St Andrews pulled out all the stops last weekend and proudly showed those big cities that it was more than capable of keeping up in the festival stakes.
St Andrews food and drink festival was a nine day long event and I arrived on Saturday morning armed with a list, my camera and comfy trainers, and my mum and daughter, ready to sample St Andrews finest.
The town was buzzing with tourists and locals alike, cheerily shopping for gifts and filling the cafes and restaurants. St Andrews is a beautiful historical town all year but this weekend it was truly magical. Shops were lit up with sparkly colourful lights and traditional christmas decorations hung from shelves and windows. Festive songs played inside and out and the atmosphere was fantastic.

The Visit Scotland shop had invited along some local producers with samples. Janetta’s Ice cream had a cart filled with tiny pots of creamy deliciousness and Author Richard Falconer was also there selling copies of his fantastic books, Ghosts of Fife and Ghosts of St Andrews. The town hall hosted the military wives choir and the award-winning SRUC Elmwood hospitality team of chef lecturers and students cooked up fresh Scottish meals.
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