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Accommodation in and around Anstruther
Price Guide - per person based on sharing room: 
under $40 -  $41
- 70 -  more than
$70
From the harbour you can take sea angling trips or visit to the Isle
of May aboard the May Princess. This is a nature reserve only one mile
long located out in the mouth of the Firth of Forth. Between Mid April
and September there is one departure to the Isle daily though departure
times vary depending on tides, and can be cancelled in adverse weather.
Allow four or five hours for the round trip and remember to dress warmly.
Between April and July the Isle of May's sea cliffs are covered in sea
birds and the island is also home to a colony of grey seals. Visible from
the mainland is the lighthouse, erected on the Isle in 1816 by Robert
Louis Stevenson's grandfather, as are the remains of Scotland's first
lighthouse, built in 1636, which burnt coals as a beacon.
Inland there are the remains of St Aiden's Chapel, dedicated to a monk
who was murdered on the island by Danes in 875. Also inland from Anstruther
is a relic from a very different age. Scotland's Secret Bunker is a truly
remarkable and fascinating visitor attraction, a vast underground complex
that remained secret until 1993 and which would have served as the seat
of the country's government in the event of a nuclear war. A few miles
to the west of the Secret Bunker is Kellie Castle, operated by the National
Trust for Scotland.
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