Alba Yurts

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  • Very close to St Andrews
  • Nature all-around
  • Working farm consisting of 15 acres
Located just five miles from St Andrews, the campsite offers a unique camping experience in the Kingdom of Fife’s East Neuk. Situated in 15 acres of farmland close to Peat Inn with Bankhead Moss and Cameron Reservoir nearby, you can enjoy fishing, walking, horse riding, golfing and many other sporting and leisure facilities in the area. Our yurts are made in Scotland from mostly local materials, using a traditional Kyrgyz design. Each yurt sleeps up to four people comfortably with bedding and towels provided. Measuring approximately five metres in diameter, our yurts are furnished with single beds (doubles can be requested), cushions and chairs. A woodburning stove inside your yurt can be used for cooking and heating. Basic cooking utensils and crockery are provided. This is self-catering accommodation, with a chemical toilet but no shower facilities or electricity.

Site type

Rent a tent 3
Tent pitches 2
Touring caravan pitches 2
Motorhome pitches 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Tents for hire

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Alba Yurts

Peat Inn

Cupar

St Andrews

Fife

Scotland

KY15 5LG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

56.28986°N
-2.8845°W

Route directions

Scenic route: from Edinburgh take the A921 coastal road to Kirkcaldy and the A955 to Lower Largo. Follow the signs towards St Andrews for approximately 4 miles then turn left for Peat Inn at the Stags Head pub, as you enter Largoward village. After approximately 2 miles, the road bends right as it enters Peat Inn village. Drive straight through the village with the Peat Inn Restaurant on your left. The road 'splits' at a small cottage as you go north: fork right, you will see Alba Yurts located on your right. Quickest route: from the Forth Road Bridge, leave the M90 at Junction 3 and follow the A92 to Glenrothes, then take the A914 to Cupar/St Andrews. As you drive out of Cupar, with a park on your right, fork right, joining the B940, over a railway bridge and follow the road to Pitscottie. Go south, over the crossroads and continue for four miles, up the hill to the hamlet of Baldinnie. Keep going up to a straight stretch of road, until you reach a house and cottage on your left after some trees. Turn left (north) here for Strathkinness and follow the road for half a mile reaching Alba Yurts on your right.

Nearest transport

Coach
12.4 mi Bus Station
15.5 mi Abernyte Link Road
21.1 mi Royal Bank Of Scotland
Rail
5.1 mi Cupar Rail Station
5.9 mi Leuchars Rail Station
6.5 mi Springfield Rail Station
Ferry
20.5 mi Lochleven Castle Ferry Landing
21.1 mi Kinross Ferry Landing
24 mi Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing
Airport
12.4 mi Dundee City Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

For nature lovers there is Cameron Reservoir - next to our yurt camp, Cassindonald and Bankhead Moss (both less than a 30-minute walk away), Eden Estuary, Earlshall Muir and Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve just a 10-minute drive away. St Andrews (less than six miles away): the home of golf and international golfing events, has golfing and putting facilities for all levels of play: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, The Old Course, The New Course and the Jubilee, Balgove, Castle, Eden, Strathtyrum. Out of town there are many other golf courses such as The Dukes, Kingsbarns, Lundin Links and Fairmont to name but a few. Visit the historic ruins of St Andrews Cathedral, St Rule's Tower, St Andrews Castle and its Bottle Neck Dungeon, St Salvators Church, the Fife Preservation Trust Museum, the botanical gardens and so much more. You can also take a guided tour of Fife's new Eden Brewery and Distillery. East Neuk fishing villages: Pittenweem, Anstruther, Crail and St Monans are only a short drive away. From Anstruther (home of the fisheries museum), there are cruising boat trips to the Isle of May. There are other boat trips, sailing, flying, cycling and horse riding activities close by. Cupar: the county town of Fife, which like St Andrews has monthly farmers markets, and public events are regularly held in the Corn Exchange. Nearby is the annual Mega-Maize and opportunities, when in season, to pick your own soft fruits. Falkland, with its magnificent palace and gardens and the castles in Edinburgh and Stirling are all within an hour's drive. Visit Kinross and take a short boat trip over Loch Leven to the castle where Mary, Queen of Scots, was held captive. Dundee - known as the City of Discovery - offers the opportunity to visit the Jute Museum, botanical gardens, Mills Observatory, Claypotts Castle, McManus galleries, the home of Dennis the Menace, Dundee University, the Caird Hall, Whitehall Theatre, Camperdown Park and other interesting cultural and leisure facilities.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
St Andrews (East Sands) 5.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
St Andrews (West Sands) 5.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Leven 7.2 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Elie (Harbour) And Earlsferry 7.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Elie (Ruby Bay) 7.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Andrews Links 4.8 mi

British Golf Museum 5 mi

Carnoustie 15.7 mi

The Perth Mart Visitor Centre 22.9 mi

Scone Palace 23.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Ceres 3.3 mi

Lucklaw Hill 7 mi

Mount Hill and Hopetoun Monument 7.7 mi

Leven - Lower Largo - Shell Bay 8.1 mi

Norman's Law 10.8 mi

Local events

  • Rewind Scotland (Friday 19 July 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024)

    Perth, Perthshire 23.1 mi

  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Edinburgh, Lothian 26.4 mi

  • Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    East Calder, Lothian 26.5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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