Stirling Castle
The great Renaissance palace of the Stewart kings on a volcanic crag — free guided tours, a restored royal apartment in scarlet and gold, and the…
Every major sight in and around Stirling, from the landmark names to the quieter corners.
The National Wallace Monument
A 67-metre Victorian tower on the Abbey Craig above the field where Wallace won — 246 steps, his sword, and the best view in central Scotland.
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Scotland's only safari park — 120 acres, over 300 animals, a boat to the chimp island, and a full day if you plan it properly.
Doune Castle
A fourteenth-century tower house on the Teith — Monty Python's Camelot, Outlander's Castle Leoch and Game of Thrones' Winterfell, with an audio guide…
Stirling Old Town Jail
A Victorian model prison on St John Street, toured by costumed actors playing warders, prisoners and a ghost — and a rooftop with the best view in…
King’s Park
Stirling's main public park below the castle — a well-used skate park, tennis courts, a golf course and public toilets that people write about.
Alva Glen
A steep wooded gorge cutting into the Ochils nine kilometres from Stirling — waterfalls, a Victorian path, and a climb that keeps going as far as you…
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
Free, eclectic and holding the world's oldest football — a Victorian bequest museum that is far more interesting than its size suggests.
David Stirling Memorial
A bronze figure on a boulder in a field near Doune, looking out over the country where the SAS trained — free, roadside, and unexpectedly moving.
Cambuskenneth Abbey
A free ruin in a loop of the Forth with a complete thirteenth-century bell tower — and the grave of a Scottish king, twenty minutes' walk from…
Plean Country Park
A ruined estate turned community woodland seven kilometres south of Stirling — waymarked walks, a fenced off-lead field, and a coffee trailer at…