It’s the essence of summer: a good pint in the beautiful gardens of a smashing little pub. Perched above the sea walls at Elie, just round the East Neuk of Fife from St Andrews, the Ship Inn has a spectacular garden, with views south across the sea towards Bass Rock and east across a crescent of butterscotch Blue Flag beach towards Earlsferry. Hit it at low tide every second Sunday and the Pimmsy buzz is fabulous fun, with the garden doubling as off-side boundary for proper white-flanelled beach cricket. Throw in the best fish and chips on the east coast, landed the same day at Anstruther, and you’ll never want a pint anywhere else again.
Get away from it all in style at Elie Cottage
Elie Cottage is a luxury seaside holiday cottage by the award-winning Elie beach in the picturesque East Neuk of Fife. The best in Elie self catering, the cottage is popular with families and foodies all year round. There is plenty to do on the doorstep but it's perfect for lazy days doing not much at all.
Elie Cottage is an ideal base for families and foodies
Over 150 years old, the cottage has recently been renovated to an extremely high standard. With 4 bedrooms the cottage sleeps 8-10 over two floors. Contemporary open plan living opens fully onto the sunny, safe and secluded back garden, which leads directly down to the beach. Watersports, golf and tennis are all on hand, and for food lovers there are a number of award-winning restaurants within a short drive. Elie is only 15 minutes from the Royal Burgh of St Andrews and 45 minutes from Scotland's capital Edinburgh.