The town is also served by Stagecoach bus service 7, which runs between Dunfermline in the west and Leven (via Kirkcaldy) in the east. However, with nothing to play them on at the time, they were put away in a drawer where they remained for 12 years. The Games take place on the third Monday of July, the start of the Fife/Glasgow fair fortnight, and a local market and summer fairground takes place on the same day.

this page is dedicated to all the Burntisland legends who have passed away in our lifetime: please feel free to mention them on this page. An amazing discovery of 60-year-old cine film has revealed a bygone age in a Fife town – and the beginnings of 1970s rock legends Nazareth. The Roman commander Agricola may have used the natural harbour and set up camp at the nearby Dunearn Hill in AD 83. Bathroom was also the nicest I have seen in a long time, very modern and spacious with a bath and shower. In 1633 a barge, the Blessing of Burntisland, carrying Charles I and his entourage's baggage from Burntisland to Leith sank with the loss of Charles' treasure.

Christmas in our Restaurant 2023 Our special festive menus will start on Friday the 1st of December 2023.

The welcome in the clubhouse was good but if I had a tiny bit of criticism it would be around the food which was okay but not much better than that. Breakfast will be a hot buffet style including pancakes, cereals, and treats that both adults and children will love.

The Burntisland Shipbuilding Company at Burntisland West Dock was founded in 1918 as an emergency shipyard for the First World War, specialising in cargo ships. The crew said they were whalers, and they had whaling equipment, but the town baillies were suspicious and imprisoned the officers in the tolbooth and put the rest under house arrest under suspicion of piracy.

If you want to explore even more landmarks in Burntisland, consider checking out Burntisland Links Park, which is located 1. It is said that it was at this Assembly that the King requested that a new version of the Bible be created: leading to the creation of the 1611 authorised King James Bible, which (after the Union of Crowns in 1606 represented both England and Scotland but was requested whilst the King was solely King of Scotland.

The talented duo Elsa and Gary, will again be hosting a festive winter’s eve at the Kingswood Hotel.