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With its stunning beauty, rich history and abundance of sporting and leisure activities, Fife is a fantastic place to live and work, with an identity and a character all of its own. The cost of living here is lower than the national Scottish average and house prices offer superb value for money, providing you with a high standard of living and quality of life. The major economic and cultural hubs of Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth and Dundee are all within easy commuting distance. In Fife you really can have it all.
As some of the largest employers in the region, NHS Fife and Fife Council are forward-thinking and innovative organisations. Fife Health and Social Care Partnership provides a supportive environment for staff where strong teams work and develop together and where individuals can flourish to realise their full potential.
The Kingdom of Fife occupies the peninsula formed by the Firth of Forth to the south and the Firth of Tay to the north. The region’s landscape is as beautiful as it is diverse, with rolling hills, lochs and spectacular coastline.
This is a place steeped in history. Dunfermline was the first capital of Scotland, home to royal inhabitants, as well as birthplace of Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate and philanthropist whose legacy lives on across the world to this day. The more recent past saw the establishment of the pits and coal mines, heavy industry whose rich heritage is still evident today in the close-knit communities of Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Kelty.
The town of St Andrews, named after Scotland’s patron saint, sits on its own on a wide bay on our north east
shores, boasting not only Scotland’s first university, but also its oldest golf club, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, which helped to establish the sport as one of Scotland’s greatest exports.
Nowadays it’s Kirkcaldy and new town Glenrothes that offer the modern bases favoured by major manufacturing and services industries. Both towns are well connected to Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh and the North via the M90 motorway and are easily accessible in less than half an hour by car.
Getting to and around Fife is simple, with excellent public transport links from around the UK. This fabulous region is not far from Scotland’s cities and is also very easy to get around.
With Edinburgh just to the south, Dundee and Perth to the north, and Glasgow to the south west, Fife is in a great position in Scotland and getting here is simple thanks to excellent air, road, rail and public transport links from around the UK.
If you are driving from Edinburgh and the south, Edinburgh is directly connected by the Queensferry Crossing. Then head to Dunfermline where the A92 takes you further into Fife.
From Glasgow and the west, it is easiest to take the M8 to Edinburgh and then head to Fife from there. The best route from Aberdeen and Dundee is to head for the Tay Road Bridge where the A92 continues into Fife. If you are heading to Fife from Inverness, Perth and the north, follow the A9 from Inverness to Perth. Continue down the M90 from either the A912 at the Bridge of Earn, or continue to Dunfermline on the A92.
The A92 connects the whole region and is perfect for car touring with many well sign-posted scenic routes linking the smaller towns and villages.
If you wish to get the train here, there are a number of train stations which have direct rail connections to other towns and cities in Scotland, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. There are also links to major English towns and cities on the east and west coast. Fife Circle trains make stops at numerous towns and villages in south west Fife, while there are also regular trains which run between Edinburgh and Dundee.
National and international flights fly into Edinburgh International Airport and Dundee Airport, which are both just a 20-minute drive from the Kingdom of Fife. In addition, there is Glasgow International Airport, which is just over an hour away.
Buses from all over the UK stop at Inverkeithing Ferrytoll, where you can continue your journey throughout Fife by bus. An express coach network links Anstruther, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Glenrothes, Cupar and St Andrews and is complemented by local bus networks in each town.
