Puzzle Description

DAMAGED BOX. NO RETURNS. Crail is a historic fishing village in the pretty East Neuk of Fife. Crail Harbour (G798) is a 1000 piece jigsaw in the Gibsons catalogue designed by Terry Harrison.

Harbours such as these are dotted across the UK and were once thriving fishing villages. The fish have mostly gone but the tourists have had their imaginations stirred by the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson's Captain Long John Silver from Treasure Island. Just imagine confronting the evil yet charming pirate with the phrase: "Avast me hearties, I'll have yer liver on me pike for dinner."

Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by historic fishing cottages. Crail is a historic fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife coast and is well worth a visit.

Only 90 minutes by car from Edinburgh and 10 miles south of St Andrews, the Home of Golf. Drive along the picturesque Fife Coastal Route, an 85 mile drive around the beautiful north east coast of the Kingdom of Fife. Alternatively explore by foot and take to the The Fife Coastal Path which runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles. This waymarked path can be explored in small sections and passes by Crail and other fishing villages including Elie and St Monans.

Visitors flock to the harbour front for an ice cream and a stroll to see the fishing boats or to simply explore the timeless wynds within the village. In the summer, the Crail Food Festival is a treat for the senses.

There is plenty to explore while you are here including a heritage centre, galleries, local shops as well as local eateries such as delightful tearooms. Local amenities such as a bank and convenience store are also available. Considered to be the most lovely harbour setting in the East Neuk, Crail Harbour's best vantage point is from the West Braes, as one arrives in to Crail from Anstruther. Dotted around the harbour are dwellings originally built in the 17th Century, decorated with white walls and red pan tiled roofs. The original customs house still stands and bears a plaque to that effect. The harbour has also been reproduced as a scaled model in Lego Land.

In the harbour are a few small boats that go partan (edible crabs) and lobster fishing, which are sold at the harbour and at the various fish merchants and sheds throughout the East Neuk villages.

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1000 Piece puzzle dimensions: 68 x 49 cms.