A glass has been raised to an old but new brewery.
Fife Council leader Alex Rowley paid a visit to Dunfermline’s historic Abbot House for a tour and to hear how the heritage centre will spend £9,850 awarded through the local authority’s culture and heritage investment.
“The purpose of this new fund is to support Fife visitor attractions to encourage people to see what is on their doorstep.
“Abbot House is now able to offer free access for all visitors who can simply look around or take advantage of the guided tours that takes you through almost 1,000 years of Scottish history, from the foundation of Dunfermline Abbey in 1128,” he said.
Owned by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Abbot House is developing a brew house. Once it opens in October, it will offer a chance to see how beer was brewed in days gone by.
Mr Rowley added: “Dunfermline had a vast tradition of brewing, from the days of the abbey right up to the early 20th century, and this is something that the Abbot House are keen to bring back to the town.
“Craft brewing has been growing across the country over the last 10 years and there are a number of initiatives now getting up and running in Fife, which is a great chance for visitors to see how the beer is brewed and to taste more traditional flavours, as well as the modern beers coming from some of the breweries being developed.”
Mr Rowley said he hoped the public will take advantage of the initiative and visit Abbot House and see what this facility and the wider historic capital of Scotland has to offer.
“Fife is a beautiful county with some great visitor attractions, parks and outdoor activities and while we want to up our game in attracting tourist to the kingdom, we are also keen to promote what we have to Fifers, who can give a major boost to all the facilities by paying a visit and seeing what we have on our doorstep, much of which is free and offers a great day out.”