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No 1 Bed and Breakfast in Elie
Open from April to October.

Guests will be warmly welcomed by the friendly Liz and Mitch Wilkie who operate a small, intimate Bed and Breakfast home at Elie in the heart of the East Neuk of Fife close to St Andrews, the home of golf.

Also close to Kilconquhar, St Monans, Pittenweem, Anstruther and Crail, with wonderful tourist attractions to suit all needs of the Scottish visitor.

Located in the picturesque "East Neuk", golfing, tennis, putting, bowling, cycling, water sports, fishing, coastal walks, horse riding and bird watching are all within easy walking or driving distance of your location.

For those who enjoy scenic walks, Elie is situated within the Fife Coastal Path which extends from North Queensferry to the Tay Bridge a total of 150 kms.. Each corner holds another secret for you to discover, historic castles and caves, quaint fishing villages and award winning beaches.
Bed and Breakfast, Elie, Fife.

From as little as £32.50 per person per night.
Elie Harbour.

Welcome to Elie bed and Breakfast.

If you're looking for a welcoming homely comfortable base with a hearty breakfast and close to a multitude of activities and attractions, then look no further.

Liz and Mitch run this bed and breakfast in the heart of the village of Elie, one of the first villages in the East Neuk of Fife traveling toward St Andrews. Elie is well known for its European blue flag award winning beach, water sports centre and golfing.

Elie bed and breakfast is within easy walking distance of first class bars and restaurants one of which has a michelin star, coffee bars and public houses, all of which cater specifically for the discerning visitor.

Just a few minutes walk is the European blue flag award winning beach and Elie Water sports centre.

Enquiries and bookings by telephone please:
From as little as £32.50 per person per night.
Liz or Mitch 01333 331157

Around Elie and Earlsferry.

In contrast to the other villages of the East Neuk, Elie and Earlsferry stand on a sweeping bay with beautiful sands. Indeed, Elie Harbour beach, popular with holidaymaker's, watersports enthusiasts and even cricketers, has been awarded a prestigious European Blue Flag.
Elie and Earlsferry stand on the fringe of beautiful rolling countryside, through which the Fife Coastal Tourist Route passes. This Coastal Route guides you along Fife's fascinating coastline between Kincardine and newport on Tay, through the East Neuk with its picturesque fishing villages.

For the more energetic the Fife Coastal Path, with stunning seascapes over the Firth of Forth, hugs the coastline between the Forth bridges and Crail. Alternatively the Kingdom of Fife Millennium Cycle Ways network, with its many dedicated cycle tracks, allows exploration of even more of the East Neuk. Maps are available from the Tourist Information Centres.


Amongst the attractions in the surrounding countryside and villages is Kellie Castle, four miles to the east of Elie and Earlsferry. The castle was built from 1360 and later became the home of Thomas Erskine, who became the first Earl of Kellie in 1619. Now in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland, Kellie Castle was sympathetically restored by the Lorimer family in the 19th century. In nearby Pittenweem, you can visit St Fillan's Cave the legendary cave where St Fillan worked and prayed by the mysterious light from his left arm. The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther relates the story of fishing over the centuries.

 Elie watersports.
Kellie Castle.
A VERY SHORT HISTORY OF FIFE
Fife, bounded to the north by the Firth of Tay and to the south by the Firth of Forth, is a natural peninsula whose political boundaries have changed little over the ages.

King James VI of Scotland described Fife as a "beggar's mantle fringed with gold" – the golden fringe being the coast and its chain of little ports with their thriving fishing fleets and rich trading links with the Low Countries, ironic, given the much later development of farming on some of Scotland's richest soil and the minerals, notably coal, underneath. Wool, linen, coal and salt were all traded. The distinctive red clay "pan tiles" seen on many old buildings in Fife arrived as ballast on trading boats and replaced the previously thatched roofs.

In 1598 King James VI employed a group of 12 men from Fife, who became known as the Fife adventurers, to colonise the Isle of Lewis in an attempt to begin the "civilisation" and Anglicisation of the region. This endeavour lasted until 1609 when the colonists, having been opposed by the native population, were bought out by Coinneach, the clan chief of the Mackenzie’s.

Historically, there was much heavy industry in the century or so following the Victorian engineering triumphs of the Forth and Tay rail bridges. The Fife coalfields were developed around Kirkcaldy and the west of Fife, reaching far out under the Firth of Forth. Shipbuilding was famous at Methil and Rosyth. The world centre for linoleum production was in Kirkcaldy, and flax grown in Fife was transformed into linen locally too. Post-war Fife saw the development of Scotland's second new town, Glenrothes. Originally to be based around a coal mine, the town eventually attracted a high number of modern Silicon Glen companies to the region. Fife Council also centered its operations in Glenrothes.

There are notable historical buildings in Fife, some of which are managed by the National Trust for Scotland or Historic Scotland. They include Dunfermline Abbey (the last resting place of Scottish royalty), the palace in Culross, Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Dysart Harbour area, Balgonie Castle near Coaltown of Balgonie, Falkland Palace (hunting palace of the Scottish Kings), Kellie Castle near Pittenweem, Hill of Tarvit (a historical house), St Andrews Castle, St Andrews Cathedral and St Rules' Tower.

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