The Best Top 5 Sightseeing in St Andrews, Scotland

May 16, 2022June 17, 2022 Gordon Dalgleish

The magic of St Andrews isn’t just the golf. St Andrews is complemented by the equally unique medieval town turned cultural and university center hotshot. It’s been a special place from the beginning. The “Auld Grey Toon” was established around 1160. What we have today is a charming, vibrant enclave of less than 20,000 people with ridiculous history along with more restaurants, shops and pubs than you could hope to visit in two trips. With so many options for what to see and do in St Andrews, this guide focuses on The Best Top 5 Sightseeing in St Andrews, Scotland.

The Best Top 5 Sightseeing in St Andrews, Scotland

St Andrews RoofTop Cafe Approved for British Golf Museum

February 10, 2014June 25, 2015 Harrison Gould

Rooftop café approved for British Golf Museum — An artist’s impression of the interior of the café

One of Scotland’s top museums has finally escaped the bunker over its bid to create a rooftop café.

The British Golf Museum, rated as a five-star attraction by VisitScotland, has been granted permission to expand its premises upwards on the Bruce Embankment at St Andrews.

Google Maps Street View: The Old Course at St Andrews

January 13, 2014February 10, 2014 Harrison Gould

Wondering what to expect when you arrive in the Home of Golf for your Tee Time at the Old Course at St Andrews? Enjoy below, the Google Maps Street View of the Old Course at St Andrews.

Views: St Andrews Golf Course by Google Maps

Charles Lees ‘The Golfers’ Painting to be Recreated

April 20, 2010March 30, 2010 PerryGolf Staff

One of the golf world’s most famous pieces of art is set to be recreated this summer with the help from students at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. The “Golfers” hangs in many clubhouses around the world and doubtless many more offices and homes. The students plan on researching the descendants from each golfer/spectator in the original picture and recreating a new version which will be unveiled at The Open Championship at St Andrews this summer. The original painting will be on show in the British Golf Museum throughout the Open and the new version will be on show in the tented village.

The only person in the image with whom I am familiar with Mr. James Cheape who is sitting on the far right hand side. The story, as I understand it, is that he bought the links at St. Andrews in the 1800’s so that they remained a golf course as otherwise they would have been converted to a rabbit farm. At a later date he sold the land back to St. Andrews and in return received a daily allocation of tee times on the Old Course. This arrangement continued until the 1990’s.

Click here for more details on the project.

By Gary Sheppard. Gary has been with PerryGolf for over 3 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

British Golf Museum – St Andrews

April 16, 2010March 21, 2010 PerryGolf Staff

With a few hours to spare on a rather damp afternoon, we decided to visit the British Golf Museum; just across the road from the first tee on the Old Course in St. Andrews.

Deceptively small from the outside, it took us on a fascinating journey through the history of the game, introduced us to some of its stars and celebrities and made us realise how far the equipment has progressed. There are many light-hearted inclusions, far removed from the formality, rules and rituals I associate with the home of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club. With my love of crosswords, I found the Dictionary Corner irresistible…and there will be a few words from there cropping up in my Scrabble games in future!

2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the British Golf Museum and the 150th anniversary of The Open Championship and so the museum has included some dedicated special displays– so there is no better year to visit!

By Yvonne Shaw. Yvonne has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is a member of our admin team.

One of Scotland’s top museums has finally escaped the bunker over its bid to create a rooftop café.

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