Doors Open Day – Bogward Doocot, St Andrews

Join us on Sunday 8th September for an interesting peek inside the Doocot, a wander around the Lade Braes and to find out more about our preservation goals, events and membership.  Activities for adults and children alike include storytelling by a professional storyteller and a guided walk of the Boase woodland.  Refreshments and leaflets will also be available.

The Bogward Doocot is a sixteenth century building of the ‘beehive’ type, so called because the circular shape resembled the bee-skeps or hives of the time. As recently as the 1960s it was part of the Bogward Farm and no modern houses then straddled the Lade Braes walk. About a mile out of central St Andrews, it can be reached on foot via the Lade Braes walk or by car via the Canongate or Hepburn Gardens, then turning into Bogward and then Doocot Road. 

Venue: Bogward Doocot, 44 Doocot Road, St Andrews, KY16 8QP  

Date: Sunday 8th September 2024

Time: 11am – 4pm, entry as desired

Unfortunately, the venue is not accessible for wheelchair users and is not equipped with toilet facilities.