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Leven is a Town in the Fife area of
Scotland, 37 miles north of Edinburgh, via
the Firth of Forth Road Bridge. Leven is
connected to the smaller towns of Methil and
Buckhaven to the south.
The Town is popular for its Beach, Golf,
Fife Heritage
Railway, and Methil Heritage
Centre for the history of the area.
Wemyss Caves are 4
miles south with a Museum and Guided Tours.
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Camping & Touring
Parks in area
The image top is looking north along Leven
Promenade and Beach. There is a large Car Park
at the south side of the Beach, normally with a
Snack Bar.
The second image is of Festival Gardens mid
way along the Promenade. There are Monuments in
the Garden to commemorate the first Polish
independent Parachute Brigade that was formed
and trained in the Leven area. The main
Monument was unveiled in 1964, on the 20th
anniversary of the Battle of
Arnhem, that took place in September
1944.
The Skate Park is at the north end of the
Promenade, where there are Life Guards in
summer months at the north end of the
Beach.
Leven Beach Holiday
Park overlooks the north end of the Beach.
The Holiday Park also has areas for Touring and
Camping.
Leven Links Golf
Club is also at the north end of the
Promenade, founded in 1846.
Scoonie Golf
Club is next to Leven Links, founded in
1891. This Course is now run by Fife Council,
so less expensive than Leven Links.
Levenmouth Swimming
Pool and Leisure Centre is at the south end
of the Promenade, by the Bus Station and south
end of the High Street.
The High Street runs from Shorehead Square
at the Bus Station north, with the largest
stores being New Look and JD Sports.
Fife Heritage Railway
is on the west side of Leven. There are a
number of Open Days throughout the year listed
on the website.
Methil Heritage
Centre is to the south of Leven in the
Methil area. This is a Free Museum with a Cafe,
giving information on Local History.
Leven History
1824 - the Haig Distillery
was opened on the west side of Leven at Cameron
Bridge. This Distillery grew to be the largest
Grain
Distillery in Scotland, now owned by
Diageo, producing about 30 million gallons of
Spirit per year. Popular brands over the years
include Haig, Cameron Brig, and Dimple. This
Distillery is now named Cameron Bridge, no
visitors allowed.
1800s mid - Deep Coal Mining began in Fife
extracting vast quantities of Coal at depths
around 1,500ft. The Wellesley Colliery was on
the south side of Leven at Buckhaven, employing
around 2,000 men.
1846 - Leven Links Golf Club was
founded.
1854 - the Leven Railway opened, connecting
the Town to the Edinburgh to Aberdeen main
line, the beginning of Tourism to the area for
the Beach and Golf.
1965 - Methil Power
Station opened, powered by low grade waste
coal from local Coal Mines.
1969 - the Railway Station closed.
1972 - the Wellesley
Colliery closed, with the site now used for
Wind Turbines.
2000 - the Methil Power Station was closed
after all the Coal Mines had closed and it had
used up all the low grade Coal from the Mine
Tips.
2011 - the Methil Power Station was
demolished so the site could be used for a
Retail Park.
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