Travel Reference
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CRAIL
POP 1695
Pretty and peaceful, little Crail has a much-photographed stone-sheltered harbour surroun-
ded by wee cottages with red-tiled roofs. You can buy lobster and crab from a
kiosk
(
lunch Sat & Sun)
there. The benches in the nearby grassed area are perfectly placed for
munching your al fresco crustaceans while admiring the view across to the Isle of May.
The village's history and involvement with the fishing industry is outlined in the
Crail
Museum
(
www.crailmuseum.org.uk
; 62 Marketgate; admission free; 10am-1pm &
2-5pm Mon-Sat, 2-5pm Sun Jun-Sep, weekends only Apr & May)
, which also offers tourist
information.
Eighteenth-century
Selcraig House
(
01333-450697;
www.selcraighouse.co.uk
;
47
Nethergate; s/d £35/70; )
is a characterful, well-run place with a variety of rooms.
Curiously shaped top-floor chambers will appeal to the quirky, while the fantastic four-
poster rooms will charm those with a taste for luxury and beautiful furnishings. Across the
road from the museum, a lot of work has gone into making
Hazelton Guest House
(
01333-450250;
www.thehazelton.co.uk
;
29 Marketgate North; s £45-50, d £70-85; Mar-
Oct; )
what it is. Attractively remodelled rooms make full use of the abundant natural
light in this lovely old building. The super front rooms boast glorious views across to the
Isle of May. Walkers and cyclists are well catered for.
Crail is 10 miles southeast of St Andrews.
Stagecoach
(
www.stagecoachbus.com
)
bus 95
between Leven, Anstruther, Crail and St Andrews passes through Crail hourly every day
(30 minutes to St Andrews).
ANSTRUTHER
POP 3442
Once among Scotland's busiest ports, cheery Anstruther has ridden the tribulations of the
declining fishing industry better than some, and now has a very pleasant mixture of bob-
bing boats, historic streets and visitors ambling around the harbour grazing on fish and
chips or contemplating a trip to the Isle of May.
Sights
The displays at the excellent
Scottish Fisheries Museum
(
www.scotfishmuseum.org
;
adult/child £6/free; 10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat & 11am-5pm Sun Apr-Sep, 10am-4.30pm
Mon-Sat & noon-4.30pm Sun Oct-Mar)
include the
Zulu Gallery
, which houses the huge,
partly restored hull of a traditional Zulu-class fishing boat, redolent with the scent of tar
