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St Andrews R&A Golf Course - Old Course Walk

West Sands Road / Old Station Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9XL

Access Guide

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Summary

  • Amenities in this area include: a golf course and a 4.2 mile walk around the periphery of the Old Course at St Andrews.
  • The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
  • This entrance is Bruce Embankment which is the nearest to the Bruce Embankment Car Parking which contains the Blue Badge bays.
    The unnamed path running from Golf Place behind the Royal and Ancient Golf Club was not accessible due to building work on The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
    The other access point in The Links.
  • Follow the A91 into St Andrews until the road changes to Links Crescent, at the roundabout take the A917, take the first left into Golf Place.
    There is parking on the right at the Bruce Embankment Car Park.
    The Links will take you to the Old Course Walk in a clockwise direction, while proceeding further down Golf Place to Bruce Embankment will take you to the Old Course Walk in an anti-clockwise direction.

Public Transport

  • There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the.
  • The bus station is on City Road, approximately 650 metres from Bruce Embankment.
    The nearest bus stop to Bruce Embankment is on North Street and is a similar distance.
  • The nearest train station is Leuchars.
  • Leuchars Station is approximately 5 miles away. It is on the Fife Circle Line which is a local rail service north of Edinburgh.
    The line links the towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth.
    The service is not strictly a circle route, rather a point to point service that reverses at the Edinburgh end and has a large bi-directional balloon loop at the Fife end. All train services are run by ScotRail.
    Taxis and frequent bus services run between St Andrews and Leuchars.

Parking

  • This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
  • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
  • There are clearly presented payment signs.
  • Maps and information boards are not available.
  • There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 235cm x 405cm.
  • There is a hatched zone on one side but not to the rear.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the designated exit from the car park.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.

Access Point

  • Access Point View
    • This information is for the access point located on your left as you move down Golf Place from the A917.
    • There is step-free access at this access point.
    • There is open access.
    • There is not an information board/map at this access point.
    • There is a slope with a very easy incline.

Outdoor Spaces

  • This information is for the access point located off Golf Place.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: gravel, grass, concrete or tarmac and compact earth.
  • Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
  • There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
  • Playground View
    • The majority of pathways are tarmac and have a width of approximately 270cm.
      There are numerous slight inclines and dips along the walk.

Public Facilities

  • Accessible Toilets, Changing Places and Standard Toilets are available on Bruce Embankment.
    Standard toilets are also available at Halfway House.