Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in St Andrews, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 85 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: St Andrews Museum

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The St Andrews Museum is a museum focusing on the history of the town of St Andrews in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Wikipedia: St Andrews Museum (EN)

814 meters / 10 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.

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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)

444 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: St. Mary On The Rock

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The Church of St Mary on the Rock or St Mary's Collegiate Church, was a secular college of priests based on the seaward side of St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, just beyond the precinct walls. It is known by a variety of other names, such as St Mary of the Culdees, Kirkheugh and Church of St Mary of Kilrymont.

Wikipedia: Church of St Mary on the Rock (EN)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: St Andrews Cathedral (Ruins)

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The Cathedral of St Andrew is a ruined 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.

Wikipedia: St Andrews Cathedral (EN)

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Deans Court

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Deans Court is a student hall of residence at the University of St Andrews originating from the 12th century, thus, arguably, the oldest dwelling house in the town of St Andrews, Scotland. It stands at the east-end of St Andrews, where North street and South street converge. The entrance of the courtyard opens up to the ancient, ruined, St Andrews cathedral. The Hall is open exclusively to postgraduates, and comprises the main building and four annexes, two on North Street, two on South Street. Current residents are affectionately known as Deans Courtiers, Deans Courtesans, or Deans Beans.

Wikipedia: Deans Court (EN)

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

507 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Hamish McHamish the cat

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Hamish McHamish was a ginger cat who lived in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. He came to national and international prominence after the publication of a book entitled Hamish McHamish of St Andrews: Cool Cat About Town.

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420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Blackfriars

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The Church of the Friars Preachers of St Laurence, Stirling, commonly called Blackfriars, was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Stirling, Scotland.

Wikipedia: Blackfriars, Stirling (EN)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Hope Park and Martyrs Church

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Hope Park Church in St Andrews, Fife, is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

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