Entire home

Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations

Photo gallery for Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations

A large, historic building with a symmetrical facade, a central lawn, and a reflecting pond.
A coastal town with stone buildings, a stone wall, and boats docked at the harbor.
A round table with two chairs in a grassy outdoor area.
A playground with various play structures, including a slide and climbing areas, surrounded by a fenced area and greenery.
A caution sign with peacock illustrations and text advising drivers to drive slowly and with care.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Dunfermline Abbey

Popular amenities

  • Barbecue
  • Refrigerator
  • Dryer
  • Internet
  • Onsite parking available
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

View map
Dunfermline, Fife
  • Place, Pittencrieff Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Abbot House
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Dunfermline Abbey
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bed and 1 Single Futon

Shower Room

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

Add dates for prices

Similar properties

The garden
Apartment with a view
Edinburgh
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
9.8 out of 10, Exceptional, (243 reviews)
Apartment with a view

About the area

Dunfermline

Pittencrieff, a neighbourhood in Dunfermline, is home to this cottage. Dunfermline Abbey and Abbot House are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Dunfermline Golf Club and Aberdour Golf Course. Edinburgh Zoo and Fife Leisure Park are also worth visiting. Waterskiing and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and horse riding nearby.
View more Cottages in DunfermlineOpens in a new window
Map
Dunfermline, Fife

What's nearby

  • Pittencrieff Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Abbot House - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Dunfermline Abbey - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Townhill Country Park - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Dunfermline Town Station - 7 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fire Station Creative - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Commercial Inn - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Wynd Cafe - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Guildhall & Linen Exchange (Wetherspoon) - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Seven Kings - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Charming Cottage in Historic Dunfermline, close to several Outlander Locations located?

Located in Pittencrieff, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Pittencrieff Park and Saint Margaret's Cave. Abbot House and Dunfermline Abbey are also within 15 minutes. Dunfermline Town Station is 22 minutes by foot.

Reviews

7.8

Good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Learn moreOpens in a new window
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 20 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Check-in

8.2/10

Communication

8.4/10

Location

6.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful property for a family on a budget! We had no problems woth check-in or check-out. We liked the location. It was a good experience for our family!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We really enjoyed where this property is situated and spent hours watching the multiple species of birds that frequent the garden. The host was very quick to respond to any requests or needs we had providing plenty of information to help our stay go without a hitch.
Stayed 63 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Adorable Quaint Apartment

Loved everything about this apartment and the town! Will definitely be coming back and would suggest this to any and everyone!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Convenient for Edinburgh

Nice little place, very convienient for Edinburgh
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Warm and cosy.

Good location for town centre.
Stayed 28 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
It was reasonably clean. However, a couple of weeks into our 28 day stay the electricity went off and it was a weekend. The pre paid electricity for the landlord to pay for was not enough. He did not want to come out and pay the bill but finally agreed to. Then in a few days it went out again. He asked us to pay it and he would pay us back. We did pay it and he did pay us back. This turned out fine in the end but was a hassle to an American renter. We do not have prepaid utilities in the US. This was very stressful to me.
Stayed 28 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Disappointed

Fascinating town but the cottage did not really live up to its description.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Was a bit to far out of the way
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Jun 2026
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. To clarify our cottage's location which is generally regarded by our guests as being very central, in a quiet residential area with easy parking, a pleasant 10 minutes walk to the town centre with its numerous coffee bars, restaurants, all the usual shops, museum, two theatres, and to the bus station with regular links to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St Andrews, the coastal villages etc, and an even shorter stroll to the historic quarter, and glorious Pittencrieff Park with its wooded walks, another museum, flower beds, playparks, restaurant etc..
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Hält nicht, was sie verspricht

Der Kontakt zum Vermieter war schnell und gut – das ist positiv zu bewerten. Die Unterkunft allerdings war enttäuschend. Ja, wir haben keine 5-Sterne-Unterkunft erwartet, aber teilweise war die Tapete abgerissen oder blätterte ab, in manche Ecken durfte man nicht genau hinschauen, die sanitären Räume bestehen aus einem winzigen Raum mit Duschkabine und einem zweiten kleinen Raum mit Toilette und kleinem Waschbecken (von Badezimmer kann man eigentlich gar nicht sprechen), der Garten ist total verwildert und es gibt nur zwei Gartenstühle, obwohl für 4 Personen vermietet wurde ... Einmal, bei sehr starkem Regen, tropfte es in der Küche (Anbau) durch die Decke! Das sind nur einige Punkte – es scheint seit 40 Jahren nichts mehr gemacht worden zu sein, außer dass es unbegrenzt WLAN und einen großen TV gibt. Es mag sein, dass die Unterkunft nach englischen Maßstäben in Ordnung ist, nach deutschen allerdings nicht. Wir können, Stand August 2023, keine Empfehlung aussprechen. Und wir haben tatsächlich schon einige Selbstversorger-Urlaubsunterkünfte erlebt.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Schottischer Charm

Die Wohnung selbst ist in einem nicht renovierten Zustand. Es lassen sich keine Fenster öffnen. Küche ist gut ausgestattet. Dunfermline ist ein schöner Ort gut gelegen, um Trips Richtung Edinburgh und dem norden der Lowlands zu machen.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magical Cottage

We had a wonderful time staying in this magical cottage. It was lovely and cosy. The kitchen was equipped with everything you would need and more. One of the windows from the kitchen looks over the lovely natural wild garden and it was lovely being able to sit in the garden in the evenings, watching the birds and other wildlife. The cottage and the surrounding area was lovely and quite. Trevor our host, was very helpful and responded to any questions we had very quickly, which was a massive help. The cottage is also five minutes walk to The Glen (Pittencrieff Park), which is a beautiful park. The rail station is a 30 minute walk and the bus station is around a 10 minute walk from the Cottage. We would definitely come back and stay at this magical cottage.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A very comfortable and charming cottage, which has everything that you will need.

