The Scottish town of St Andrews lies on the east coast in the Kingdom of Fife.   It’s a very pretty and historic town and as observed by Kat Calvin in her guest post on the blog, there’s a lot more than just golf to St Andrews. I visited the town on 1 April 2010, so come on my photo tour of St Andrews to see it for yourself.

My first stop was at West Sands, this  two mile stretch of beach is where the opening scenes of the “Chariots of Fire” movie were filmed.  The famous golf course is just behind the dunes here.  When I visited there was fresh snow on the Angus hills on the horizon.

West Sands, St Andrews

I then drove down to the harbour.

St Andrews harbour

This was followed by a stroll along East Sands.

East Sands, St Andrews

Evidently the previous day waves had been crashing over the pier but the sea was pretty calm for my walk.

St Andrews pier

Next it was up to the Cathedral which was the largest cathedral in Scotland in medieval times. The 12th century St Rule’s Tower in the grounds affords great views over the town.

St Andrews Cathedral and St Rule’s Tower

A  short walk and I was at St Andrews Castle, once home to the bishops of St Andrews.

Drawbridge at St Andrews Castle

I managed to restrain myself from calling at Jannetta’s ice cream parlour, who claim that they are the third reason, along with golf and beaches, for visitors flocking to the town.

Jannetta’s, St Andrews

A little further down South Street is the Citizen Office with its unique shop front architecture.   The Innes family printed the local newspaper and  had a stationery shop at this location.

On the other side of South Street, in the grounds of Madras College, stand the ruins of the 13th century Dominican friary.

Dominican friary remains at Madras College St Andrews

At the bottom of South Street is West Port, dating from the 16th century, one of two remaining town ports in Scotland.

West Port, St Andrews

I do hope that you’ve enjoyed my St Andrews photo tour.  You can see all my St Andrews photos and videos on Flickr.  If you’re planning a visit to the town, find the cheapest hotel rates using the HotelsCombined price comparison site.