City of Dunfermline, Fife
The handbook for people who live here.
GPs, schools, catchments, parks, buses and neighbourhood know-how — organised for residents and people moving in, and checked against official sources.
Neighbourhoods
All areasCity Centre
The historic core around the Abbey, High Street, Public Park and Dunfermline City station. Most of the city's dentists, the Carnegie Library and Galleries, the bus station and Carnegie Leisure Centre sit here.
29 listingsAbbeyview
A large residential area east of the centre, with Abbeyview Community Hub and Abbeyview Park at its heart, plus Linburn and Woodmill streets.
15 listingsDuloch & Masterton
Dunfermline's eastern expansion: Duloch Community Campus (school, library and leisure centre), Carnegie and Canmore primaries, Masterton, and the Dunfermline Learning Campus.
16 listingsHalbeath & Whitefields
The eastern edge of the city around Halbeath, the Park & Ride and Halbeath Retail Park. Whitefields is a major new housing area here. Listings for the adjoining settlement of Crossgates, which KnowFife includes in the City of Dunfermline Area, are also grouped on this page.
10 listingsTownhill & Wellwood
Villages immediately north of the city, with Townhill Primary, Townhill Country Park and the Dunfermline Recycling Centre at Lochhead, north of Wellwood. Fife's Local Development Plan work notes strategic development at Dunfermline North (Wellwood).
7 listingsPitcorthie
A largely residential area south-east of the centre, served by Pitreavie Primary and the John Marshall Community Centre.
7 listingsTouch & Garvock
South-east of the centre around Touch Primary on Garvock Bank, Woodmill and Garvock Hill.
3 listingsBaldridgeburn & Milesmark
The north-west of the city, along Baldridgeburn towards Milesmark, with McLean and Milesmark primaries and Baldridgeburn Community Centre.
5 listingsKingseat & Kingswood
The village of Kingseat north of the city, with its community centre. Kingswood is a planned new housing area in this northern fringe — check Fife Council's catchment checker for school places as new homes are built.
2 listingsHeadwell & Bellyeoman
North of the city centre, around Robertson Road and Bellyeoman Road. Home to Bellyeoman Primary, Queen Anne High School, two GP practices and Queen Margaret Hospital.
14 listingsBrucefield & Netherton
South of the historic centre, around Nethertown, Hospital Hill, Izatt Avenue and Brucefield, including St Leonard's Primary, Dunfermline High School and Hospital Hill Surgery.
8 listingsStart here
All guidesRegistering with a GP in Dunfermline
How to find a surgery, complete the official form, and what to do if a practice is full — plus dentists, pharmacies and out-of-hours care.
Schools and catchments in Dunfermline
How Fife’s official catchment checker works, which schools serve the city, and what to do if you want a different school or are moving into a new estate.
New to Dunfermline: a first-week checklist
A practical list for people moving in — health, schools, bins, transport and who to call — based on official Fife Council and NHS Fife services.
Coming soon
Heritage & Trails
A deeper guide to the Abbey, Carnegie, the Glen and walking routes such as the Fife Pilgrim Way — with up-to-date visiting information. The section is sketched in now so it can slot in beside the handbook.
Coming soon
What's On
A Friday email and calendar of everything on in the city. The page and the events data model are ready; listings will follow once a weekly workflow is in place.