The Ship Inn is one of the best places for a drink if you are staying in a self catering holiday house in Elie such as Elie Cottage. (more…)

Elie is a well known and beautiful seaside holiday village nestled around an award winning mile long curve of golden brown sand on the East Neuk of Fife. Originally a fishing village, Elie has plenty of self catering holiday accommodation available and now attracts tourists, golfers, sailors and surfers, as well as those wishing for a pleasant place to retire. (more…)

The ‘East Neuk’ of Fife runs from St Andrews south to Largo Bay and is well known for the picturesque and beautiful fishing villages of Elie, St Monan’s, Pittenween, Anstruther and Crail. There are lots of things to do (for ideas see East Neuk Wide as an example) as well as lots of fantastic self catering holiday houses such as Elie Cottage for visitors to enjoy. Most are old cottages and merchants’ houses with crow-stepped gables and tiled roofs, huddling round stone-built harbours and free from (more…)

If Elie Cottage does not suit and you are looking for other good sites to look for holiday accommodation, then we suggest you try:

• Just Cottages - Holiday Cottages to rent in Fife
• thesite.co.uk – Local information for UK towns, villages and cities
• accommodationwebsite.co.uk – UK & Eire holiday accommodation
• A Wee Guide to Scotland – Wee Boab’s guide to Scotland offers listings for all aspects of living or visiting Scotland
• St Andrews Guide – A guide to all things St Andrews!
• The ScotLinks Directory for Accommodation

Please visit lovetoescape for a great range of holiday accommodation including B&Bs in Kingdom of Fife .

Everyone who has stayed in self catering holiday accommodation in Fife such as Elie Cottage, they know the “Kingdom of Fife” is renowned for its world-famous golf courses and ancestral home to the old Scottish monarchs. Barely fifty miles at its widest point, Fife is small but diverse. The landscape shifts from gentle rolling hills in the rural hinterland to windswept cliffs, rocky bays and sandy beaches from the film ‘Chariots of Fire’. See the Fife Tourist Board for lots more history and things to do but here is a quick overview…. (more…)

Fife beaches dominated the annual Seaside Awards picking up four of the 8 Blue Flags awarded, with Elie alone picking up two for Elie Harbour and Elie Ruby Bay, both of which are less than an easy 10  minute walk from Elie Cottage. (more…)

With numerous world class golf courses within a short drive and all of Scotland’s Open Championship courses easily reachable by car, Elie Cottage is a great base for a Scottish golf break. Click on “Golf” to find the great links courses nearby. (more…)