"New in town" a Dunfermline Travel Page by clivedinburgh

My first experience of Dunfermline was as a 20 year old, fresh out of training and based in HM Dockyard Rosyth onboard HMS Glasgow. My main experiences was mostly of the night life and whilst most venues from back then still remain, they have re-modelled themselves many times over - the Ballroom will always be known as such despite it's many names with it's latest being Velocity.

The 4 Rosyth destroyers were moved to Portsmouth in 93 and I then only made occasional visits over the bridges into Fife to catch up with some old friends and it was at a one of their 40th birthday parties that I met my lovely girlfriend Fiona who has convinced me to make a permanent move.

I'd little idea as to the history of Dunfermline and the surrounding area before I moved across the Forth last summer.

The fact it was formerly the Scottish capital with a Queen that became our only Saint was a surprise. Seven kings have been born here with the last being the unfortunate Charles I. Other than the royal connections, the most famous son of the city is undoubtedly Andrew Carnegie who has several buildings bearing his name (including the first library and original Carnegie Hall) as well as Pittencrieff Park that he purchased for the use of the town (known locally as The Glen).

With these and other matters in mind I'll try and make these pages as informative as possible (as well as my usual pub guide information).