Scotstarvit and Hill of Tarvit from Ceres NB CHANGE OF DATE

Friday 21 October - 10:30am
Distance 10.25km / 6.5 miles. Time 3 - 4 hours. The plan is to reach the NTS Hill of Tarvit House in time for lunch. The cafe is open to non-members, but non-members would have to pay to view the house. The date has been changed as the house and café are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Meet in the car park in Ceres (toilets!) at 10.30am.  The car park is across the river from the Fife Folk Museum which has a café.  Ceres is an ancient Burgh and is well worth a visit in its own right. Apart from the museum there are also galleries, a pottery and a tea room as well as the old Ceres Inn. The walk is mainly on paths through agricultural land with a few short ups and downs. There is one short stretch along a minor road. This is a really interesting walk through a historic but lesser known part of Fife. If anyone doesn’t want to walk round the complete circuit, it would be possible to return to Ceres from Tarvit House, either along a minor road or back the way we came and also to spend some time in the house.  There is a short steep climb behind the house up the hill to a view point but this can also be avoided, although it is well worth the effort. A full description of the walk can be found at http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirling/hill-of-tarvit.shtml Please let Lottie know if you are planning to come by emailing her at lottiegregory@gmail.com. Ceres is over an hour’s drive from here so car sharing would be a good idea. Walking shoes are fine and a snack is always a good idea but we can have a light lunch at Hill of Tarvit.