Anstruther is a small coastal hotel community in Fife, Scotland, located on the north-shore of the Firth of Forth as well as 9 mi (14 kilometres) south-southeast of St Andrews. The community comprises two settlements, Anstruther Easter and also Anstruther Wester, which are split by a stream, the Dreel Burn. With a population of 3,500, it is the largest community on the Firth of Forth's north-shore coastline called the East Neuk. To the east, it merges with the village of Cellardyke. Founded as an angling village, Anstruther is residence to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its primary sector is currently tourist, although various other small-scale production as well as service sectors proceed. Entertainment vessels are currently tied in the harbour, and also a fairway is positioned near the community. Anstruther Satisfaction Cruises run sightseeing/wildlife cruise ships from the harbour to the Island of May, the UK's main puffin area, aboard the vessel the Might Princess from April to October. An abundance of various other wild animals, including seal swarms, likewise occupy the island. The Waid Academy, the local state comprehensive school, is a focus of the neighborhood as well as through its secondary role as a community centre. Anstruther has a parish church at its centre that gets on a little hillside. This structure includes a tower/spire function uncommon to Britain, however usual to the area.