What to see in St Andrews, Scotland—beyond the golf course Put on the map by a patron saint and home to Scotland’s oldest university, this historic Fife coastal town is at its best off-season.

A Scotch invention, the game of golf goes back 600 years, with its origins in St. Andrews, a historic town on the east coast of Scotland.

St Andrews is home to The New Picture House, an independent cinema which was first opened in 1930. As well as playing new Holywood films, the four-screen cinema also has special events and classic ...

St. Andrews also is home to the oldest university in Scotland. The University of St. Andrews was founded in 1413, making it the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world.

2. Visit St Andrews Cathedral St Andrews Cathedral, or Inverness Cathedral as it is sometimes known, sits close to the River Ness. It was the first new Protestant cathedral to be completed in the ...

T he hotel is a short hop from St Andrews town centre in Fife. It offers beautiful views of the town, the sea and the Fairmont estate, which comprises two championship golf courses and a modern, glass ...

Gordon Moir, the head greenkeeper at St Andrews, says fairways need an hour to dry out before they are playable. There's more rain forecast in the coming days too.

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 19: A detail of a tee marker with the clubhouse on the first hole during a practice round prior to the AIG Women's Open at St Andrews Old Course on August 19, 2024 in ...