Kelty is a small former coal‑mining town in west Fife, Scotland, sitting on the lower slopes of the Ochil Hills close to the county boundary. It grew rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries around the pits and retains a strong working‑class identity, with remnants of miners’ housing and industrial heritage visible in the landscape.
Today Kelty feels like a tight‑knit community that has adapted to post‑industrial life: many residents commute to nearby towns while local life revolves around shops, community projects and the successful local football club Kelty Hearts, whose rise through the leagues has become a source of civic pride. The surrounding hills and woodlands also make the area popular for hillwalking and informal outdoor recreation.
Postcode districts covering Kelty
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 15.6 miles
- Livingston 18.2 miles
- Dunfermline 5.4 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 8.8 miles
- Perth 18.2 miles
- Glenrothes 8.8 miles
- Stirling 21.5 miles
- Falkirk 18.3 miles
- Musselburgh 18.9 miles
- Bathgate 19.3 miles
- Alloa 15.9 miles
- Grangemouth 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cowdenbeath Ward 2.3 miles
- Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans Place 2.4 miles
- Ballingry Place 2.5 miles
- Lochgelly Place 2.7 miles
- Kingseat Place 2.9 miles
- Crossgates Place 3.7 miles
- Townhill Place 3.9 miles
- Dunfermline North Ward 4.2 miles
- Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty Ward 4.5 miles
- Cardenden and Auchterderran Place 4.8 miles
- Kinross Place 5.2 miles
- Dunfermline Place 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Kelty
KY4 0BS, KY4 0GZ, KY4 0LE, KY4 0EG, KY4 0EW, KY4 0LL, KY4 0LB, KY4 0BF, KY4 0AY … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 12.9 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 44.5 miles
- Cowdenbeath Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Lochgelly Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Kelty Ad
- Beautiful Modern Open Plan Living with Hot Tub 4 0.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Dunfermline 3 4.1 miles
- Greenknowes Estate Farmhouse and Lodge 2.1 miles
- The City Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Auld Mill House Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Garvock House Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Dean Park Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Travelodge Dunfermline 3 3.8 miles
- Sweet Chestnut, Dunfermline by Marston's Inns 3 4.2 miles
- Premier Inn Dunfermline 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Kelty
- Kelty Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's R C Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blairadam Estate 0.7 miles
- Central Park Stadium 2.4 miles
- Loch Leven Nature reserve 4.4 miles
- East End Park Stadium 4.8 miles
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 5.8 miles
- Burntisland Beach Beach 8 miles
- Burntisland outer harbour Harbour 8.1 miles
- Raith House Estate 8.1 miles
- Lomond Hills Hill 8.4 miles
- Stark's Park Stadium 8.7 miles
- Kirkcaldy Harbour Harbour 9.1 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 10.3 miles