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Included
Hire of
24 speed hybrid cycles and equipment
B&B accommodation in standard grade twin/double rooms
Tour information including maps and detailed routes
Emergency support
Excluded
Lunches and Dinners
Castle entrance fees
Extras
Single rooms
Luggage transport
Rooms with shower/wc
Hotel Accommodation
Access:
by air to Dundee/Edinburgh
/Glasgow Airports: by train with Scotrail and GNER: by bus with
Citylink: car parking available at Perth(£40)
Duration:
7 Nights/8 Days
Start:
any day April to October
Minimum two persons
Level
2/3
Tour
Code: CKF
Price
£365p.p.
Luggage carrying £80p.p., rooms with shower/wc £5p.p. per night, single
supplement £8 per night standard room and £18 per night ensuite room
Options: an
extra night to explore St Andrews
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Day
1. Arrive PERTH:
perhaps time to explore the riverside walks and enjoy the colour
of "Perth in Bloom". Evening: collect cycles and equipment, route
briefing
 Day
2. PERTH - WORMIT/TAYPORT 26/30ml(42/48km)
Take the minor roads to Abernethy and climb into Pitmedden Forest
to join the Fife Cycleway. On a seat by the River Tay at Newburgh
you will find the perfect spot for a picnic lunch. Follow the
road by the river to Balmerino Abbey and the overnight stop at
Newport-on Tay, the former ferry port for the crossing to Dundee.
Balmerino Abbey>>>>>
 Day
3. WORMIT/TAYPORT - ST ANDREWS 22/18ml(35/29km)
Perhaps
cross to Dundee and visit Captain Scott’s polar exploration ship
RRS Discovery. Returning to Newport, continue round the coast
and spend a little time away from the tarmac on the tracks of
Tentsmuir Forest. There is a lovely panoramic view over the Firth
of Tay and beyond as you descend into St Andrews. Once the ecclesiastical
capital of Scotland, St Andrews is now better know as the "Home
of Golf". Visit the ruined Castle and Cathedral or take a stroll
on the wide expanse of the golden West Sands.
 Day
4. EXPLORE THE EAST
NEUK OF FIFE 24/34ml(/39/55km)
Either
spend the day exploring in St Andrews or cycle to the charming
East 'Neuk'(Scots word for corner) of Fife. Visit the picturesque
fishing villages of Crail, Anstruther and Pittenweem where whitewashed
buildings with red pantiled roofs overlook cobbled, winding streets
leading to the harbours.
Overnight
in St Andrews. Kingsbarns
Beach>>>>>>
 Day
5. ST ANDREWS - ABERDOUR 38ml(61km)
Southwards
today towards the Firth of Forth. On the road from Ceres, where
there is an interesting Folk Museum, there are beautiful views
of the valley of the River Eden. Follow the coast to Aberdour
which has been a popular holiday resort since Victorian times
and is renowned for its Silver Sands.
Crail
Harbour>>>>>
Day
6. ABERDOUR - KINROSS 25ml(40km)
Leave Aberdour and cycle by the Coastal Path to the magnificent
sight of the mighty Forth Bridge. Continue to the historic town
of Dunfermline, for 500 years the ancient capital of Scotland
and burial place of Scottish kings. Visit Dunfermline Abbey with
its ninth century nave and the ruined Royal Palace, birthplace
of two kings and seven queens. At Kinross, on an island in
Loch Leven stands Loch Leven Castle, famous as the prison
of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Day
7. KINROSS - PERTH 30ml(48km)
From Kinross follow old railway lines and ancient rights of way
to the small village of Strathmiglo. Perhaps divert to visit Falkland
Palace and Gardens, set in the heart of a unique medieval village.
It was the country residence and hunting lodge of eight Stuart
monarchs and has an exceptionally beautiful Chapel Royal. The
tour is complete when you descend from Pitmedden Forest to the
River Tay and return to the “Fair City of Perth”.
Day
8. DEPART PERTH.
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