Why go
- City in Scotland.
- Served by Blair Drummond Private Airstrip.
History
Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) north-west of Edinburgh. The city is surrounded by rich farmland and had a royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the Old Bridge and the port are all linked in to its history. Situated on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town and historic county of Stirlingshire. Stirling's key position as the lowest bridging point of the River Forth before it broadens towards the Firth of Forth made it a focal point for travel north or south. It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together". The city's status as "Gateway to the Highlands" also historically lent it great strategic importance—the credo "he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland" is sometimes attributed to Robert the Bruce.
Restaurants & places to go
Cafe · Wikipedia: en:Menstrie Castle · nts.org.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-18:00 Features: takeaway · storelocator.asda.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 00:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Drip Road, Stirling, FK8 1RW · mcdonalds.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 26 Candleriggs, Alloa, FK10 1EA · dominos.co.uk
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-19:00; Su 07:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · 13 Stirling Street, Denny, FK6 6EL · greggs.co.uk
Chicken, Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo, We-Fr 17:00-21:00; Sa-Su 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00 · 15 Friar Street, Stirling, FK8 1HA · chicken-union.co.uk
British, Pub, Grill, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Drip Road, Stirling, FK9 4UA · marstonsinns.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-22:00 · 53 Cowane Street, Stirling, FK8 1JP · ordervincenzos.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Th 16:30-21:30; Fr-Su 12:00-15:30,16:30-21:30 Features: step-free access · 33-35 King Street, Stirling, FK8 1DN · piotsa.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Su 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00 · 9 Baker Street, Stirling, FK8 1BJ · sidathaistirling.co.uk
Cake, Regional, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo,We,Th,Fr 08:00-16:00; Tu 08:00-13:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:00-17:00 Features: outdoor seating · 33 Henderson Street,… · facebook.com
Indian, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · Perth Road, Dunblane, FK15 0EY · mr-singh.co.uk
Chinese, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, delivery · 48 Johnston Avenue, Stirling, FK9 5DJ · asianstyle-stirling.co.uk
Greek, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 36 King Street, Stirling, FK8 1AY · cafeaina.com
Turkish, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 1-7 Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2LQ · tavastirling.uk
Regional, Austrian, Restaurant · Regional/Austrian restaurant · 58 Broad Street, Stirling, FK8 1EF · hermanns.co.uk
Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:00 Features: step-free access · 45 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HG · friendofmine.co.uk
Dessert, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-21:45; Sa,Su 12:00-21:45
Kebab, Fish And Chips, Curry, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo off; Su,Tu-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00 Features: delivery · 4 Main Street East,…
Scottish, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, step-free access · Stirling, FK8 1EN · stirlingcastle.scot
Tandoori, Indian, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, delivery · 7 Lower Bridge Street, Stirling, FK8 1AA
Noodle, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · 75A Murray Place, Stirling, FK8 1AU
Japanese, Sushi, Restaurant · Japanese/Sushi restaurant · 52 Port Street, Stirling, FK8 2LJ
Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream · Frozen Yogurt ice cream · 55 Murray Place, Stirling, FK8 1AP
Ice Cream · Features: takeaway, delivery · 6-10 Stirling Street, Denny, FK6 6DU · candiedicecream.co.uk
Fast Food · fast food · 21 High Street, Dunblane, FK15 0EE · thebestdunblane.co.uk
Cafe · cafe · 48-50 High Street, Alloa, FK10 1JD · costa.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa,PH 08:00-18:00, Su,PH 09:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · 50b Murray Place, Stirling, FK8 2BX · bobandberts.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Springkerse Retail Park, Stirling, FK7 7SS · locations.burgerking.co.uk
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery, step-free access · 1,3,5… · pizzaexpress.com
Sandwich, Coffee Shop, Cake, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: We 11:30-21:00, Th-Sa 11:30-23:00, Su 11:30-19:00 Features: vegan options · 44 Upper… · noochbk.co.uk
British, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ
Fish And Chips, Indian, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Carey Court, Plean, FK7 8BT · eurospiceplean.com
Italian, Restaurant · Italian restaurant · 64 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HS · lacucinabridgeofallan.co.uk
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00 · 87/89 High Street, Dunblane, FK15 0ER · tillytearoom.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-15:00,16:30-22:00; Su 12:00-22:00 · 2 Queen Street, Stirling, FK8 1HN · greengatesstirling.com
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Tu off; We-Th,Su 16:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 16:30-23:00 Features: step-free access
Restaurant · restaurant · 20 Allan Park · theallanparkstirling.co.uk
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:00-23:00 · 50a Murray Place, Stirling, FK8 2BX
