Alba Yurts

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.