Scottish Fisheries Museum

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Scottish Fisheries Museum with historic vessels Reaper and White Wing at Anstruther Harbour.
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The Scottish Fisheries Museum, housed in a range of historic buildings on Anstruther's harbour front, tells the story of Scotland's fishing industry, and the people who took part in it, from the earliest times to the present. We have a large area of displays, developed since 1969, and also host temporary exhibtions and events.

Our library and archive, containing much of interest to family historians and researchers into the industry, are open by appointment. We also run a busy tearoom and shop with outside seating in our courtyard in summer.

Venue Type:

Archive, Library, Museum, Industrial heritage site, Ship or maritime heritage site

 Opening hours

Open all year round, seven days a week.
April-September
Mon-Sat 1000-1730
Sun 1100-1700
October-March
Mon-Sat 1000-1630
Sun 1400-1630
last admissions 1 hour before closing

Closed: Christmas and New Year - contact the museum for details

 Admission charges

Adults: £6.00
Concessions: £5.00
Accompnied Children: FREE
Members: FREE
Groups rates on application

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 Getting there

By car: Anstruther is in the East Neuk of Fife, approximately 10 miles south of St Andrews (on the B9131) and 13 miles east of Leven (take the A915 towards Largo, and follow the main road (marked A917 and B942) through Colinsburgh to Anstruther).

By train: Our nearest railway station is Leuchars on the East Coast Main Line (with frequent bus links to St Andrews).

By bus: Our nearest bus stations are Leven and St Andrews. Anstruther is served by the buses X58, X60 and 95 (check with Stagecoach for timetables). Direct buses run between Edinburgh and Anstruther hourly throughout the day. There are regular buses from Glasgow, Dundee and Perth to St Andrews.

On foot: The Museum is situated on the Fife Coastal Path from Crail to Anstruther.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Membership and/or Friends scheme offered
  • Volunteering scheme offered
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Touch exhibits
  • Handling sessions
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Professional development and training for teachers
  • Online teaching materials available
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Community outreach programme/service
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Library
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Our library is open to the public by appointment only

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Our collections date mainly from the 19th century onwards and contain items relating to the fishing industry (gear, equipment, boats - full-sized and models), the associated industries (boat-building, engineering, coopering, fish curing and trade) and domestic and working life (household items, costume, decorative and functional ceramics etc.)

We have a small collection of whaling items, and extensive archives (company and personal papers), photographs and art collections.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Maritime, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • fifie
  • zulu
  • Frank Buckland
  • John McGhie
  • Kelvin
  • Bergius
  • Miller
  • herring

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Getting there

By car: Anstruther is in the East Neuk of Fife, approximately 10 miles south of St Andrews (on the B9131) and 13 miles east of Leven (take the A915 towards Largo, and follow the main road (marked A917 and B942) through Colinsburgh to Anstruther).

By train: Our nearest railway station is Leuchars on the East Coast Main Line (with frequent bus links to St Andrews).

By bus: Our nearest bus stations are Leven and St Andrews. Anstruther is served by the buses X58, X60 and 95 (check with Stagecoach for timetables). Direct buses run between Edinburgh and Anstruther hourly throughout the day. There are regular buses from Glasgow, Dundee and Perth to St Andrews.

On foot: The Museum is situated on the Fife Coastal Path from Crail to Anstruther.

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