Pittencrieff Park

As with much of Dunfermline, the park is closely tied to the legacy of Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist for whom Manhattan's famous Carnegie Hall is named. Known locally as The Glen, it was purchased by Andrew in 1902 and gifted to the people of Dunfermline. The park features an aviary that is home to 12 resident peacocks: Andrew, Katie, Louis, Hamish, Angus, Patsy, Kaylee, Angel, Eva, Zoe, Skout and Skylar. Keep an eye out for these beautiful birds.

We like to identify mobility scooter accessible locations that have pleasant gardens and other facilities to stroll around. Pittencrieff Park ticks all these boxes nicely.

The Park is huge with a variety of beautiful trees, and different paths and walkways. The park was rich in colour. We noted how the light in the park changed with the weather and that the colours in the park would also change with the seasons and present a different experience on each visit. The views across the park are spectacular and gardens and paths are extremely well maintained. Footpaths and walkways are fairly even - there are some slopes, but most are not too steep. As mentioned before however, there are some steep wooded areas that would probably not be suitable for wheelchairs. Our children enjoy space to wander and to be able to lead the way on certain footpaths. They like the noise of branches swaying in the wind and swishing leaves, the feel of different textured paths underfoot and running hands across tickly grass and rough bark on tree trunks. There was an abundance of scent in the park particularly from the emerging blossom and grass cutting at that time of year. We visited one of the glasshouses which offered a different sensory experience again. On entering, we noted the atmosphere was slightly humid and had a noticeable acoustic change, the glasshouse included fish and gentle water sounds.