Things to Do

Dunfermline concentrates a remarkable amount of Scottish royal history in a compact area. The abbey, the palace ruins, Pittencrieff Park, and the Carnegie birthplace can all be seen on foot in a single day.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline Abbey is an active Church of Scotland parish church built on the site of one of the most important royal monasteries in medieval …

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02

Dunfermline Palace

Dunfermline Palace is a ruined royal residence adjacent to the abbey, occupying the site of the guesthouse that was progressively expanded into a substantial …

Sight
03

Pittencrieff Park

Pittencrieff Park — universally known to locals as "The Glen" — is a 76-acre public park running through a deep ravine at the heart …

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04

Abbot House

Abbot House is claimed to be the oldest surviving secular building in Dunfermline, its core dating from the 15th century. It sits directly next …

Museum
05

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum occupies the weaver's cottage on Moodie Street where Carnegie was born in 1835, along with a larger memorial hall …

Museum
06

Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries

The Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries is a combined library and gallery in the city centre, housed in a building that brings together the …

Museum
07

Deep Sea World

North Queensferry aquarium with shark tanks and a long underwater viewing tunnel.

Sight
08

Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

Volunteer transport museum near Dunfermline with historic buses, vehicles, and running-day events.

Museum
09

Carnegie Hall

Historic Dunfermline performance hall named for Andrew Carnegie

Sight