Dunfermline Attraction
Attraction in Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Abbot House
The Abbot House in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland is a 16th century fresco house in the centre of the fine heritage quarter and with coral pink exterior and medieval garden, it's a must visit historic site. Fully licensed and with disabled access, Abbot House welcomes visitors to visit the 16th century working brew house, and enjoy an exquisite lunch in the barrel vaulted cafe, then get some wonderful gifts and souvenirs from the shop including cards, locally made pottery and Scottish crafts. The Abbot Brew House brews beers to historic recipes and visitors can experience the whole process and taste the history in every sip, and before or after the brewery tour enjoy a real Scottish lunch of the freshest local ingredients. Abbot House offers interactive programmes for school groups centering on archaeology and object handing, they are also available for private events from weddings to family celebrations and conferences with a variety of function rooms, it's the perfect setting in historic surrounds.
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Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond, by Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland houses about 190 vehicles and exhibits include a fascinating selection of buses, a horse tram with intricate lining being restored to the original Victorian livery, railway rolling stock and many other vintage vehicles. The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is open to the public every Sunday from Easter to October, with a free vintage bus service from Dunfermline on the hour and photo stops along the way, and they host many events throughout the year, come for a fascinating journey into the past.
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Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum by Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland welcomes you to come experience life in the 19th century, what it was like to emigrate to America with almost nothing in those days, and how Andrew Carnegie became the richest man in the world. Here visitors enjoy a fascinating and informative visit with interactive games, children's activities, temporary exhibitions, displays, weaving demonstrations and so much more, they also have a cafe and garden, a museum shop and unique events space. The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum offers two wings one the original birthplace cottage of Andrew Carnegie built in the 1770's and the other, the exhibition hall built between 1925-1928 and tells the story of his life in America, the museum offers something interesting for everyone young and old, come for a memorable visit.
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Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey located in Dunfermline is one of the best visitor attractions in Fife and this historical building has foundations dating all the way back to 1072, and has been a centre of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Dunfermline Abbey is the final resting place of King Robert the Bruce and the post-Iona burial site of the Kings and Queens of Scotland, and the tombs attract tens of thousands of visitors every year, it's a not to be forgotten visit steeped in fascinating history. Dunfermline Abbey also hosts wedding ceremonies and is the perfect setting, unique and historic, with the bride entering through the great medieval West Door, and all music played on the organ, it's a memorable place to start your life together with the wedding ceremony according to the practice and tradition of the Church of Scotland. Dunfermline Abbey also has traditional Abbey choristers continuing the tradition of choral music for Abbey services.
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St Margaret’s Cave
St Margaret’s Cave in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, is a wonderful attraction to visit and the site of where Queen Margaret, who later became St. Margaret prayed, and this pilgrimage site retains the same sense of spiritualism it did centuries ago. The cave offers a stillness and isolation and today you enter through a small building in the City Hotel car park and descend down a tunnel with many steep steps with handrails on both sides, and there are information boards and audio points as you descend telling you about St. Margaret and the history of Dunfermline. St Margaret’s Cave is small and a visit here is interesting and informative, come for a wonderful lesson in history.