Ice Cream, Cafe · Ice Cream cafe · 11A Fountain Road, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4ET
Fast Food · fast food · 39 Shillinghill, Alloa, FK10 1JX
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 09:00-16:00 · Stirling, FK9 5QA · blairmains.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-19:00; Su 09:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 2 Port Street, Stirling, FK8 1DN · caffenero.com
Burger, Indian, Italian, Turkish, Fast Food · Burger/Indian fast food · Main Street, Cowie
160 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 25 mi to the centre
Ingliston, Edinburgh, SCT, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 24 airlines (easyJet, Ryanair, Flybe, Jet2.com…) · direct flights to 88 destinations incl. London, Paris, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Barcelona… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 24 airlines, 88 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 32 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Bristol, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Geneva, Hamburg, Heraklion, Keflavik, Krakow, Lisbon, London, London, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milano, Mulhouse, Munich, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Prague, Southend, Tenerife
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 30 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Beziers, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Bremen, Charleroi, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Kaunas, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, Malaga, Malta, Marseille, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Poznan, Rome, Rygge, Santander, Tenerife, Weeze
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400, D38, Embraer 175, Saab 340, ARJ) · 13 routes: Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Exeter, Jersey, Kirkwall*, Manchester, Norwich, Paris*, Southampton, Stornoway*, Sumburgh*, Wick*
- Jet2.com LS (737-300) · 10 routes: Alicante, Budapest, Dubrovnik, Faro, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Venice
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 4 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin*, Shannon*
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321, 734, 767, Embraer 190…) · 3 routes: London*, London, London
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-700, 717, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 3 routes: Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm
- Air France AF (F50, AR8) · 2 routes: Cardiff*, Paris
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Barcelona*, London*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 757-200, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Newark*
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- United Airlines UA (757-200, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Brussels*, Newark
- Alitalia AZ (AR8) · 1 route: Paris*
- American Airlines AA (A320, A321, 767) · 1 route: London*
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- CityJet WX (F50) · 1 route: Cardiff
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 1 route: Cologne
- Kenya Airways KQ (AR8) · 1 route: Paris*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Transaero Airlines UN (A330-300) · 1 route: London
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A320) · 1 route: London*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Cumbernauld Airport 10 mi to the centre
Cumbernauld, SCT, GB
Blair Drummond Private Airstrip 4.7 mi to the centre
Blair Drummond, Stirling, SCT, GB
Thornhill Airfield 9.9 mi to the centre
Thornhill, SCT, GB
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 5 mi from the centre
Where to stay
13 Causewayhead Rd, Stirling FK9 5EG, United Kingdom · visit-stirling.co.uk
2 Melville Terrace, Stirling FK8 2ND, United Kingdom · brodie-stirling.co.uk
20 Allan Park, Stirling FK8 2QG, United Kingdom · theallanparkstirling.co.uk
Castle Wynd, Stirling FK8 1EG, United Kingdom · theportcullishotel.com
Clackmannanshire Scotland, Tullibody Rd, Alloa FK10 2HU, United Kingdom · inglewoodhouseandspa.co.uk
Springkerse Business Park, Stirling FK7 7XH, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Dunmar, Alloa FK10 2EN, United Kingdom · dunmarhouse.co.uk
Glasgow Rd, Stirling FK7 0LJ, United Kingdom · kingroberthotel.co.uk
Long Row, Menstrie FK11 7EA, United Kingdom · broomhallcastle.uk
17 Friars St, Stirling FK8 1HA, United Kingdom · friarswynd.co.uk
1 Goosecroft Rd, Stirling FK8 1JA, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
Rock Terrace, The Back Walk, Stirling FK8 2QA, United Kingdom · stirlingcastlewalk.co.uk
4 S Muirhead Rd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 1AX, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
University of Stirling, Airthrey Rd, Stirling FK9 4LA, United Kingdom · stirlingcourthotel.co.uk
8-10 King St, Stirling FK8 1BD, United Kingdom · thegoldenlionstirling.com
33 Spittal St, Stirling FK8 1DU, United Kingdom · hotelcolessio.com
Drip Rd, Stirling FK9 4UA, United Kingdom · highlandgatepubkildean.co.uk
Spittal St, Stirling FK8 1DU, United Kingdom · stirlinghighlandhotel.co.uk
14 Princes St, Stirling FK8 1HQ, United Kingdom · munroguesthouse.co.uk
1 High St, Tillicoultry FK13 6AA, United Kingdom
Indoor
4 Melville Terrace, Stirling FK8 2ND, United Kingdom · lostguesthouse.co.uk
45 King St, Stirling FK8 1DN, United Kingdom · kingstreetaparthotel.com
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Blair Drummond Private Airstrip; 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 12 mi.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Stirling, Scotland. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Marketplace · Operator network · Transparent on-demand jet charter marketplace showing the operator and tail.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Adventure