St Andrews

St. Andrews is not very big in itself. There is a free parking lot at Pretheram Bridge. Just a few minutes walk to the center of things.

Are you going to be staying in St. Andrews? If so, does your hotel have parking?

In September 2023 we stayed 1 night at the Greyfriars Inn in St. Andrews. Check-in is in the pub with rooms above. We heard absolutely no noise from the pub. Good breakfast choices were included. Parking is tight in St. Andrews. There is public parking next to the pub. We parked about a block away and we could walk everywhere in town.

We didn’t spend a night there, but we got lucky in 2022 and got a spot along The Scores for the few hours we spent in town.

During a golf trip in 2024, we stayed at Six Murray Park, a fabulous B&B in the middle of the action. The owners, Tony and El and their wonderful little dog Honey, are fantastic, the rooms quiet and well appointed, and the breakfasts wonderful. No elevator, but the owner carries your luggage up to your room. We parked basically right outside the door on the street, or around the corner in a parking lot. Great Indian food at Jahangir and Italian at Little Italy, make reservations in advance if you can! I would also recommend the haggis at the Tom Morris Bar and Grill at the Old Course Clubhouse, as well as the fish and chips at the iconic Jigger Inn. As has been mentioned, you can walk the paths on the golf course, and on Sundays I believe there is no golf so you can walk anywhere on the course. The West Sand Beach, known for the movie Chariots of Fire, is easily accessible. The Himalayas is a putting course at the Old Course that you can pay to play as well. Rucksacks Hotel has a marvelous bar on the top floor that overlooks the first tee and 18th hole of the Old Course. We did a walking tour on our own of the town, exploring St Andrews University, the cemetery, the castle. The British Golf Museum is very interesting, especially if you are a golf lover. We did a tour of the nearby Kingsbarns distillery one day as well.

Don’t miss doing the Himalayas Course at the Saint Andrews Ladies Putting Club! £4 for adults, £2 for seniors, this 18 hole putting course is located next to the Old Course and is pure fun. Expert skills not required!

https://standrewsputtingclub.com/

We are only in St. Andrew's for one night, and I'm finding many of the B&Bs require a 2 night minimum. We are not golfers, but plan on doing a fair amount of hiking. Thanks for the suggestion of walking the golf course. I did find a Premium Inn that includes parking, and looks to be not quite a mile from the center of town. We are walkers, so that's not a big deal for us. Any thoughts on the Premium Inn?

Was it premium inn or Premier Inn?

We stopped in St. Andrews for the day on the way from Anstruther to Stonehaven in late May and parking was a mess. We eventually found a spot a short walk from the Abbey that only a tiny car could fit in.

If you can find lodging with parking, I'd leave the car behind.

There is another option ....stay in Dundee. The hotels will be less expensive and you won't need the car for St. Andrews.

The #99 bus (Stagecoach) takes about 35 minutes to go from Dundee to St. Andrews. It runs every 10-20 minutes (appoximately) depending on the time of day. It has numerous stops in St. Andrews. It runs day and night.

I've done this a few times. I know people who live in Dundee but work in St. Andrews and they do this daily.

While I have never stayed at the Premier Inn in St. Andrews, I've stayed in many Premier Inns. They are a budget hotel chaine but always clean and quiet. Comfy beds.

I looked at the Premier Inn in St Andrews (inasmuch as I looked at reviews), and while I have stayed happily in many Premier Inns, in this case I decided not to stay there but to stay in Dundee instead and take the bus back and forth as Frank mentioned,