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Craigtoun Country Park

0.9 miles (1.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This delightful country park is located just a few miles south-west of St Andrews. The park has a number of attractions including a ruined temple, nature trail, Italian garden, greenhouses, formal gardens, a miniature railway and a large pond where you can hire rowing boats and pedal boats. There is also the Cypress Walk through two parallel rows of cypress trees and the Dutch Village located on an island in the middle of one of the ponds. The park also has excellent facilities with a cafe, Barbecue area and large on site car park.
To extend your walking in the area you could head south and visit Cameron Reservoir.
The attractive loch is only about 2 miles away and has a lovely circular footpath running around its perimiter.

Postcode

KY16 8NX - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Craigtoun Country Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Craigtoun Country Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

There's an on site cafe where you can enjoy some refreshment after your exercise.

Dog Walking

The park is dog friendly so you can explore the woodland and parkland with your four legged friend.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Head north to St Andrews and you could pick up the St Andrews to Anstruther Coastal Walk. This will take you along a lovely section of the Fife Coastal Path with beautiful beaches, interesting geological rock formations and pretty coastal villages to enjoy on the way.

Photos

Boating Lake at Craigtoun Park - geograph.org.uk - 57960

Boating Lake at Craigtoun Park. A great Country Park owned by Fife Council. Train rides, crazy golf, trampolines and rowing boats amongst other things. This photo was taken one Saturday morning just after the park opened for the day.

Craigtoun Park - geograph.org.uk - 318105

Craigtoun Park Arboretum 

Pineapple Garden - geograph.org.uk - 172070

Pineapple Garden

Craigtoun Formal Garden

Craigtoun Formal Garden

Craigtoun - geograph.org.uk - 448674

Wide lawn area in spring.

St Andrews Parkrun, Craigtoun Park - geograph.org.uk - 4290129

St Andrews Parkrun. A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. Every Saturday at 9:30am.

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

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