It is situated right on the waterfront of the Firth of Forth, on Town Pier, in between the two magnificent bridges giving it fantastic views over the water towards South Queensferry, and Edinburgh.
The lighthouse was built to guide ferries safely to the waters edge. At the time there was no proper docking places, mere slipways down to the waters edge  and considering that in 1811 the Ferry Passage was used by 1,515 carriages, 13,154 horses, 18,057 cows, 25,151 sheep, 2,615 dogs and 5,520 barrel bulk, some kind of lighting system was desperately needed!
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You can eat in either part, or order from one and sit in the other. It is separated with a glass wall with sliding doors which I presume they open for special events so they can use the whole area.
The deli serves sandwiches, paninis, soups etc as well as homemade fresh delicious cakes, all lined up in the cabinet along with all kinds of cheese and shelves filled with things like jams, chutneys, olives and pasta. They also do gluten and dairy free as well as take away.
The main restaurant serves proper meals like steak and fish, they also have a lunch menu, a Sunday roast and a really well thought out kids menu. The whole place is kitted out with large solid oak tables, big log fires and very nice chairs! We chose to sit in the main restuarant purely so we could sit on these-

The Festival Fringe in Edinburgh is the biggest Arts festival in the world. With over 45,000 performances in over 250 venues dotted all over Edinburgh, it gets very busy in August, the population triples, and visitors from all over the world descend on the city.
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The first section of the Fife Coastal Path starts from Kincardine Bridge and ends at the Waterloo Monument in North Queensferry and stretches 16.7 miles. It should take roughly 4 to 6 hours to walk and is quite easy with most of the paths in really good condition.
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The path begins at Kincardine Bridge. Built in 1936, at the time it was the largest swing bridge in Europe, and although it no longer swings it still stands impressively next to the lovely little village of Kincardine.
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Although the walk doesn’t take you through Kincardine I would recommend taking time to have a look around, its full of character and charm and certain parts look like they haven’t been touched since the 1800’s. We had a lovely walk through, my daughter had a play at the park while I explored the small roads and alleys, we then headed down towards the rail track to the first Coastal Path board where there are really good views of the bridge and the Power station.
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The Fife Coastal Path stretches from Kincardine Bridge in the south to the Tay Bridge in the north and covers 117 miles of pathways, some wild and quite challenging, some easy to manage and most, it promises, truly beautiful.
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My challenge was to cover all 117 miles, in six section as written on the website. This is my home county and I thought it was high time I explored it properly! When people talk about Scotland it tends to be Edinburgh then up to the Highlands but I’m making it my mission with this guide to convince people how gorgeous this part of Scotland is.
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Far up in the Highlands, you’re in the middle of nowhere. It’s autumn, getting chilly, let’s say September. You and the love of your life, surrounded by nothing but mountains, rivers and rugged beautiful landscape as far as the eye can see.
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