About Us
The St Andrews Preservation Trust was formed in 1937 by the community to protect historic buildings from demolition and redevelopment. Over the last 85 years we have committed ourselves to not only this, but guiding St Andrews’ future development.
We maintain several properties ranging from the many doocots around the St Andrews area, the Trust Museum at 12 North Street and the Boase Wood, all of which are free for the public. We also collaborate with local organisations and businesses to preserve the character of St Andrews while the town develops. We reward efforts from the community towards this with our annual Pride of Place Awards.
We rely heavily on the efforts of our volunteers, our team of museum staff and through the generous donations from our visitors to deliver on the promise of our motto: “Preserving the Past | Planning for the Future”.
Opening Hours
The museum is now closed for major redevelopment and will reopen in 2025. Click here to go to the museum website for more information. You can still view some of the museum’s narratives and collections through our Pop-Up exhibition.
Contact museum@stapt.org.uk for any enquiries or click here to support our project!
Where to Find Us
Facilities and Parking
There are two cafés close to the Museum, and public toilets are a five minute walk away in Church Square and at the Harbour. There are no parking facilities, toilets or café at the Museum itself.
Unfortunately, because we are a Grade 1 Listed Building, we are unable to install wheelchair access to the museum. The Research Room and the Garden are both accessible by wheelchair, however, just ask a member of staff and we’ll help however we can.
Want to learn more about us?
If you’d like to learn more about the history of the Trust and its properties, we have a page dedicated to our Annual Reports, or if you’d prefer a more concise telling of our story, take a look at our History Page.
People
Explore the backgrounds of our Charity Trustees, who are responsible
for the strategic and financial direction of the Trust.
Charity Trustees and co-opted members sit on the Trust’s Committees, each of which specialise in a particular issue facing the trust.
Find out more about how our employees discovered the Preservation Trust.
Accessibility Statement
The St Andrews Preservation Trust is committed to conforming to an AA standard of accessibility as detailed by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1),
This site has been developed using Elementor and is hosted to WordPress. All HTML and CSS is compliant with WCAG 2.1. We strive to ensure that all content of this website is accessible to all, this might not always be possible.
If you are experiencing any accessibility issues, please contact us at tom.irwin@stapt.org.uk or trust@stapt.org.uk, or call 01334 477629 and we’ll do everything possible to ensure that all can enjoy this site, regardless of disability
Data Protection
The information you provide will be used solely in relation to your membership with the St Andrews Preservation Trust. Your data will be stored and used in accordance with the Trust’s Privacy Policy, which can be viewed here.