Culross

Worth seeing in and around Culross

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Culross Abbey

   Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland.

   400 m · monastery in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dunimarle Castle

   Dunimarle Castle is located 1 km west of the centre of the village of Culross in Fife, Scotland. The name 'Dunimarle' means 'castle by the sea', although the original name of the estate was 'Castlehill'.

   900 m · country house in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mercat Cross, The Cross, Culross

   Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross.

   100 m · market cross in Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Culross Palace

   Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock.

   100 m · remains of a mansion complex in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Town centre is picture-perfect. Much of it is 17th century Low Countries style, with crow-stepped gables, and red pantile roofs as Dutch roof tiles were used as ballast by ships returning from trading. You can tour the Palace and ruined Abbey, and admire the exteriors of the other fine buildings.

1. 01
   Culross Palace

   Apr-Sep daily 10AM-5PM, Mar & Oct daily 10AM-4PM.

2. 02
   Culross Abbey

   Ruins of a Cistercian abbey and monastery founded in 1217: it fell derelict after the 16th century Reformation but wasn't smashed up as other abbeys were.

3. 03
   Dunimarle Castle

   The original medieval castle is just a ruin.

From Wikivoyage: Culross, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Walk or cycle along the coast of the Firth of Forth. West from Culross the route goes upriver to Kincardine and Clackmannan. East it swings inland past Rosyth navy base then returns to the coast under the Forth bridges and continues all the way to St Andrews. Devilla Forest two miles northeast along A985 has walking and cycling trails.

From Wikivoyage: Culross, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Bessie's Cafe

   Friendly place for coffee and light bites.

2. 02
   Biscuit Cafe

   Sandhaven, Culross KY12 8JG (behind Palace).

From Wikivoyage: Culross, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Culross

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 20 km · Glasgow (GLA), 54 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 85 km

• Glasgow → Culross

  45 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £4.5–6
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Culross

  87 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £9–12
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• Aberdeen → Culross

  153 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £17–23
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