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8 East Shore
St Monans, Fife
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The East Neuk of Fife is a beautiful part of the world with fabulous coastal and countryside scenery. The Neuk is made up of a series of fishing villages and towns built up around their harbours. St Monans is one of the smaller fishing villages in the East Neuk but still has two local grocer shops, a post office, a fabulous little gift shop, the Mayview Hotel, and the award-winning Seafood Restaurant. It also includes a café, Chinese takeaway, fish merchants selling locally caught produce and of course the well-known fish and a chip van!
First mentioned in documents dating from 1147, St Monans houses a church originally built by King David II in 1346 (costing £635.35!) and is still used for regular services today. There are a number of other local sites of historical interest in the village, such as the remnants of the 18th century Salt Pans, the Windmill, and the ruins of the 17th Century Newark Castle. There is also a small local history centre run by volunteers and a library in the village: the library has internet access. St Monans has a number of narrow alleys which are fun to explore on an evening walk.
The surrounding area provides every opportunity for recreation and leisure pursuits and St Monans is on the famous Fife Coastal Path favoured by serious and amateur walkers alike. A full range of water sports, for all ages and abilities, is on offer at Elie Watersports and at other points along the coast. There are a number of Blue Flag beaches in the area, Elie and St Andrews being 2 of them. The Isle of May has regular boat trips from Anstruther, providing a wonderful opportunity to see bird and sea life. If you are lucky the dolphins and seals might make an appearance too.
With St Andrews being the home of golf you do not have to travel far in this area before you find a golf course. The wonderful historic St Andrews itself is 14 miles away and has some of the oldest and most famous golf courses in the world. There is also a network of cycle ways and paths in Fife. St Andrews also has a swimming pool and leisure centre, a film house, a theatre and lots of shops, restaurants and pubs as well as some beautiful beaches. Leven, 7 miles away, has a swimming centre and various supermarkets and shops as expected of a small town. A number of festivals take place over the year around the East Neuk, ranging from Artists Open Day events to week long music, craft and/or art festivals with a number of local food festivals and Sea Queen events happening throughout the summer.
 
- Sleeps - 5/6
- Bedrooms - 3 (2 doubles, 1 single + sofa bed)
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine with outside drying facilities
- Microwave
- TV, video, DVD stereo
- Multi-fuel stove
- Gas central heating (combi system)
- Cot and high chair by arrangement
- Front patio with garden furniture and a view of the sea
- Pets welcome
- Parking outside the house
- Wireless broadband connection
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- Elie - 2 miles
- Airports - Edinburgh 50 miles, Dundee 20 miles
- Leuchars Station near St Andrews - 18 miles
- The Seafood Restaurant and The Mayview Hotel and pub are all within walking distance
- The Harbour Howff cafe is just around the corner
- Golf - numerous courses locally
- Walking
- Bird watching
- Local history on the doorstep
- Beautiful beaches at Elie 2 miles away with a full range of water sports
- Lots of art galleries and festivals in the area
- Short breaks available
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Accommodation:
This lovely Fife property faces the sea and is a sandstone building spread over 3 floors. On the ground floor is the large kitchen/dining area. The kitchen has a stable door to the front allowing you to let in the sea air but keep the children or dogs from wandering off. The kitchen diner is fully equipped with wooden worktops, ceramic sinks and chrome gas cooker and hob, fridge and separate freezer, microwave and washing machine.
The 2nd floor has the double bedroom facing the sea, a bathroom with small bath and attached shower and the single bedroom.
There is a portable TV/Video which can be used for one of the bedrooms. The 3rd floor has the sitting room at the top in typical East Neuk style.
What's included:
The sitting room has a wood burning stove, 2 comfy sofas and 2 windows making the most of the views across the Forth Estuary to Berwick and Edinburgh.
The second double bedroom is upstairs as is the family bathroom with an electric shower over the bath.
The house is cosy with lots of exposed wood and sanded floors. All rooms have been furnished to a high standard with comfort in mind.
Note: Care must be taken as 2nd floor stairwell has reduced headroom and is signposted as such (1.75m, 5ft 11inches).
Gas central heating (combi system), all gas and electricity included. The first set of logs/coal for the wood burning stove is provided. Bed linen and towels are included. Pets free of charge, 1 medium sized dog basket in the house.
Location:
From Edinburgh take A90 and cross the Forth Road Bridge onto M90.
After 3-4 miles take Junction 2a onto the A92. After some 10-12 miles you
will come to 2 roundabouts, follow signs for Dundee and St Andrews, staying
on the A92. At the 3rd roundabout (approx 20 miles from Junction 2a) take
right (A911) to Leven and Methil. After approx 4 miles go straight over
roundabout onto A915. Stay on main road through Leven and after 8 miles take
right turn to Elie. Pass through Elie and St Monans is two miles away. Turn
right into village just past the large veterinary practice and go down the
hill to the harbour and go left. After 50 yds, take right turn along
seafront. No 8 is 30 yards along this road.
Cost and availability.
The cottage is rented out year round.
Change over day is Saturday. Arrival time 3pm, departure time 10am.
To book this cosy Fife self-catering cottage to let, click the enquiry button below and
see availability and rental rates.
No. 8 East Shore, St Monans, Anstruther, Fife KY10 2AR
Scotland.
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