A NEW ROUTE FOR THE ORIGINAL ST ANDREWS PHOTOSHOOT TOUR
After more than 5 years it is time to breathe a new energy into The Original St Andrews Photoshoot Tour, and take you to everywhere special across this magical town. From the places which most visitors do not see to the most iconic shots in the world, this new route will take in 12 locations across the Auld Grey Toun, and have a refreshment break at our partners - The Cheesy Toast Shack.
After meeting at St Andrews Bus Station we will take a stroll along Station Road, and take in a little known part of St Andrews History - the site of the former St Andrews Train Station. The station walls provide a fantastic backdrop for a portrait to open our tour of St Andrews. We then head up the hill and into Kinburn Park, a small leafy enclave within the heart of St Andrews, and home to St Andrews Tennis Club, Kinburn Park Bowling Club and St Andrews Museum.
The tour then takes us to Lade Braes Walk and Cockshaugh Park, a green oasis which almost no visitors to St Andrews know about, but it will stick in the memory. Tall trees with huge trunks, a stream which can become a roaring river during a storm, a stunning parkland and the rooftops of central St Andrews all act as a breathtaking backdrop. We then make our way along the length of Lade Braes Walk into the town centre, taking in South Street, Bell Street and St Mary's Place, before a stroll down Hope Street, a street lined with historic, 19th century John Chesser designed terraced housing. This street makes a great opportunity for additional shots on our tour, as shown below.
North Street takes us towards the historic Cathedral ruins, but along the way we will pop in to St Salvator's Quad and capture a few shots in one of the Universities most important locations. If the Cathedral is open we will head in and get some great shots framed by the striking ruins, before a stroll down The Pends, past St Leonard's School towards the East Sands. We will walk along the headland and head up the coastal path to take in breathtaking views of St Andrews and get shots with arguably the best backdrop of the entire tour.
We will then head down the hill to our refreshment stop at the Cheesy Toast Shack, and get shots of you walking along the less crowded East Sands, before we take in the usual locations of the tour including the Harbour, Pier, Cathedral, Castle, Butts Wynd, Old Tom Morris Statue, West Sands, and concluding with the iconic Swilcan Bridge photo.
LOCATION 1: STATION ROAD TO KINBURN PARK
WALK: KINBURN PARK TO LADE BRAES VIA KENNEDY GARDENS, DOUBLEDYKES ROAD AND ACROSS HEPBURN GARDENS
LOCATION 2: LADE BRAES WALK AND COCKSHAUGH PARK
WALK: COCKSHAUGH PARK TO NORTH STREET VIA LADE BRAES WALK, SOUTH STREET, BELL STREET, ST MARY'S PLACE AND HOPE STREET
LOCATION 3: NORTH STREET, ST SALVATOR'S QUAD, AND EXTERIOR OF ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL
LOCATION 4: ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL (IF IT IS OPEN, CAN BE CLOSED AT CERTAIN TIMES)
WALK: ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL TO EAST SANDS VIA THE PENDS
LOCATION 5: EAST SANDS AND VIEWS OF ST ANDREWS FROM OUTSIDE ST ANDREWS HOLIDAY PARK AT KINKELL BRAES
REFRESHMENT STOP AT THE CHEESY TOAST SHACK
LOCATION 6: ST ANDREWS HARBOUR AND PIER
LOCATION 7: ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL, THE PENDS AND EAST SCORES
LOCATION 8: BUTTS WYND AND THE SCORES
LOCATION 9: OLD TOM MORRIS STATUE
LOCATION 10: WEST SANDS
LOCATION 11: THE 18TH GREEN AND R&A CLUBHOUSE
LOCATION 12: THE SWILCAN BRIDGE
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