Tentsmuir Beach. Deciding to make the most of it we thought we would visit somewhere new and opted for Tentsmuir beach on the east coast and not far from St Andrews. The Story of Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve 1 The Story of Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve An incredible coastline along the east coast of Fife Tentsmuir is one of the most dynamic places in Scotland.
Tentsmuir Forest is 1½ miles 24 km east of the B945 between Leuchars and Tayport in northeast Fife. Tentsmuir Forest is in north east Fife ScotlandCovering some 5 square miles 13 km 2 the forest was originally sand dunes and moorland before acquisition by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s. A YOUNG girl was dramatically rescued after getting into difficulty in the sea off a Fife beach.
The contrast in the two walks was positively weighted in favour of the Tentsmuir experience.
They are a rare orchid that send their spirals of white flowers up towards the sun. The beach stretches towards the mouth of the River Tay some distance away before turning left at Tentsmuir Point. 4425 likes 154 talking about this 9727 were here. Suitably refreshed we headed off from there to the glorious beach section opting to walk on the sands rather than the forest paths which were waymarked.