Visit St Andrews Places

Welcome to Visit St Andrews Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in St Andrews

  

St Andrews Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about St Andrews

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St Andrews history

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First inhabitants who settled on the estuary fringes of the rivers Tay and Eden during the mesolithic (middle Stone Age) came from the plains in Northern Europe between 10,000 and 5,000 BCE. This was followed by nomadic people who settled around the modern town around 4,500 BCE as farmers cleared the area of woodland and building monuments.

St Andrews landmarks

The West Port is one of few surviving town “Ports” in Scotland and is a scheduled monument. St Andrews was once bounded by several “ports” (the Lowland Scots word for a town gate) Two are still extant: So’gait port (South Street, now called West Port) and the Sea Yett (as The Pends terminates to the harbour)

You can visit St Andrews places with Walkfo St Andrews to hear history at St Andrews’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo St Andrews has 88 places to visit in our interactive St Andrews map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout St Andrews, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at St Andrews places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to St Andrews & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 88 audio facts unique to St Andrews places in an interactive St Andrews map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit St Andrews Places Map
88 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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St Andrews historic spots	St Andrews tourist destinations	St Andrews plaques	St Andrews geographic features
Walkfo St Andrews tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in St Andrews

  

Best St Andrews places to visit

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St Andrews has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied St Andrews’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo St Andrews’s information audio spots:

Bogward Dovecot Bogward Doocot is a rare early beehive-type doocot, or dovecote, in St Andrews, Fife . It was designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland in 1971 .

2007 Women’s British Open The 2007 Women’s British Open was held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland . It was the seventh as a major championship on the LPGA Tour and the first-ever women’s professional event at the St Andrews Old Course .

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews Holy Trinity Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in St Andrews, Fife . It is a Category A listed building . It was built in the 1960s and is now a Grade A listed church .

St Salvator’s Chapel St Salvator’s Chapel is one of two collegiate chapels belonging to the University of St Andrews . It was founded in 1450, by Bishop James Kennedy, and refurbished in the 1680s, 1860s and 20s . It is currently the chapel of the United college as well as being the major university chapel .

St Andrews Sarcophagus The Saint Andrews Sarcophagus is a Pictish monument dating from the second half of the 8th century . The sarcophagus was recovered beginning in 1833 during excavations by St Andrew’s Cathedral .

St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club The Himalayas putting course is thought to be the first minigolf course ever made. The club is still a ladies only golf club based in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It has both 9 and 18-hole courses.

The St Rule Club The St Rule Club is a ladies sports and social club based in St Andrews, Scotland, and was founded in 1896. The club does not own its own golf course, instead, members have playing privileges on the seven public courses owned by the St Andrews Links Trust,​ which includes the Old Course.

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