Had a really lovely stay, the cottage in really close to Dunfermline centre and the Glen, so everything this was close to hand and at easy reach. The cottage was very comfortable and welcoming, with free wifi, which we took advantage off. I found everything was very clean with fresh towels all folded and waiting for us on our arrival. The weather was fortunately really nice on our weeks stay which made our holiday perfect. I would recommend staying in this cottage to anyone that is visiting/staying in Dunfermline. The Sherlock family
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Nice place, nice location

Very comfortable house in a great location in easy walking distance to town centre and beautiful park. Stayed nice and warm throughout a very cold two months. We would recommend it even for a short stay and would definitely rent it again if the occasion arises.
Stayed 51 nights in Jan 2018
Archival

6/10 Okay

Drei Sterne

An diese Wohnung mussten wir uns erst gewöhnen. So ähnlich wohnten meine Großeltern. Die Haustür ist verzogen, kaum Abstellfläche in Toilette und Bad, wenige Haken für Garderobe und Handtücher. Die Aussicht vorne geht auf die Straße und auf eine von einem Bauzaun umzäunte Rasenfläche und hinten auf den verwilderten Garten, zu dem von der Küche eine steile Treppe hinunterführt. Im Wohnzimmer ist es sehr dunkel. Fenster sind schwer zu öffnen. In den Garten geht man eigentlich nicht. In der Küche haben wir kaum gekocht; die Töpfe waren sehr abgenutzt. Aber es hat etwas sehr Gemütliches. Das Wohnzimmer ist ein Zuhause, wenn man lange unterwegs war. Und das Bett im Schlafzimmer ist sehr gut. Dunfermline ist ein guter Ausgangspunkt für Ausflüge; mit dem Zug ist man in 35 min mitten in Edinburgh. Wir waren in Stirling, Glasgow, Pitlochry, Perth, St. Andrews und an der Küste. Auch Dunfermline haben wir besucht. Von der Wohnung geht es in der Seitenstraße bergab in einem wunderbaren Park. Und Mr. Smith ist ein liebenswürdiger Mann.
Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2017
Archival

8/10 Good

Cozy Cottage

The cottage was well equipped for our family of five. We enjoyed our stay in Scotland and it was a pleasant place to rest our heads at the end of a busy day of exploring.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017
Archival

8/10 Good

quaint cottage in quiet street

Had a lovely stay at Carnegie Cottage, suited us a family of 5, very clean and tidy, heating was good, and close to Dunfermline centre and the Abbey. would recommend for anyone to stay
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Lovely cosy cottage, great holiday

The cottage had lots of character and was ideally located for everything. Next time we'll bring the grandchilden as the playpark just a few minutes walk from the cottage is fantastic. It was great being able to stroll around the wooded walks in the Glen and go for a meal out at night without having to take the car. So many places to visit in and around Dunfermline, a week just isn't long enough.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay. Yes the Glen just down the road really is a fantastic place, The woodland walks are so atmospheric, and there are so many lovely places to visit in Fife, picturesque fishing villages, castles and gardens, as well as the big city of Edinburgh within easy reach.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

our relaxing new year get away

carneigie cottage is a cosy charming cottage with everything you could need from a cork screw to a computer. the beds are so comfortable and everything was spotlessly clean. nothing was too much trouble for the owners and they accept dogs which was a huge bonus to us. we will recommend this cottage to family and friends the baxters
Archival

8/10 Good

Abtauchen in romantische Gefilde

Unser vierter Schottland Urlaub. Wir haben uns in diesem entzückenden und heimeligen Cottage mit Garten - ein extra Bonbon - sehr "ZUHAUSE" gefühlt. Es war alles, sowie eine gut sortierte kleine Bibliothek !!! vorhanden. Besonders angenehm zum Entspannen nach "anstrengendem" shoppen im 10 Min. entfernten Zentrum von Dunfermline oder dem Lustwandeln im wunderbaren Park! Die Abbey war immer und immer wieder ein Anziehungspunkt. Ohne Anstrengung waren in diesem Urlaub die Ausflüge nach Sterling, Glasgow, St. Andrews, Cupar, Kirkaldy, Crail !!! und Culross !!! und das Highlight am Ende EDINBURGH und das Tattoo - so nah und einfach zu erreichen. Ob mit dem Bus, Zug oder Auto. Besonders zu empfehlen die Küstenstraße - auf dem Hinweg von Newcastle über Bamburgh Castle zu fahren. Und für die Rückfahrt die Landstraße nehmen und die Lowlands geniessen! Lieber Mr. Smith herzlichen Dank und wir kommen sehr gerne wieder.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 10 nights in May 2024
Tell us how we can improve our siteShare feedback