A walk between these two coastal towns on one of Scotland's awesome long-distance walking trails.
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@markyt659420 күн бұрын
great videos. thanks for sharing
@EdExploresScotland20 күн бұрын
Many thanks.
@charlesmair26 Жыл бұрын
Another good one.
@himynameisray30584 жыл бұрын
Lovely video. My Dad is from Dysart and after he passed I was able to visit. The Harbour is absolutely stunning. Thank you for the memories.
@EdExploresScotland4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I've always found the tiny tunnel leading to the harbour very exciting and not unlike a gateway to step back in time.
@Derrako4 жыл бұрын
Dysart has so many memories for me x
@MarkMcDougall6 жыл бұрын
Very good film. I agree about the promenade crying out for some coffee shops and tourist attractions.
@EdExploresScotland6 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I understand some sort of touristy cycling thing trundles up and down the promenade now and then, but it's far from enough to breath life into it.
@tsb63965 жыл бұрын
Mark McDougall hi obviously I found out about your channel here it looks interesting I'll subscribe
@glitterizedrainbow23115 жыл бұрын
The problem is there are many coffee shops in the shops just behind the prom. Every year the whole thing floods sometimes covering the road and seeping into the buildings along the waterfront.
@kermit403 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Ed. So many towns and cities in North America have taken their names from Scottish towns, as well as towns from other countries. I live about an hour drive from another Kirkcaldy, which sadly is now near ghost town status. Cheers.
@EdExploresScotland Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Thank you for your comment.
@Murray42113 жыл бұрын
I lived in Kirkcaldy for a few years, and you're completely right about the Prom being a bit miserable, but you should see the battering it takes in bad weather! I always saw it more as a barrier than an attraction. There used to be lots of little shops where it wasn't as exposed but it's a B&Q or something now.
@meridathebrave67706 жыл бұрын
We have a boardwalk similar here in Rimouski and much much less history than Kirkcaldy. Like you said here too it's separated by a dual carriage way and shops are non existent when you walk along it. You can check it out on street map to give you a general idea of what it"s like over here. Thx for another great glimpse of the Fife path.
@jamestheman19625 жыл бұрын
If there was the money and industry that it once had it would be great Idea,to have the prom have these things,but that has all been taken away pits closed,textiles gone,fishing gone,and all the other stuff that once made our town decent taken out of it our picture houses,and as for pubs we have enough to do,and we don't have the folk who have money any more to exploit and spend in them areas any more
@guth21776 Жыл бұрын
the prom is home to Europe's largest traveling street fair [ the links market ] there is no room for tacky hotdog stalls and rock shops
@Erudite_Euro-Chav5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a highly interesting area I look forward to visiting some day. Does anyone know if there is (or was) any heavy industry located on the tidal waterfront?
@EdExploresScotland5 жыл бұрын
Good question. Someone local to the area may be more able to answer than me. If you go to the National Library of Scotland's website, their map section will show you the area from the late Victorian period onwards (maps.nls.uk/view/82881924), and as you may see there are many industries, like maltings, floor cloth works and Flax Mill along the waterfront. I'm just not sure if these may be classed as heavy industry.
@glitterizedrainbow23115 жыл бұрын
If you count the 2 coal mines then yes. Seafield and dysart.
@billbinder775411 ай бұрын
When they built the Morrisons down the end of the prom, which way did they point it's cafe? ... the car park. Why would anyone want to look out over the water??
@EdExploresScotland11 ай бұрын
I hadn't noticed. It's a very good point.
@samdottori3 жыл бұрын
Good man
@SirBeauJangles4 жыл бұрын
Kirkcaldy's an industrial town, not a seaside resort. Well it used to be more industrial than it is now. I can't see it as a resort in competition with the likes of the East Neuk villages only a handful of miles to the East. Plus the coastal resorts of Burntisland and Aberdour - such as they are. In my mind it's still the centre of linoleum production in Scotland, with the smell of linseed oil reeking right through the whole town. All that's gone now but auld ideas don't shift so easily...
@EdExploresScotland4 жыл бұрын
I just feel that with the loss of so much industry, and the main focus for many Scottish places now on tourism, the promenade has a lot of potential for cafes and bars and restaurants, all with great views over the water.
@cammydagamer25293 жыл бұрын
The good thing about the prom is that me and my mates go back and forth on our bikes until we cant go anymore
@ihatebutter4 жыл бұрын
I can safely say that living in the really laung town isney as good as some may hink
@macaroon444 жыл бұрын
kirkcaldy needs a tourist attraction like Blackpool has it's tower and Falkirk has it's wheel/kelpies....
@EdExploresScotland4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@professorpodcast30293 жыл бұрын
Yes, Kirkcaldy has a Perfect location on Forth Near big tourist Cities Like Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Dundee. It seems like it's always missing something, Something Big
@jamestheman19625 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah they did have money to build and open a new strip joint
@68blues8 ай бұрын
That guy can moan!
@EdExploresScotland8 ай бұрын
Absolutely. It's taken many years to hone this skill to perfection.
@68blues8 ай бұрын
@@EdExploresScotland …lol, nice to see you took the comment in good fun!