A visit to St Andrews

That sounds nice. I'd be ok for 28th or 29th. ☺️

I can't as I'll be away but it's a lovely idea.

Any of those days would suit me.

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Me
Marelli
Elegran

All are very welcome

Awe baubles so sorry you can't make it - another time

The thought of St. Andrews makes me homesick

Please give it my love! Paw and I met there in our first year and I LOVE the place.

I love Saint Andrews. A favourite holiday destination, when our children were small and I was a golf widow😀. One of my colleagues retired early and moved there.

Beautiful memories Charliegirl Mawbroon Marydoll

Having met mawb on GN and discovered that we were at St A at the same time in the late 60's, I'm sorry we didn't meet up then. I think we might've got on quite well!

One of my sons is at uni at St A's. I love the place too.

It would be funny if we met and recognised each other!(unlikely, but funny!!)

Maybe we should pm to find out just what we were doing, when and where!

mcem Sounds a great idea

Can you add me to the list *elizabeth' - I can manage any of those dates.

It's tempting, have lived in Scotland for 18 years but never seen St Andrew's. Could you add me as a possible? And I'll fit in with your agreed date if I come up. (Back from a long holiday early that week so may just want to be home for a bit by then.)

I would love to come on the 27th or 28th if DD will have me to stay and you can get trains from Fife to St. Andrews.

A wee visit to St Andrews - Any burning ambitions to see or do anything special while we're there apart from chatting, eating and drinking?

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Marelli
Elegran
Katek

Possibilities
EllenT
oldgoat- the nearest railway station is Leuchars and there's buses from there to St Andrews town centre otherwise you could get a bus straight from Edinburgh to the town centre

oldgoat, you won't be able to get a train to St Andrews (only as far as Leuchars, where you could get a bus - they run regularly). There are buses also buses from Kirkcaldy that (I think) start at Edinburgh. Maybe you and Elegran could travel together?

Oops..... I've typed too many buses! And Elizabeth1 has already told you that! I must lie down - it must be the shock of doing the ironing. 😳

Can't do the walking but food and talking - especially talking - lie well within my capabilities!!

Can I recommend Lexie Conyngham's Murray of Letho series as pre St A. reading? I have just read number 10 of the series. The first is set at around 1800 in St Andrews, where Charles Murray is a student. Subsequent books are in Edinburgh, St Monance, Letho and India. The characters are believably human and the topography and historical detail are spot-on.

The first is called Death in a Scarlet Gown, and they are all available on Kindle.

DD says that I can stay at her house in Burntisland so I could get a train and bus to St. Andrews. I've downloaded the book elegran and am about to start reading it. Just need to know which date suits everybody please.

It'll be good to see you again, oldgoat. I meant to say that those books are classified as "detective stories", which I suppose they are, but also very nice accounts of provincial (and Edinburgh) life at that time.