Coast: Tidal Tales and Treasures

Discover tales and treasures from around Fife’s shoreline in our latest family-friendly exhibition.

Find out how, at almost 177 miles long, our coast is a source of inspiration, nourishment and fortune – through fishing, trading, and visits for health and fun. It’s where we experience all that nature can throw at us, from serene sunsets to relentless storms.

Coast features a host of treasures, from seabirds and starfish to wrecks and rescues, fishing boats and swimming fashions.

Dive deeper and discover some amazing facts – did you know there may be as many as 500 shipwrecks scattered across the seabed of the Firth of Forth?

Plenty to see and do

• Explore the rock pool corner and uncover a host of sea creatures
• Get creative with sea-themed crafts
• Build your dream sandcastle in the magnetic mix-up challenge
• Transform yourself into a jellyfish, puffin or even a lobster!
• Lose yourself in a good book inside the giant sandcastle den