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Fife, the Kingdom of Life

Ancestral home of the Scottish Kings, world famous as the home of golf and with some of Scotland's best scenic attractions, Fife provides its visitors with a wealth of places to go and things to do.

Fife is also going from strength to strength as one of Scotland's fastest growing regions and most attractive places to stay. Within easy reach of all Scotland's major cities, Fife has an abundance of historical attractions, natural resources, sporting facilities, shops, businesses and long-established communities to make it a quality alternative to big city living and ideal for a healthy work-life balance.

 

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Why not find out more about Glenrothes ?

River Leven Bridge Glenrothes

Located in the heart of Fife, Glenrothes was designed in 1948 as part of the plan to expand coal-mining in Fife and a need to house the estimated 3500 miners to be transferred from Lanarkshire.

 

The area of the proposed town was around 5370 acres of agricultural land which had belonged to the Leslie and Balfour families more....

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