Stirling Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Scotland, UK
About Stirling
The River Forth meanders east out of the Trossachs across a broad plain, and swells when it's joined by the River Teith - this made Stirling the lowest point that early architects could span with a bridge. A few miles downstream the river becomes tidal, and you had to cross by ferry until modern times. So if you controlled the bridge at Stirling, you controlled the all-weather route between Edinburgh and the Highlands. Better still, you got to levy tolls and taxes on everyone who needed to pass. The city was inevitably bashed about in several conflicts, the last at the hands of the Jacobites, who in 1746 failed to capture the castle and blew up their own ammo depot in pique. Stirling has since then been a quiet market town, making its living from agriculture. Before the railways, huge catt
Top Attractions in Stirling
Explore the best things to see and do in Stirling:
- ★Alloa Tower
- ★Bannockburn
- ★Blair Drummond Safari Park
- ★Briarlands Farm
- ★Cambuskenneth Abbey
- ★Church of the Holy Rude
- ★Smith Art Gallery and Museum
- ★Stirling Castle
Where to Eat in Stirling
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Green Gates
- 🍴Greengrocer Cafe
- 🍴Hermann's
- 🍴Sida Thai
- 🍴The Crossed Peels
Where to Stay in Stirling
- 🏨Hillview Cottage
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express
- 🏨Hotel Colessio
- 🏨Premier Inn
- 🏨Stirling Highland Hotel
- 🏨Stirling Youth Hostel
Stirling Travel Guide Sections
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