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This is the only time of the month you can walk out onto parts of the Fife shore that are usually underwater. On the Rocks runs only on the big spring tides of the full and new moon. With your helmet on, you forage the deepest pools with Jayson, a seaweed specialist with longstanding professional experience who has been called a world expert. Then you eat what you gathered: a five-course tasting menu cooked over open fire on the beach. It's a genuine sea-to-fork day, rated 5.0 from 34 reviews on Tripadvisor.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Outside the main entrance of the Bowhouse, St Monans (KY10 2DB). Tide and weather sometimes move us to a nearby East Neuk shore (Elie, Earlsferry or Kingsbarns); the exact spot is emailed a few days before. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
What to expect
We meet, get our safety briefing and helmets, then walk out with the falling tide (around 800 m over mixed sand and rock). For about 90 minutes Jayson guides you across the low shore, showing you what grows on the newly uncovered rocks and in the deep pools: sea spaghetti, sea lettuce, dulse and sugar kelp. You learn how to identify each one, how to cut it so it regrows, and its role in the ecosystem.
Then the fire goes on. Over the next hour and a half a five-course wild tasting menu is cooked over an open flame using the day's harvest, and eaten together on the beach with questions, stories and seconds. As the tide turns we walk back. Times move with the tide on the day.
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Ages 8+. A moderate level of fitness and sure-footedness is needed: around 800 m over uneven, slippery rock
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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