Recreation in Falkland & Newton of Falkland

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Festival of the 3 Falklands : RESULTS Falkland Cricket Club celebrated their 150th anniversary year with some great weather and a nailbiting win over the SCU President's XI by three wickets. Well done!
Turf Aid - help 'green' Tyndall Bruce Park Please help Lomond United AFC turf Tyndall ruce park by making a donation to Turf Aid. £10 buys us a lot more turf and gets your name entered onto the scroll of honour - which will be placed in the time capsule and buried under the park.

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Community Spaces

In Falkland both residents and visitors enjoy the quieter pleasures of sitting "watching the world go by."  There is plenty of comfortable seating throughout the village: in the High Street; Parish Church; Cross Wynd (well signposted with amenity maps); throughout the Falkland Estate; next to the Duck Pond and alongside the ample paths, which have been widened to provide disabled access.

Cycling

Like most of the Howe of Fife, Falkland is a safe cycling environment for beginners, more experienced and professional riders. Falkland is a main stop on the 15.5 mile Ladybank - Auchtermuchty - Falkland Kingdom of Fife Cycleway route, which has recently been extended to include a direct cycle path from Pillars of Hercules to Strathmiglo (an excellent 3.4 mile off-road route that's ideal for families walking or cycling with young children).

Surrounding Falkland village there are quiet local roads, forest paths on Falkland Estate plus more demanding off road routes. There is a specially designed mountain biking track in the woodlands on the lowers slopes of East Lomond (access gained from the Falkland to Leslie hill road). Falkland Mountain Bike Club report it, 'a thrilling challenge'.

Bikes can be hired from The Bruce Inn on Falkland's High Street. 

>  More on Walking & Cycling in Fife 

Fishing

Ballo Trout Fishery, only 2 miles from Falkland in Leslie, offers year round bank and boat (fly only) fishing for rainbow, steelhead, blues and wild brown trout.

> More local fishing

Golf

Falkland is blesesd with it's very own picturesque golf course that offers a relaxed and friendly welcome to visitors and parties. Falkland Golf course is the only inland, 9-hole course in Fife. It is relatively flat, has several burns that meander through it, a challenging par 5 on the 2nd hole, and outstanding views of the Lomonds. It offers reduced rates for juniors and the clubhouse has a bar and some catering facilities. You can even hire equipment. No handicap necessary.

> More golfing opportunities locally

Horse Riding

Horse Riding opportunities are welcomed in designated areas of Falkland Estate. Contact Falkland Centre for Stewardship for more details. If you're looking for riding lessons, see Highfield Equestrian in nearby Collessie or Barbarafield Riding School near Cupar.

Leisure classes

Falkland & Newton boast a series of fitness and exercise classes which operate from either Falkland or Newton Village Hall:

• Musical Steps - activity sessions for pre-schoolers, Friday mornings, Falkland Village Hall
• Pilates Classes - Sunday 6pm to 7pm, Newton of Falkland Village Hall
• Strictly Combat - ladies only, Monday 7pm to 8pm, Falkland Village Hall
• Dance-Fit for Ladies - Wednesday 7pm to 8pm in Newton of Falkland Village Hall
• Falkland Yoga classes - please contact for details

> More Fitness and execrcise classes in the area

Open spaces

To the West of the village, on the periphery of the Falkland Estate is West Loam Play Area at Balmblae. This is a pleasant, sheltered, easily supervised area for families and children with swings, slides, seating and a picnic area plus bridges over a safe burn, suitable for paddling. Older children can make good use of the playing field behind Falkland Primary School. There is a football pitch and swings near to St Johns Works too.

Sports clubs & health

If you want to participate in organised sport, in a team or as an individual, then chances are there's something in or around Falkland to suit you. The village is home to

• Falkland Tennis Club, Mini Tennis Club and Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club
• Falkland Bowling Club
• Falkland Cricket Club 
• Falkland Golf Club
• Lomond Victoria Amateur Football Club 
• Lomond United Amateur Football Club
• Falkland Curling Club
• Stag Inn Curling Club 
• Fife Athletic Club (organise the Lomond Hill race and other athletic events)
• Howe of Fife Rugby Football Club

Walking

Falkland is the ideal base for a recreational walker. From lowland strolls through Falkland Estate, to day-long hikes around Fife's highest peaks the Lomond hills, there's something to suit everyone.

Falkland's Hidden Walk is an easy 1.7 mile walk from the village uphill through the forested Douk Plantation with great views of Falkland.

There are a network of pleasant walks in the 1900 ha Falkland Estate including

• Arraty Den and Crags
• Drumdreel Woods
• Douk Plantation
• Gilderland
• Kilgour Crags
• Maspie Den and Waterfall
• Royal Walk

Some paths are wheelchair accessible. Download a map of Falkland Estate paths and landscape features here. 

The Centre for Stewardship sells an interpretative 'Four walks Guide' to the area, and organises seasonal guided walks  too - watch the events calendar for these. If you'd like to try something different, there's a unique set of audio walks through Falkland Estate, created by sound artists David Chapman and Louise K Wilson. MP3 players are available from the Centre for Stewardship offices (open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm) - returnable £10 deposit required - or download the files to your own player.

The Lomond Hills Regional Park also offers a variety of walks of varying difficulty. Craigmead Car Park gives good access for walkers to both the East and West Lomond Hills. It has a picnic area and information boards. Beware of the toilets - though provided, they are seldom open for public use. This car park is useful for access to the recently extended Mapsie Den walk (down hill).

The Ramblers Association - St Andrews & North East Fife organise fortnightly walks throughout NE Fife for those who wish to explore further afield.

More local walking and cycling routes