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Embrace the Outdoors with Fife Outdoor Activities Week

28 September - 6 October 2024

Celebrating the Natural Playground of Fife

18th September 2024

Embrace the great outdoors with Fife Outdoors Activity Week (28th September to 6th October).

This celebration of the wonderful natural playground of Fife offers the chance to try all sorts of activities from relaxed boat trips in beautiful surroundings to high-energy sports.

Here’s some inspiration to get you started….

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On the Water

Boat Trips to Inchcolm Abbey

Firth of Forth

Take a boat trip to explore the magnificent Inchcolm Island before it closes for the winter. The island is home to the best-preserved group of monastic buildings in Scotland and coastal defences from the two World Wars. It’s a great place for wildlife spotting. Look out for seals, cormorants, and, if you’re lucky, dolphins.

Tickets for the passenger ferry to the island can be purchased in advance from Forth Boat Tours or Maid of the Forth. Ferries depart daily from Hawes Pier in South Queensferry.

Efoil Taster Sessions

Burntisland

Experience the feeling of flying on water with an Efoil taster session. You’ll ride a sleek board with a hydrofoil wing underneath. As you gain speed, the board lifts above the surface, giving you the sensation of gliding through the air. It’s an exhilarating way to see the spectacular Fife coastline.

For taster sessions, groups of 4 will take turns on the most advanced eFoil on the market starting from Burntisland Slip Way. Sessions are available every day. Book your experience with eFoil Scotland.

Waterskiing & Wakeboarding Tasters

Townhill Country Park, Dunfermline

Get out on the water and experience the thrill of waterskiing & wakeboarding with the help of friendly coaches who’ll move at your pace. You’ll start with a land lesson before taking to the water - friends can watch from the boat. All equipment is included.

Sessions are available 10-2pm on 28th September and 2nd and 5th October and cost £45 per person for a 45 min experience. Book your tickets by emailing service@townloch.com

Open Water Group Swims

Lochore Meadows

Join a social swim with Round the Island Swim Coaching. There are groups for different abilities with safety cover and encouragement provided!

The group swims run on Tuesdays and Sundays. Find out more at Round the Island Swim Coaching.

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On Dry Land

Evening Bat Walk

Beveridge Park, Kirkaldy

Join naturalist Tony Wilson on an evening walk to discover the bats that live around Beveridge Park. A ‘bat detector’ device will allow you to listen in on their world.

The 2-mile (max) walk will take around 2 hours, and be on mainly flat surfaces: tarmac, pavement and path. Suitable for all ages (children must be accompanied).

The walk is scheduled for 6.30-8.30pm on Wednesday 2nd October In Beveridge Park. Book your free tickets with Greener Kirkaldy.

Fife Coastal Path

North Queensferry to Burntisland

This 18.5km stretch of the coastal path starts at North Queensferry and winds through coastal stretches and settlements, including the delightful town of Aberdour, before finishing at the seaside resort of Burntisland. There are plenty of places to eat before hopping on a train back to North Queensferry. Find out more >

Big Day Oot Bike Ride

Buckhaven

A leisurely bike ride to celebrate climate-friendly travel as part of the Fife Climate Festival. This ride will take you past Leven train station and onto Silverburn Park. You’ll visit the Big Day Oot where there will be a variety of fun activities for the whole family. If you wish to end the ride here you can, or you can return with the group to Buckhaven via the Leven train station.

The ride will start from CLEAR Workshop, 47 Sandwell Street, KY8 1BZ at 12PM on  Sat 5 October. Book your free tickets at Greener Kirkaldy.

Forth Bridges Trail

Forth Bridges

The Forth Bridges Trail is a circular walk that takes in the iconic Forth Bridges and the distinctive historic communities of North and South Queensferry.

The area is rich in history, heritage, wildlife, nature and beauty. And you’ll get some pretty impressive views of the bridges. Find out more >

Beach Clean

Ravenscraig, Kirkaldy

Join the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach clean. Unlike other beach cleans, the litter collected will be surveyed and the data will be shared with the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) contributing to a worldwide report on litter levels.

The beach clean will take place from 3-4pm on 28th September and needs 200 volunteers. Sign up at the Marine Conservation Society website.

Alfred Dunhill Links Golf Championship

St Andrews

The only professional championship to be played annually over the historic Old Course at St Andrews, alongside the Championship Course at Carnoustie and 'modern classic', Kingsbarns.

There’s free entry on Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October at all three venues (tickets aren’t required).
 Tickets are required for Sunday 6th October. Book at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship website.

Go Karting

Knockhill Racing Circuit

Have a go at karting at Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre. Take the whole family for a family/kids mixed session or experience one of the tandem karts which is ideal for younger kids. 

Sessions run every day. Book at the Knockhill Racing Circuit website.