Bed and Breakfast Cottage

Latest trend - D.I.Y Bed and Breakfast or Room only


You can have D.I.Y bed and breakfast.
(when our self catering cottage is not booked.
This also means you have more than just a room.
You have a kitchen, so you don't have to eat out if you don't want.)
You can also bring in carry out meals like fish and chips from nearby award winning
Bay fish and chips at Dalgety Bay, 2 miles away.

I can put any one of several breakfast packs or your mix and match choice in your kitchen:-
1. Usual tea and coffee, cereals.
2. Bread and jam for toast plus  beans, free range eggs.
3. A continental pack:-ham, cheese, tomato, rolls, etc.
4. A pack to cook, choose bacon or sausage, etc.
5. The full works, everything mentioned plus grapefruit, yoghurt or whatever you choose.

Or maybe you just want room only at £25p.p.p.n.


Free WiFi.

Phone 01383 417681
email chris.barley@virgin.net
website for holiday cottage http://www.woodlandcottages.co.uk/

Too small to take visa so best call by a cash line.

what-is-agritourism

Food Holiday Recipes using local ingredients

wild food

When you stay at our holiday cottage,
you can use our free range eggs to make Scotch egg or
Nargissi Kofta (Indian  ).



or wild garlic omlette
Colour shells from white,cream, pink through light brown,
dark brown and Jade green and pale green.







Some of the wild food and herbs we have:-
wild garlic and comfrey,
young beech or dandelion leaves for salad,
nettles for soup and beer.
Wild raspberries and brambles.
Plums, greengages, cooking apples, mint

Some basics in the camp shop
in the lane, in season. (Honesty pot).

If you like to eat out, or buy local or find cooking therapeutic,
then this is the cottage for you.
(See "Kitchen" blogpost about range of equipment.)

See the travel recipe section at holiday rentals.
We are www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/property1573
or the Pinterest board on holiday cooking, slow cooker:-
http://pinterest.com/HolidayEdinburg/food-to-try-at-the-holiday-cottage/





We have a good collection of recipe books from Vegetarian, Scottish, through French, Indian, Jewish andMiddle Eastern.







A little Scottish hospitality hamper, to start you off.








Although the cottage is ideally suited for self catering,
it is possible to arrange in advance for self catering B and B
or various food options to be in your kitchen,
such as a meal to heat, soup and sandwich for your arrival
or breakfast/lunch packs or purchase of local foods.
Or Tesco delivery.
Ask and we can discuss options and prices.

Another one of Christopher Trotter's Scottish recipe books.



http://www.yorkshireprovender.co.uk/
Lovely blog also. I like the suggestions for extra special soup toppings.

Bed and Breakfast Classic Caravan near Edinburgh

As well as the self catering cottage, we can sometimes offer
self catering  B and  B or room only
(see cottage blogpost "B and B"for details. )

or
our little classic 2 berth   Castleton caravan, serial number 1338.

Set in the woodland

"Wildo" stove in extension

Can be made into either single or double bed

£40 for 2 people for the first night.
Breakfast can be arranged as extra, either by D.I.Y hamper or served at the gallery.
For full details, see also blogpost "caravan" on
http://www.camping-fife-near-edinburgh.blogspot.com/

Holidaymaker suitability

                                                              Family friendly

We are family friendly, single occupant friendly, cycle friendly, etc.
Just ask if you want any special help for your holiday,
i.e. you are a single female and want a bit of extra security
or someone to call on if needed.

Some who have stayed at the cottage:-

David Drummond, musical director. (Featured on the BBC electric proms 5.11.10, with Robert Plant, directing the London Oriana choir- a rocking performance by David!)
http://video.stv.tv/bc/catchup-thehour-part4-20090928-1741/
Lyn Paul and the cast of blood brothers playing at the Alhambra in Dunfermline.
A masterchef finalist.
Pilot from Bournemouth.
Maltese pig farmer.
American millionaire.
Golfers.
Bagpipers.
Edinburgh festival goers.
Recording artists.
T.v. reporter.
Nationalities:-French, Canadian, South African, Australian, New Zealand, Spanish, French, Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, German andmore.
Racing drivers at Knockhill circuit.
Most of all...lovely families!

Campsite:- Will Self - writer.

See blog http://www.camping-fife-near-edinburgh.blogspot.com/

for others

Wood burning stove. Logs and woodland management

Logs for the woodburning stoves
Cutting up dead trees for the fires at the cottages and camp.
I've been taking firewood out of the various parts of the woods since 1971.

A lot of it is elm, hanging around dead for maybe thirty years.
There's a little oak, plenty of sycamore and ash.
What I really like is that I'm cleaning up the land and getting free heat at
the same time.

 I made a  store place under cover,

so it's worth cutting up green wood like elder and cherry, expecting to not to use it until  thenext year.

