Glenrothes and Cupar area with family.

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Suggestions of great local attractions please. The cheaper the better

Muddy boots bear Cupar.

Also cairnie fruit farm.

They're both very similar ideas though.

Great! Thanks. Keep them coming!

Lots of nice beaches around too especially Elie, St Andrews, Anstruther.

Tbh not much actually IN glenrothes etc though riverside park is nice for a walk.

A little bit further away there's deep sea world in north queens ferry, edinburgh isn't too far really, perth leisure pool is great, adventure golf in dunfermline, Dundee discovery point, Dundee science centre.

We love Cairnies fruit farm for picking then hanging round. Good cafe and you could take a picnic and stay all day.

Anstruther

Himalaya's pitch and putt in St Andrews over looking the main course.

Elie has a great beach.

Tentsmuir Forest near St Andrews is great for both forest and beach walks. There's the ruined cathedral in St Andrews too although I don't think it's free.

Great suggestions thanks so much! We've been to that beach and forest before. We stayed only a few miles away from it years ago. It was the first beach my ds had been on, he was about 14 months . Loved it yet have forgotten all about it! Also been to Perth Pool which was fab and certainly a must to go back.

Are there any wildlife parks or animal places?

Looked at deep sea world but £££ and reviews say it's not long to get round so might give it a miss.

There's a deer centre near cupar with birds of prey and wolves too!

Oh and st andews also has a sealife centre.

Edinburgh zoo isn't very far away

What's it like milkymoo?

A few friends have really raved about the deer centre.

There's also camperdown wildlife park up in Dundee.

I've been to the deer park as well and it was also good. Will def go back

I second Muddy Boots, it's great.

Beacon Leisure centre at Burntisland? Nice pool with flumes and waves some of the time, check the pool timetable for when they're operating.

I grew up in Glenrothes with my grandparents in Cupar so know the area well from a child's point of view - moved to Yorkshire aged 12. Deep sea world was the best thing ever! Leven pool was awesome, and Burntisland beach and the fair that's often on next to it were firm favourites. Dundee had a science museum place that was great as a kid.

The beach at Aberdour is beautiful and has a lovely bistro.

The Deer Centre is brilliant (not just deer). Not that cheap though so go for the whole day.

Nice flat walks around Loch Leven - bikeable and buggyable

Beautiful woodland walks near Falkland

Falkland Palace

Discovery Point in Dundee excellent

Muddy boots - how old are your DCs? A word of caution...and it might have changed now -(years since I went) but they used to have an over 7 and under 7 area and they weren't close to each other and DCs had to be supervised...I went with something like a 9 yo DD1 and 3 yo DD2...it was all a bit miserable ...either DD1 watched DD2 play or DD2 watched DD1 play...we didn't stay long.
I would recommend St Andrews ...East sand's beach -nice sandy beach and at the far end (under the caravans) there are rock pools...used to be loads of hermit crabs in them... Or West Sands is a nice big sandy beach, (like Kinshaldy at Tentsmuir) shouldn't get too crowded and good for kite flying (but watch out for the wind buggy things!).
You can cycle through Tentsmuir - or try and walk to Kinshaldy from Tayport...bit of a trek we didn't make it but apparently you can see loads of seals on a sandbank. (And there is a nice harbour at Tayport and a few walks that go to eg a lighthouse. )
For rainy days there is the Scotland's secret bunker thing too - never been but seemed interesting...that's near St Andrews.
Also the Science Museum, Verdant Works and Discovery in Dundee (could use Tesco clubcard vouchers for entry to the last 2). And also the Unicorn Frigate (? - another boat anyway) quite near Discovery.
With older Dcs - there is the Elie chain walk - walk along cliff faces using chains.
If you fancy exploring further north - near Carnoustie is Barry Mill - a working water mill (wasn't open all the time so check!), there were picnic tables and a nice walk along an easy path along the water race. And a great free outdoor playpark at Monifeith (Blue Seaway?) you could go to on the way past or Broughty Ferry castle (free) next to a big playpark (free) - with things like crazy golf /go karts you can pay for.
And also for a cheap day Wormit Bay (near Newport-on-Tay)....you go down a road (Bay Road?) past the Tay Railway bridge - at lowish tide you can see the supports from the original Bridge (as in the Taybridge Disaster). Anyway at the bottom of the road there is a shingle bay (good for stone skimming) with stunning views. There is a walk at the far end (to Balmerino) but that seemed like a trek - but if you go up a path to the side of the last house (opp the river) you can do a mini circuit - past a pond, across a field and along the side of the railway line then head down a path back to the river and there is a basic playpark - carry on and you come out at the other side of the house. (Google earth might be your friend there - that is a rubbish description) -not much in Wormit (there was a restaurant but might be expensive? you could check!) so you need a picnic but there was a good fish and chip shop in Newport-on-Tay and a couple of cafes (one 'Manna' was a church volunteer thing - really cheap but only did drinks and cakes!) and there is short walk alongside the river - past a Victorian(?) water fountain that looks like a mini bandstand ...you can sit on a bench and eat your chips looking at Dundee. (And Balmerino Abbey (free) is probably worth a quick visit whilst you are in the area and you can walk down to the river from there -probably do that first, then Wormit Bay then Newport).
Sorry I know the area further north from Cupar best...but it is a great area for a holiday.

Goodness that's loads! Thank you all so much.

Hijacking to ask if anyone has been to the Botanic Gardens at St Andrews? I can't believe I've never been there - would my youngest dc at 7 appreciate it at all?

tilliebob my parents live in St Andrews and we were down at Easter. The Botanic Gardens are lovely, and there is a little tea shop place which we didn't visit, but it looked very nice. There is a Gruffalo trail at the minute - local school children in association with the a gardens have made a load of models and scupltures and you have to follow the signs, it's really colourful and we loved it! I think it'd be perfect for a 7 year old

Excellent, thanks! We often drive along the coast to St Andrews but just go to the aquarium, which we love since you can go in and out all day. I can't believe as a born and bred Fifer I only found out about the botanic gardens a few years ago!

Also never been the Botanic gardens but have only heard good things about it...
And I heard a couple of years ago they lost some funding and it looked they were going to have to close/ sell off large parts. Don't where they are up to now with that - I think it is now charitable foundation but I think it still needs support!
Which reminds me of Craigtoun park - also near St Andrews. A nice big park with a cafe etc that also had a boating lake, trampolines, bouncy castle, miniature train etc. You paid entry to the park and then everything was free. The council closed it all down but a charitable group have opened everything up again -it is run by volunteers so you would need to check opening etc but that used to be a great day out. And they also need support.