Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in St Andrews, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.4 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 17 m

Explore St Andrews in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in St Andrews

Sight 1: Swilken Bridge

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The Swilcan Bridge, or Swilken Bridge, or Swilcanth as it was known, is a small stone bridge in St Andrews Links golf course, Scotland. The bridge spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the Old Course, and has become an important image in the sport of golf. The bridge had previously been known as the Golfers' Bridge for hundreds of years.

Wikipedia: Swilcan Bridge (EN)

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: R&A World Golf Museum

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The R&A World Golf Museum is located opposite the clubhouse of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, Scotland. The R&A owns and operates the museum.

Wikipedia: R&A World Golf Museum (EN), Website

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: St James' Catholic Church

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St James' Catholic Church

St James is a small Roman Catholic church at 17 The Scores in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The church was designed by Reginald Fairlie and built in 1910, replacing a former 'tin' church, and is a Category B listed building.

Wikipedia: St James Church, St Andrews (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA)

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Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA)

The Wardlaw Museum is associated with the University of St Andrews. The museum houses a selection of the university's historic, artistic and scientific collections, which comprise over 115,000 artefacts. They are displayed across four galleries which aim to tell the story of the university. The newly refurbished museum now has an extended temporary exhibition space as well as a new research studio and extended gift shop. also contains a 'Learning Loft' for workshops and a viewing terrace with panoramic views over St Andrews Bay.

Wikipedia: Museum of the University of St Andrews (EN)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: St Andrews Castle

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St Andrews CastleSon of Groucho from Scotland / CC BY 2.0

St Andrews Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea. There has been a castle standing at the site since the times of Bishop Roger (1189–1202), son of the Earl of Leicester. It housed the burgh’s wealthy and powerful bishops while St Andrews served as the ecclesiastical centre of Scotland during the years before the Protestant Reformation. In their Latin charters, the Archbishops of St Andrews wrote of the castle as their palace, signing, "apud Palatium nostrum."

Wikipedia: St Andrews Castle (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: All Saints'

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All Saints' Church, St Andrews, is in North Castle Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It is an active Scottish Episcopal Church and is a Category A listed building.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Church, St Andrews (EN)

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