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Cambo Estate | Kingsbarns, St Andrews KY16 8QD, Scotland
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Cambo House, Cambo Estate
Ranked #17 of 74 St Andrews B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 95 Reviews
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Harmony, North Carolina, United States
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Extraordinary Home and Experience!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

Wonderful gardens, breakfasts and hosts...stay in the main home if you can, the rooms and history are unbelievable! Take a walk through the formal gardens, into the woodland and out to the North Sea (just a ten minute walk or so). You wind up on the green at Kingsbarns Golf Links and a short stroll takes you into the village where the Post Office is the only retail space, a church, village homes and one small pub (with excellent food) make up the main road.
The rooms in Cambo House are more than spacious and historical artifacts dot every space and invite you to linger with generations of family life in St. Andrews.
Don't miss the pigs!

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Would definitely stay again.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011
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Beautiful estate with wonderful gardens. Can wander all over the property. Breakfast is served in a magnificent dining room in the main building, and although the rooms we had were self-contained, would definitely choose the B&B option again.The rooms are delightful,spacious and comfortable and the owners are very welcoming. There is no restaurant there, but the owners will recommend nearby eating places.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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“Silver Wedding Anniversary”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

A lovely stay - superb gardens and house. Took our little dog who loved all the walks - woodland and beach. Staff made us most welcome. What a fantastic place to spend our Anniversary. We loved it and will be back again soon. The Garden Apartment was lovely. Gardens are absolutely superb. Couldn't have wished for a better holiday and the weather was great in Scotland! !

Mike & Katrina

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“A real gem, loved our stay, would have liked longer to appreciate all the house and gardens had to offer”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011
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My husband and I were travelling with two American couples, friends who were visiting us from over the pond so we wanted to show them the best of the UK, really glad we chose Cambo House. We just had the one night here and were all very impressed, one couple had a lovely room in the clocktower of the main house with four poster bed and a huge bathroom which had a bath in the middle of the room and separate shower, full of character. We were originally going to share one of the two bedroom flats with the other couple but the staff were so helpful and said that as they weren't fully booked that night we could have a two bedroom each. The standard of the accommodation was excellent and my husband and I in fact had a three bedroom flat with two bathrooms all very well appointed. There was also a fully equipped kitchen which would have been very useful had we been staying longer, a large lounge with comfortable sofas and a TV.
The building itself was very impressive and the gardens (there was also a walled garden)absolutely glorious, we had several long walks during our stay as the weather was also very good to us. Breakfast in the main dining room was delicious and our American friends certainly enjoyed the Scottish breakfast! The hotel was pet friendly and we saw several cats around (pets of the house) which being a cat person was an added bonus!
There was free wi-fi but the signal was only really strong enough downstairs near the main offices, but that wasn't a problem for us.
As there was no dining room other than for breakfast, the staff recommended a great restaurant, the Cellar in Anstruther which my husband had wanted to go to for years, I can only say that it was well worth the wait! Food was outstanding and had won the award for most romantic restaurant in Scotland.
We can all thoroughly recommend this hotel, a great place to stay longer, very quiet and peaceful and the staff were very helpful and friendly.

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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“An amazing retreat in our private clocktower!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2011

We stayed at Cambo Estate in March, in the Clocktower room. Would highly recommend this room for a romantic break - it's up a private staircase, with a huge seperate bathroom. The estate itself is also pretty special - we were unlucky in that it rained the weekend of our visit but we still took a walk round the gardens which were beautiful even in the rain (and said hello to the piggies!). We arrived by train in St Andrews and got a taxi out to the estate which cost around £20 although we did discover that there is a bus that stops outside the entrance to the estate which is fairly regular (you do have around a 1 mile walk up the driveway to the house though).

Would highly recommend a stay at Cambo, and we'll definitely be back (with a car this time though!).

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Cambo Estate | Kingsbarns, St Andrews KY16 8QD, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR11,090 - 12,818

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