Things to do in St. Andrews

Q: What are the top things to do in St. Andrews?

The top things to do in St. Andrews are: St. Andrews Cathedral St. Andrews Golf Course Swilcan Bridge (Swilken Bridge) The R&A World Golf Museum St. Andrews Castle

Q: What are the top activities in St. Andrews?

Top activities in St. Andrews include: St Andrews Walking Tours St Andrews - Watch Building Experience with Kartel Scotland St. Andrews Guided Walking Family Trail Private St Andrews Town Tour for Future Students St Andrews Old Course History Tour, for the Golfer

Q: What are the top things to do near St. Andrews?

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St. Andrews Cathedral

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Once Scotland's largest cathedral, the 12th-century ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral stand as a testament to its former magnificence. Sprawling along the coast of Fife, just a stone’s throw from St. Andrews Castle, the evocative ruins afford impressive views along the coast.More

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St. Andrews Golf Course

Home to the world’s oldest golf course and boasting a history of the game that dates back to the 15th century, the coastal town of St. Andrews has long been renowned as the “home of golf” and is still Scotland’s premier golfing destination. St. Andrews Links encompasses seven public courses, situated on both the coastline and inland heath.More

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Swilcan Bridge (Swilken Bridge)

One of the most famous bridges in the world, Swilcan Bridge is the iconic stone bridge on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Sometimes spelled Swilken, it is a packhorse bridge that was once used by pack animals to travel between the town market and the harbor. Not all that common in Scotland, the bridge is just 30 feet long, eight feet wide and six feet tall and is likely about 700 years old, although no one really knows for sure. It was called the Golfer’s Bridge as early as 1810 and the first hole on the course was known as the Bridge Hole until the 20th century.Spanning one of the most famous water hazards in golf, the bridge has become a cultural icon and it is the rare visitor who leaves St. Andrews without snapping a photo on it.More

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The R&A World Golf Museum

Located just yards from the Old Course at St. Andrews, The R&A World Golf Museum (formerly the British Golf Museum) tells the story of more than 500 years of British golf. With more than 17,000 items from the 17th century to the present, it boasts the most comprehensive golf collection in Britain, and is considered one of the best worldwide. A true celebration of golf, the museum’s collections are divided into club life, clothing, leading amateurs, origins of golf, the royal and ancient game, tools of the trade, early professional golf, the Open champions, Olympic golf and the international game. The museum is also home to a large film archive, including the earliest footage available of a golf match in 1898 and Open highlights dating back to 1914.Items on display in the museum include equipment, trophies, medals, photographs, programs and artwork, while highlights include a ball pattern-making press, Bobby Jones’ flicker books Steve Ballesteros’ shoes, handwritten golf rules from the 18th century and the Ladies Amateur Championship Challenge Cup.More

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St. Andrews Castle

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Just north of St. Andrews’ town center, the ruins of St. Andrews Castle sit on a windswept headland overlooking a beach. Dating from around 1200, the castle was the main residence of St. Andrews’ bishops and archbishops, and the main administrative center of the Scottish church in medieval-era Scotland.More

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