Doors Open Days - Fife West

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Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife. Check out this year's events in Fife West!

About Doors Open Days - Fife West

Listed Under Days Out Events / Arts and Crafts Events / Family and Kids Events / History Events / Learning Events / Outdoor Events / Talks and Lectures Events / Tour Events

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates heritage and the built environment, new and old. Every September, you can explore hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland for free. Some open up once a year, some just once in a lifetime.

Doors Open Days is a national event run by the Scottish Civic Trust. Information about the national programme, including event listings, can be found at www.doorsopendays.org.uk.

Programme Highlights:

Abbot House, Dunfermline
20 September 2025
Abbot House is a beautiful ‘A’ listed building, dating back to at least the 16th Century. It’s situated within Dunfermline’s Heritage Quarter and is steeped in the rich history of Scotland’s ancient capital. The house is instantly recognisable by its colour and is known fondly as the ‘pink hoose’ by locals.

Aberdour Lapidarium
20 September 2025
In collaboration with the Aberdour Cultural Association this is an opportunity to see an unrivalled collection of authentic copies of over 130 mediaeval and Pictish carved stones from Britain and Ireland. Sculptor Leslie Alan Reid will be on hand to talk about the stones and explain the designs on them.

Cairneyhill Parish Church
21 September 2025
Visit this historic church whose structure has remained largely unaltered since 1752 and join our morning Service at 1130. Then enjoy the guided tour and walk around the many interesting memorials of the kirkyard where you can learn of the purpose of the 'Watch House'.

Forth Bridges Light Tower Museum, North Queensferry
20 September 2025
21 September 2025
The Robert Stevenson Light Tower, built in 1817 by the grandfather of RLS, was one of the first Light Towers constructed in Scotland. Its claim to fame is that it is the world’s only operational oil lit light tower. The light safely guided the Forth ferries until they ceased operating in 1960. The tower was then later carefully restored and in 2010 it was reopened by the Princess Royal.

Forthview Inverkeithing Parish Church
21 September 2025
Visit this historic church to see one of the finest baptismal fonts in Scotland. Hear its remarkable story and get the chance to see our lovely stained glass windows, both old and modern.

Holy Name RC Church, Oakley
21 September 2025
The present Holy Name Church was opened in 1958. Join us for a tour to see its architecture, the stained glass windows and small museum.

Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Dunfermline
14 September 2025
Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of this fine ecclesiastical building, and explore the features, including the reredos, and the lovely Kempe & Wilson windows. Hunt and seek quiz for children.

Lathalmond Railway Museum
14 September 2025
Enjoy a day at Shed47 Railway Restoration Group, in the original 1942 WW2 locomotive shed and restored railway of the Royal Naval Stores & Transit Depot, Lathalmond. Visit and find out all about Dunfermline & West Fife's rich railway heritage.

Saline & District Heritage Museum
21 September 2025
Visit our Heritage Centre to see displays of local history our new exhibition. You can also join our guided tour of the Old Saline Kirkyard and see the finds we made in the Glebe Field.

Scottish Lime Centre, Charlestown
New
20 September 2025
The Scottish Lime Centre has a multi-skilled/multi-disciplined staff and external consultants (employed for specific projects) with a broad range of experience and expertise. We work as a team in an informal, but very productive, atmosphere in our Charlestown Workshops offices which we rescued and restored under the remit of a building preservation trust.

St Fillan's Church, Aberdour
20 September 2025
21 September 2025
Visit St Fillan's, a rare surviving Norman building and with most of the church dating from 1123, it is even older than Aberdour Castle, and probably the oldest church in Scotland, having just celebrated its 900th anniversary. Join the celebration and enjoy exploring this 12thC church.

St James' Chapel
20 September 2025
21 September 2025
Doors Open Day is one of the few days that this ancient Chapel of St James the Apostle is open for the public to explore. Enjoy browsing the 11th Century Chapel and the "Ferrie Sailers" 18th Century graveyard.

St Margaret's RC Memorial Church, Dunfermline
20 September 2025
21 September 2025
Whether you live in Dunfermline or are just visiting us, please be assured of our welcome and we hope that your visit to our beautiful church and the shrine of St. Margaret of Scotland will be fruitful.

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