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Live tours in St Andrews

Explore St Andrews, United Kingdom, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews Castle and St Rule's Tower on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

7 live tours From 19,00 €

Explore St Andrews live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. The Scores is worth asking about: a row of grand houses along the clifftop facing the sea.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • St Andrews Cathedral A ruined 12th-century cathedral that was once the largest church in Scotland.
  • St Andrews Castle A cliffside ruin above the North Sea with a rare surviving siege mine dug beneath it in the 1540s.
  • St Rule's Tower A surviving 12th-century tower that once guided pilgrims to the cathedral.
  • The Old Course The oldest golf course in the world, open to the public on Sundays.
  • University of St Andrews Scotland's oldest university, founded in 1413.
  • St Andrews Pier A stone pier where students traditionally walk in red gowns after Sunday chapel.
  • West Sands beach A two-mile stretch of sand used in the opening scene of the film Chariots of Fire.
  • Fife Coastal Path A long-distance coastal path that runs through the town along the cliffs.

Neighbourhoods

  • The Scores a row of grand houses along the clifftop facing the sea
  • South Street the town's main mediaeval street, lined with independent shops
  • The Links the area around the golf courses and West Sands beach

Food to know

  • Cullen skink
  • Fife crab
  • Fisher and Donaldson fudge doughnuts
  • Arbroath smokie
  • Shortbread

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Good to know about St Andrews

Do I need to be in St Andrews to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in St Andrews, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.