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Town in Fife, Scotland
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Leven is a town on the coast of Fife in central Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 10,000. It was industrial during the 19th and 20th century, merging into the neighbouring towns of Methil and Buckhaven to create the conurbation of Levenmouth; it's struggled to re-invent itself since the coal mines closed. Leven is far from scenic but has a good beach, and to its northeast the industrial strip ends, with golf links and better scenery towards the East Neuk of Fife.
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Collection of standard-gauge locomotives (occasionally in steam) and rolling stock that served the Fife coalfields in the 20th century. These trundle up and down a short length of track and don't have a mainline connection, although the restored railway to Leven passes close by.
rises above Upper Largo. It's a steep but simple path to the top at 290 m (950 ft), approach from the south through Chesterstone Farm.
is on the coast at East Wemyss, midway between Leven and Kirkcaldy. It was founded by the 11th century Macduff (oppressed by Macbeth in the play) but the present building is a 14th-century tower house, once home to the Wemyss family. It's utterly tumbledown and fenced off as unsafe.
East Wemyss has 11 caves, several containing Pictish carvings. The volunteer run Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society run a visitor centre and occasional tours of the caves. Tours are the only way of seeing the gated areas of the caves, but the entrances can be seem at other times.
Lively informal restaurant with good selection.
Food served daily in their golf-themed restaurant in an old coaching inn. In 2021 it's simply a restaurant and doesn't offer rooms.
Decent inexpensive drinks.
A Greene King pub with food. They have rooms, but guests don't much rate them.
Simple comfy B&B in a Victorian Rectory.
Clean welcoming hotel overlooking Lundin Links golf courses.
Leven railway station has trains from Edinburgh twice an hour, taking 70 min via Inverkeithing (for airport bus), Kirkcaldy and Cameron Bridge. From Dundee or Perth change at Kirkcaldy.
Read in the guideLeven is a small town that you can walk around. The bus gets you to Lundin Links and Largo. For Falkand Palace change buses in Glenrothes.
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