Kinghorn - Kinghorn visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Kinghorn' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Fife.

Kinghorn is a small seaside town on the north coast of the Firth of Forth in Fife, almost directly opposite Edinburgh. It is famous as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland died falling from a horse while returning from Burntisland to see his new wife. It has the busiest RNLI lifeboat station in Scotland.

Kinghorn was a Royal Burgh, and the castle, now demolished and built over, was often visited by the Scottish Court in the period of the House of Dunkeld. The town was fed by water from Loch Kinghorn. The fortunes of Kinghorn changed dramatically with the arrival of the railway in 1846 and the ferry services across the Firth of Forth to Pettycur Bay ended.

Kinghorn - Attractions

Kinghorn is a restful holiday resort town, surrounded by beautiful country side, good coastline and a couple of beaches. The main attractions around Kinghorn include:

• Parish Church - built in 1774 with a bell tower added in 1894.
• Beaches - Kinghorn has two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, backed by the Pettycur Bay Holiday Park.
• Kinghorn Port - picturesque port, still with a small, active fishing fleet.
• Kinghorn Municipal Golf Club - for those interested in golf.
• Earthship Visitor Resource Centre - unique building made from old car tyres and drinks cans, providing its own heating, electricity, water and sewage treatment.
• Kinghorn Loch - freshwater loch above the town, historical source of water for Kinghorn.
• Fife Coastal Path - coastal walking path running through Kinghorn.
• Burntisland - another coastal town 3 miles west of Kinghorn, home to the Museum Of Communication
• Kirkcaldy - coastal town 4 miles east of Kinghorn.

Bus: Burntisland Road by the war memorial.
Car: Kinghorn is on the A921, 3 miles east of Burntisland and 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. It is about 30 miles form Edinburgh.
Rail: Kinghorn Railway Station.