Pittenweem
A working fishing harbour on the East Neuk, with brightly painted houses and St Fillan's Cave. In summer, the arts festival turns the town into a gallery.
Pittenweem is the only harbour on the East Neuk where fishing boats still work, and in the early morning you can watch the catch being unloaded. The town's name means 'place of the caves'. According to legend, St Fillan's Cave was a hermitage for a 7th-century missionary, and you can borrow the key to enter. During the arts festival in August, residents turn their homes into temporary galleries, and the town is lively. It is about 2 km from Anstruther.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Anstruther
- Scottish Fisheries Museum
- St Monans
- Kellie Castle
- Scotland's Secret Bunker
- Elie and Earlsferry
- Fife Coastal Path (St Andrews–Crail)
- Crail