About Kingswood Hotel, Burntisland, Fife.
The Kingswood Hotel is an independent family run hotel overlooking the Firth of Forth on the outskirts of Burntisland. This is in the centre of what is known as the ‘Fife Riviera’ – the group of seaside holiday towns that include Aberdour, Burntisland and Kinghorn and boast excellent beaches, watersports, sailing and golf.
History of the Kingswood Hotel
Built circa 1850 by the Johnstone family, sugar planters from Jamaica, the Kingswood remained a private residence until around 1930.From the grounds of the Kingswood can be seen the monument commemorating the place where Alexander III, the last Celtic King of Scotland, fell from his horse to his death. In the 1950’s sand was quarried from the grounds apparently for use in the construction of the Forth Road Bridge. In the 1960’s when alcohol could only be purchased by `bona fide travellers’ the hotel was a popular stopping off point.
In 1986 the hotel was purchased by Rankin and Kathryn Bell who have personally managed it ever since.The Kingswood was sympathetically extended in 1990 to include the Alexander Suite and Conservatory.Further extensions and major alterations were completed in 2003/2004 doubling the size of the Restaurant, Alexander Suite, Reception and Lounge Area. Two additional Suites and a ground floor bedroom suitable for disabled guests were created at this time.
