Moving to Edinburgh/Dunfermline area

[MIFFY03]

Hi,
I am 62 , husband will be 70 later this year and we are looking to move upto Scotland this year. Our youngest daughter lives in South Queensferry and has a 18th month old and another on the way. Our eldest lives near us just outside Manchester, she has a 6 year old and 4 month old. As our family is growing we and our eldest are looking to move up near south queensferry. This will probably be our last move so would like to be near the sea. We've been looking at Dalgety Bay, Burnt Island and seen a lovely bungalow overlooking the sea in Kinghorn although that seems quite a small community. Also schools are important so need a good school for our granddaughters. We have 2 dogs so also need good places to walk the dogs. Appreciate very long post, any advice very welcome.
TIA

Are you all moving up together? (Same house) as Dunfermline would give more value for money than SQ, but isn't on the sea.

Aberdour or Burntisland. Dalgety Bay is dull.

We are living separately but want to be probably in the same area

Broadly agree. Aberdour is lovely, especially the beach, but expensive and small and bizarrely for an affluent village can’t seem to sustain pubs, cafes, and shops for any length of time. Burntisland has good variety of houses from big period properties to new builds. Thriving high street, and access to coastal walks on one side and countryside on the other. Dalgety Bay is just a medium sized commuter town. Lots of sports and activity clubs, well served for supermarkets etc, but main draw is probably being in Edinburgh by train in 30 mins.

Kinghorn is lovely and has grown a fair bit with the new houses. Dreamy dog walks up by the loch or along the beach and coastal path. Would definitely consider if commuting not a consideration.
Burntisland is like a weird dog poo magnet but a lovely thriving community.
Do you drive? Consider Limekilns as well if so. The towns on the train line to the east have a premium on property for the commuters, but those to the west are lovely too, and in your circs you’ll likely want to max out your free bus travel or drive yourself.

Travel times can be grim crossing the bridge by car at peak times, so you might want to think about how would manage that. I travel from Edinburgh to Dunfermline daily - the traffic coming in the opposite direction is awful.

There's also Kirkliston, Winchburgh & maybe even Linlithgow south of the bridge - in addition to Crossford, Charleston etc on the north.