Bed and Breakfast, Kirkcaldy B&B

Ahaven Guest House

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This beautiful restored Victorian type accommodation features large, well appointed rooms - in a selection of single, double, twin and family rooms.

Each room is approximately thirty-five square metres and has its own en-suite facilities, is furnshished with a color TV, DVD player and freeview box. Each room also has its own tea and coffee making facilities and hair dryer. Some rooms have sea views overlooking the Forth.

Situated in a very prominent position in the main shopping centre of Kirkcaldy High Street, Ahaven B & B is a stones throw from the railway station (5 minutes walk) and bus station (2 minutes walk). It is also a few minutes walk from a wide variety of pubs, clubs and other entertainments. There is off street parking for up to 8 cars.

Ahaven now accepts all major credit cards (except American Express) + 3% handling fee.

Kirkcaldy is fortunate to possess a particularly fine collection of parks and open spaces, mostly donated by local industrial philanthropists. Beveridge Park, well worth a visit in its own right, was bequeathed to the town in 1890. It contains a fine boating pond (photograph on right), pets corner and extensive floral displays, as well as the more normal games pitches, bowling greens, putting green, tennis courts, etc. On the coast, between Pathhead and Dysart, is Ravenscraig Park, gifted to the burgh by Sir Michael Nairn in 1929. Equally worthy of a visit, this park features an interesting serpentine coastal wall and provides interesting and dramatic approaches to both Ravenscraig Castle and Dysart.

Also donated to the town were the Adam Smith and Beveridge Halls, originally completed in 1899. Since their conversion to the Adam Smith Centre in 1973 (see photograph on left), the building has been increasingly popular as a venue for theatrical and other community and cultural activities. It forms part of an attractive grouping of civic buildings around the War Memorial Gardens on the opposite side of Bennochy Road.

Basking in the benefits of modern attractions, Kirkcaldy and District is steeped in the past. One of Scotland's most ancient burghs, Kirkcaldy has a history stretching back to the 11th century. It was the birthplace of the economist Adam Smith in 1723 and, five years later, of the architect Robert Adam. The town grew rapidly around the busy harbour near the mouth of the East Burn in the 19th century with the development of textile, linoleum and coal industries. Kirkcaldy became an industrial centre then and was the first town to use the power loom, which revolutionised the weaving industry. In later years it became the world's linoleum capital!

Today, many of the vestiges of the area's industrial heritage have long since disappeared, replaced by bustling towns with extensive attractions to keep the whole family occupied. Kirkcaldy itself is the main shopping centre of the area, and is popular for its arts and entertainment at the Adam Smith Theatre and the Art Gallery and Museum.