Rosyth
Rosyth is a town and Garden City in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth.
Getting to Rosyth
Rosyth is 12 miles north of Edinburgh, follow M90 across the new Forth road bridge. (Cyclists must use the old bridge A9000). For the town, exit at junction 1C. For the navy base and industrial estate, exit at junction 1B immediately after the bridge.
Worth seeing
- 01Rosyth Castle
Ruin of a 15th-century tower house which fell derelict in the 18th.
- 02Rosyth Old Kirk
Things to do
Walk the Fife coastal path although Rosyth is frankly its ugliest section; use OS Landranger Map 65 "Falkirk". Coming from North Queensferry, follow B981 under the three bridges and inland to the junction. You may as well follow Milne Rd directly west through the dockland industrial estate, as swinging inland doesn't improve the view. This eventually leads you onto Caledonia Way and A985.
Where to eat
Mid-town by the corner of Queensferry Rd and Park Rd are Palace Cafe and Chopsticks. Pepe's Piri Piri is a chain outlet further south on Queensferry Rd. Panas, 170 Queensferry Rd KY11 2JF (South side of railway station),. Tue-Thu 4-10PM, Fri Sat noon-10PM, Sun 2-9PM. Panas gets good reviews for its Indian cuisine.
Getting around Rosyth the local way
- Get aroundTaxi operators include NQ Ferry +44 1383 669755, Mac's Taxis +44 1383 411111, Graham's +44 1383 413505 and Forth Taxis +44 1383 611611.
From Wikivoyage: North Queensferry, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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