Fife – an old Pictish kingdom on a penninsula squeezed between the Forth and Tay rivers – prides itself on its good weather.

This is among best in Scotland in terms of hours of sunshine, temperature and lack of rainfall. And true to form rows of static holiday caravans line many beaches around key destinations, such as golfing captial St. Andrews, or the fishing villages of the East Neuk.

But other parts of this is a region couldn't be more different. The city's of Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy dominate the south and are little more than feeder settlements for Edinburgh – and you'd only venture here for a specific attraction like Dunfermline Abbey, Deep Sea World or Culross.

East Neuk

St. Andrews Discovery Point

Glamis Castle

Perth