Guides and planning help for St Andrews, written from what we found on the ground.
When to Visit St Andrews: Terms, the May Dip and Open Years The best time to come to St Andrews — university terms, the May Dip at dawn on 1 May, summer tourists against… Read more → 
Parking in St Andrews: Petheram Bridge, and Where Not to Circle Where to leave the car in St Andrews — free parking at Petheram Bridge, seasonal long-stay at Argyle Street… Read more → 
Golf in St Andrews: The Old Course and the Links How golf works in St Andrews — the seven links courses, the Old Course ballot, what it costs, the Himalayas… Read more → 
Day Trips From St Andrews: The East Neuk, Dundee and Beyond Where to go from St Andrews — Crail, Anstruther and the East Neuk villages, Dundee's V&A, Falkland Palace… Read more → 
Where to Eat and Drink in St Andrews Eating in St Andrews — the Seafood Ristorante over West Sands, the Tailend's fish and chips, the Cheesy Toast… Read more → 
St Andrews Cathedral and Castle: The Ruined Capital How St Andrews became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland and then lost it — the cathedral, St Rule's… Read more → 
Free Things to Do in St Andrews What costs nothing in St Andrews — West Sands, the Old Course and the Swilcan Bridge, the university quads… Read more → St Andrews With Kids: Beaches, Bunkers and a Boating Lake Family days out in St Andrews — the aquarium, Craigtoun Country Park, Scotland's Secret Bunker, West Sands… Read more →