have a small airport and if you want a flying lesson, you can fly round Fife for an hour.
Sea Life Experience
There is Deep Sea World which is accessed by going under the iconic Forth Rail Bridge. It's the only aquarium in Fife and it's worth going to.
There is May Island, which is a boat ride and is home to migrating Puffins. It's quite surreal. It's run by a very professional team, that make difficult docking look easy and well worth the visit.
If you are in the mood, there is a ferry from Anstruther to Berwick. It's a very small ferry and an experience worth participating in. You may or may not see Whales, Porpoises, but you should definitely see birds. It can get a bit choppy and I would look at this as a one way adventure and we will collect you afterwards. You may well want to eat. We are laid back. Our priority is your enjoyment and safe return.
Bespoke Tours
Is exactly what you want to see, go and do. We are not confined to Fife. We will literally take you where ever you want to go by road. There are so many outstanding places, views, experiences all over Scotland.
We tend to stay Fife focused but we are definitely not confined geographically. As like most countries. There is regional difference. You might want to propose or visit somewhere romantic, eat some fine and very fresh oysters, climb Ben Nevis, visit relatives or just explore.
What ever you want, we fill facilitate.
Scotland is a go, do and see country.
The landscape has extreme changes. There is a wow factor for sure.
"A country full of memories for the taking".