Logs and coal at £5 tub/bucket in your fuel bunker or tubtrugs in the gallery - or leave a note and cash on your 'flag' gate and we'll deliver.

Your log burning stove will either

1) give you localised heat with doors open (take care with sparks/logs rolling out) or

2) Heat radiators after you put enough fuel on to make a raging fire and keep doors closed.

Family activities:- Deep Sea world. Fife Animal park. Fruit picking. Lochore meadows

Lochore meadows activities

http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_times/s87/Dunfermline/

http://fifeanimalparkandpetcentre.com/animal_park.html

http://www.deepseaworld.com/default.asp?css=1

http://www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk/


Walking and Cycling.
Walk and cycle  path is near the holiday cottage.

Start of Fife coastal path  is opposite
Sandy Wallace cycle shop in Main street, Inverkeithing,

leads to harbour and then along coastal path as far as you like.

Shopping Scotland. Jenners

http://antiques-perth-scotland.blogspot.com/2011/03/gourmet-foods-destiny-antiques-cafe.html

http://antiques-perth-scotland.blogspot.com/p/coffee-stop-cafe.html

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6320401&l=b89759c191&id=107644972472
Shop St. Andrews (Twices)

http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/edinburgh/2010/11/24/souvenirs-in-edinburgh-holiday-and-bargain-shopping/
Souvenir shopping

http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/edinburgh/2010/10/20/shopping-spree-in-edinburgh/
Brilliant listing of Edinburgh shopping

http://arbroath-cottage.blogspot.com/2010/10/bill-spink-fish-smoker-arbroath.html
Arbroath smokies World famous and recommended by us also.

http://www.goldenspurtle.com/
porridge making championship 10.10.10. Tweeted by VisitScotland.

Tesco have half price offers each week at the butchery counter.
Chickens one week, pork joints another. Sirloin joints become affordable at half price and so do racks of lamb.
See also our other Food blogs



House of Bruar - Quality Scottish Country Clothing & Produce

Shopping:-

• House of Bruar Scottish gifts Falls of Bruar 40 miles north
• Nature reserve bird related gifts Loch Leven, 10 miles north
• Gallery Gift shop 2 miles south, Sth Queensferry Pier 07761 577 366
• Shopping mall All Perth 30 miles north
• Outlet shopping centre Loch Lomond 40 miles west
• Baxters gifts Scottish produce 5 miles north on motorway near Kelty. 
• Sainsbury food anddrink Kirkcaldy
• The Greengrocers Delicatessen Stirling

Royal mile Golf, whisky and tartan gifts
Jenners Food, gift and clothes
Marks and Spencer All Dunfermline/ Ed, Gyle mall
Victoria Street All plus Ian Mellis cheese shop
Valvona andCrolla Italian food imports Leith Walk Edinburgh
(world famous. Sophie Grigson does cooking demonstrations at the festival)

Local food:-

• Tesco 24 hour food and home Duloch 2 miles north, (plus 6 more restaurants )1 mile further:- or arrange for a delivery when you know you will be in your holiday cottage.

         Ask for butcher's half price specials each week.

 
• Puddledub pork
• Frankie and Benny’s, Mexican, Pizza, Brewers chain, Eastern buffet, Kentucky chicken, Nandos portugese).
• Hawes Inn pub/restaurant 2 miles south, Sth Queensferry
• Bay Inn (Beeches) pub grub Dalgety Bay
• Tom Courts butcher, 3 Raith Centre Cowdenbeath
• Bay fish and chips Dalgety Bay (Their battered haggis is good).
• Baked potato, soup and salads, etc. 
•  Farmer's market:- Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Edinburgh.

 If you get a chance in a restaurant, try some Scottish national dishes like Cullen Skink, Stovies, Ball Haggis (A vegetarian version is also available ) and neeps, Arbroath smokies, Cranachan, etc.


Food Edinburgh:-

• Four Mary’s pub grub Linlithgow
  
• Jimmy Chung’s Chinese buffet
• Jasmine restaurant
• Canny Man’s pub smorgasboard Morningside
• Gurka Nepalese “ “
• Mya Indo/Thai opp. Scottish office
• Valvona and Crolla Italian bistro Elm row
• Jenners top floor

Golf near Fife

http://blog.standrews.co.uk/2011/01/playing-the-old-course-at-st-andrews-scotlands-home-of-golf/

http://www.standrews.org.uk/News/Latest-News/Book-tee-times-during-Open-week.aspx
The Castle course is the only one open for play during the Open 2010.

http://blog.standrews.co.uk/ open theme blog. History of golf, etc.
Fife Golf Courses - Fife golf course guide

This July will see the following guest return for the 22nd week-
Chris and Yvonne Have asked me to write up some of the golf courses I have played in the surrounding area. In hopes it will help you make your choices of where to play easier. Most of these courses are listed in the booklets Chris supplies to you.

