Woke around 0630, breakfast at 0830. Looks like a pleasant day.
Life out of order again, so another lot of stairs down to breakfast, be fit by the time we finish here.
Headed off around 1000 towards Scotland’s Secret Bunker in Troywood near Crail. Interesting place and I imagine not the only one in Scotland by any means.
The wind was like a force four gale and very cold.
Supposedly Scotland's best kept secret .... Hidden beneath an innocent Scottish farmhouse lies Scotland's Secret Bunker. A 450 foot tunnel leads you to the blast proof doors which defend 24,000 square feet of secret accommodation which was built to help safeguard Scotland during the Cold War in the event of a nuclear attack. Originally built by the Ministry of Defence (and kept hidden by the few locals in the know) in the early 1950s as an RAF Operations Room, was secretly set up as the regional headquarters for Scotland in the event of a nuclear attack and would have housed up to 300 personnel tasked with operation command of the country should the worst have happened. The Secret Bunker lies 100 feet underground and is the size of two football pitches, one on top of the other so there is plenty of exploring to do! It shows how Scotland would have been governed from the depths of Fife and how they would have survived a nuclear attack from the most deadly bombs! Scotland’s Secret Bunker, a Cold War nuclear command centre, celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year.
From here it was off to St Andrews Golf purse with a stop first at the the cathedral.
St. Andrews itself is a seaside town northeast of Edinburgh, on Scotland’s east coast. It's known for its many golf courses, including the Old Course, with the landmark Swilcan Bridge at the 18th hole. The British Golf Museum chronicles the history of U.K. golf. On a headland nearby are the ruins of St. Andrews Castle, with its medieval bottle dungeon, we chose not to take a visit. Close to the castle is the University of St. Andrews, founded in 1413 high we decided not to visit. The Cathedral of St Andrew (often referred to as St Andrews Cathedral) is a ruined Roman Catholic cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. It fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. It is currently a monument in the custody of Historic Environment Scotland. The ruins indicate that the building was approximately 119 m (390 ft) long, and is the largest church to have been built in Scotland.
We decided to take the Fife Coastal Tourist Way home, visiting places such as Crail, Anstruther, Elie, Leven and many other numerous small towns around the coast before heading back to Glenrothes. Was a most interesting drive. The countryside looks lush and there were hundreds of sheep, paddocks of food produce and paddocks still being plowed.
Dinner at 1900, which was pleasant, Kel decided not to have dinner and went to bed. He reckons he was still full lunch which we had in St Andrews Vic Pub, so I decided to go down and had some broccoli soup and a small ribs. It was very nice and cost £6.95. Ron went and got me some coke from the local shop as the pub only had Pepsi and it was the soda mix one.
Interesting day, few miles done, weather was kind, no rain but very overcast and misty in parts. Parking fees are exorbitant really, £2.10 for an hour in St Andrews.
Tomorrow who knows!!
2025-05-22