Anstruther is a little seaside resort town in Fife, Scotland, situated on the north-shore of the Firth of Forth and 9 mi (14 km) south-southeast of St Andrews. The community consists of 2 settlements, Anstruther Easter and also Anstruther Wester, which are separated 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 coast called the East Neuk. To the eastern, it combines with the village of Cellardyke. Established as a fishing town, Anstruther is house to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its major industry is currently tourist, although various other small-scale manufacturing and service markets proceed. Leisure vessels are now anchored in the harbour, and a golf links is situated near the community. Anstruther Satisfaction Cruises run sightseeing/wildlife cruise ships from the harbour to the Island of May, the UK's key puffin location, aboard the vessel the Might Princess from April to October. A wealth of other wild animals, including seal colonies, also live in the island. The Waid Academy, the neighborhood state comprehensive college, is an emphasis of the community and also with its secondary role as an area centre. Anstruther has a parish church at its centre that is on a little hillside. This structure includes a tower/spire attribute rare to Britain, but typical to the location.