Dundee & Fife

Dundee
Dundee, city of Discovery, is only 1 ½  miles from Newport-on-Tay across the road bridge .   The fourth largest city in Scotland, it is undergoing something of a regeneration following the collapse in recent years of the jute trade, shipyard closure, and failure of heavy industry  A large student population gives a buzz, Dundee University’s biomedical departments have a worldwide reputation, while Abertay University’s new library recently won a major architectural award.  A nascent cultural quarter is developing around the repertory theatre, with numerous nightclubs, the award winning Contemporary Arts Centre, and
Sensation, the striking science centre building

Activities
The Olympia Leisure Centre swimming pools include one of  olympic length , together with a diving area,  water chutes, turkish baths, saunas, and fitness centre.
Dundee’s shopping centre is both compact and comprehensive, and includes two fine malls.  There are two multi-screen cinemas, two theatres including the excellent rep (a good place to eat incidentally), and a museum.  In the harbour, Captain Scott’s ship “Discovery “ and the centuries old wooden walled frigate “Unicorn” are open to visitors.

The District of Fife
The “kingdom” of Fife, that “beggar’s mantle fringed with gold”, lies between the estuaries of the rivers Forth and Tay, with Edinburgh to the south and Dundee to the north. Pleasant rolling country runs down to the quaint old fishing villages of the East Neuk, bordering the Forth.

St Andrews, probably most famous for golf, has a wealth of historical buildings, including the second oldest university in Britain.  Some fifty golf courses lie within fifty miles.

Good trout fishing is plentiful in local rivers and lochs,  Loch Leven for example is only twenty odd miles away.   Sea fishing trips can be made from several local harbours.

In the surrounding area, many historic buildings are open to visitors, Falkland Palace, Scone Palace, and Glamis Castle being examples.

Four miles away, Tentsmuir Forest offers woodland walks, six miles of sandy beaches, and nature reserves with a picnic area and car parks.   For the really energetic, the new Fife Coastal path runs from the Forth Bridge to the Tay Bridge.   In excess of 100 miles, and regarded as a seven day exercise, it is never far from a bus route.

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