Date spot in St Andrews
Wardlaw Museum
Look round the University of St Andrews' free museum, with treasures from more than six centuries of Scotland's oldest university, from ceremonial maces to scientific instruments.
Why it's a good date: Free, compact and right on the clifftop, with a terrace that looks out over the bay. A good one for a shower, close to the castle and the aquarium.
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St Andrews Aquarium
The Scores, by the Bruce Embankment
Address: The Scores, St Andrews KY16 9AS- Activity
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
See local sea life and tropical fish in the small aquarium tucked into the rocks below the Scores, looking straight out to sea.
Why it's a good date: Easy, fun and dry. It's next door to the golf museum and a short walk from West Sands, so it slots into a day by the sea.
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The R&A World Golf Museum
Bruce Embankment, by the Old Course
Address: Bruce Embankment, St Andrews KY16 9AB- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
Trace six hundred years of golf, from old feathery balls and hickory clubs to the champions of the Open, in the museum beside the Old Course's first tee.
Why it's a good date: Fun even if only one of you plays, and the other might be converted. Book online ahead for the best price, then walk across to the Swilcan Bridge afterwards.
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The Seafood Ristorante
Bruce Embankment, by the Old Course
Address: Bruce Embankment, St Andrews KY16 9AB- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Book dinner in the glass-walled restaurant perched over the rocks at the end of West Sands, with seafood on the plate and the sea on three sides.
Why it's a good date: The special-occasion table in town. Book a sunset slot and ask for a window, though there's hardly a bad seat.
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
