Recreation in Strathmiglo & Gateside Online

This area is predominantly rolling farmland and offers excellent opportunities for many outdoor sports, including walking, cycling, golf, fishing as well as touring the countryside by car.

Open spaces

Fife council run King George V Park lies in the centre of Strathmiglo village. Divided by the River Eden, one side of the park is home to a football pitch and the other, children's play equipment. There are public toilets too. Gateside has a football pitch behind the school and a large play park to the east of the school car park.

  
Walking

The Lomond Hills rise to almost 1750ft at West Lomond (the nearest to Strathmiglo & Gateside) and 1500ft at East Lomond. With expansive views from both summits plus notable historic features, the Lomond Hills Regional Park provides exceptional walking and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike. Craigmead Car Park in Falkland has good access for walkers to both the East and West Lomond Hills. It has a picnic area, information boards & toilets.

Strathmiglo also has its own Community Woodland. Managed by the Fife Ranger Service, the woodland provides paved walking and biking tracks. From time to time, the Ranger arranges community conservation activities - watch the events calendar for more on this.

Cycling

Strathmiglo is a main stop-off point on the Kingdom of Fife Millennium Cycleway 109 mile long ‘Kingdom Route'. This route takes you through the west and north of Fife between the Forth and Tay Road Bridges - past the former mining towns of south west Fife, through the Cleish Hills, between the farms of the Howe and by the harbours of the Tay. The route, should you fancy completing it all could be tough for some, so please choose your route wisely. Alternatively there are other shorter and easier cycleways criss-crossing Strathmiglo and the Howe. Take your pick and enjoy the healthy way to get around.

Golf

Fife is famous for its golf courses. Whilst St Andrews is only a 35 minute drive from Strathmiglo & Gateside, Falkland's picturesque 9-hole golf course and Open Championship qualifying course Ladybank  and are only 5 and 10 minutes away respectively.

Fishing

Lindores Loch and Golden Loch north of Auchtermuchty offer year round bank and boat (fly only) fishing for a range of trout. The local wildlife around both Lochs is worth a look too, Osprey, Kites, Hawks, Swallows and Sandmartins giving much pleasure for those that are interested. Alternatively Ballo Trout Fishery, only 2 miles from Falkland in Leslie, offers year round bank and boat (fly only) fishing for rainbow, blues and wild brown trout.

Auchtermuchty business Sporting Safaris Scotland offers goose shooting, pigeon shooting, duck shooting, driven game shooting, rough shooting and deer stalking.

Sports clubs & health

If you want to participate in organised sport, in a team or as an individual, consider Strathmiglo's Bowling Club, Strathmiglo United Amateur Football Club , Country Dancing or twirling with the Strathmiglo Twirlers at the Strathmiglo Village Hall.

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