Aberdour
A poor man’s Pebble Beach the first 8 holes play along the Firth of Forth.
Extensive views from all around the course of Edinburgh. Short but tricky
A good test for the average golfer.

Balcome Links
This is a spectacular golf setting and a testing challenge. A classic links
Course set up with good character built in each hole.

Leven Links
A classic wind swept seaside links a true test of your golfing skills. The
final qualifying course for the Open at St Andrews. If you are not hitting
them straight bring lots of balls

Pitreavie Golf Club
I did not get around to playing this one but any course designed by
Alistair McKenzie (Angusta National) is a must play. I ran out of time.

St Andrews Links Old Course
No more need be said. We got on the third time my son-in-law and I called
In for the lottery. Shot an 86 !!!

Braid Hills #1
The best £8 investment you can make in golf. The best views of Edinburgh
anywhere and one of the true tests of golf within the city. Be in good shape
before trying to climb this course. If your are a mountain goat try Braid Hills #2.

The Glen Golf Club (North Berwick)
Marvellous views, a challenging test of golf in a spectacular location.

All you have to do is look at the booklets and choose one to play and I don’t think
You can go wrong.

Hit long and prosper
Eric Mackintosh

http://sodexo-ai.sc3.spirahellic.com/newsletteronline.aspx/LkqOKYdFeXzDVHBBomEtCZMtYdMBZZohv0aHjHbTgvFL7KW1AB6YJtxWSkF3Dm7j

Woodland Animals Birds Badgers and Insects. Vane farm

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/v/vanefarm/seasonal_highlights.aspx
http://www.welcometoscotland.com/about-scotland/wildlife-around-scotland

Straw bale badger hide.
Area called "Brockfield".
The grass meadow paths are a favourite with the badgers,
as well as their well trodden ash paths,
passing over in to the farmer's field for a bit of straw for their bedding.
Although they are usually a dusk and dawn sighting, we have seen a mother and 2 cubs at 3 p.m. in early summer, meandering home.
What else you might see:-
Roe deer (Seen regularly in groups up to four.)
Fox ( also seen with the cub in her mouth.)
Grey squirrel.
mink, voles.
3 types of bat.
Birds:-
Buzzard, sparrowhawk, peregrine falcon, etc.
Treecreeper, green woodpecker, long eared owl, lapwing, oystercatchers, yellowhammer,
song thrush, robin, dunnock, magpie, blackbird, chaffinch, great tit, coal tit and blue tit,
linnet (nests in front garden), woodpigeon, goldfinch, greenfinch, pied wagtail on the cottage roof,
unidentified warbler.
Swallow and swifts in summer, fieldfare and redwing in winter.
Curlew in the field in front of the front garden, common gull, geese, the odd skylark.
Pheasant nest each year and several young can be seen following mum up the grassy path to the far away orchid meadow.
December, we've seen 2 pairs of bullfinch andsome long tailed tits.
Butterflies and moths.
Bugs and insects:-
Dragonflies, beetles, ants, worms...
Dormant Hawthorn shield bug spotted December 2009 http://sodexo-ai.sc3.spirahellic.com/newsletteronline.aspx/LkqOKYdFeXzDVHBBomEtCZMtYdMBZZohv0aHjHbTgvFL7KW1AB6YJtxWSkF3Dm7j
No bears!

Culross. Kinghorn

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kinghorn/kinghorn/index.html http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=24055 Filming at Culross October 2010 Palace

Culross is an ancient village about 10 miles away.

It is one of the many interesting historic places to visit from our holiday cottage.

It has been featured on the T.V. programme "Coast" and is packed with character such as the roof pan tiles, heritage colours, crow steps, quaint windy roads between distinctive buildings.

It's fortunes came from exporting salt and coal from it's shores to the Low Countries,
returning with ballast of terracotta pan tiles.

You need to bring a camera to prove to your friends back home how wonderful the place is.






http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/culross/culross/index.html

Garden. Pittencrief park

http://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/in/scotland/fife

Pittencrief Park dunfermline:-
http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/pittencrief_park


Enclosed Back garden


Self catering family holiday cottage garden ,
2 steamer chairs, croquet, B.B.Q.
Also covered area (pergola type) with Harvesters table & chairs.
Table, chairs, parasol (ashtray - smoking outdoors only).
Certain garden items may be in storage over winter but please request on booking if you want a parasol, etc.
Lots of nesting birds, butterflies, etc.


Leading to 15 acre woodland, camp fire and tent pitch on request, burn, badger andwildlife hide.

Great for relaxing after a day in Edinburgh.

Out of season short breaks and self-catering B and B.

10 miles north of Edinburgh, Scotland.