Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Destinations
Aberfoyle (4 daily; 45min); Callander (1-2
hourly; 45min); Dollar (every 2hr; 35min); Doune (1-2
hourly; 25min); Dunblane (hourly; 20min); Dundee
(hourly; 1hr 30min); Edinburgh (hourly; 1hr); Falkirk
(hourly; 30min); Glasgow (hourly; 50min); Inverness (every
2hr; 3hr 20min); Perth (hourly; 40min); St Andrews (every
2hr; 1hr 55min).
INFORMATION
Tourist office
The main tourist office is a 10min walk
away from the city centre (41 Dumbarton Rd; daily
10am-5pm;
well as the usual range of books, maps and leaflets it
offers an accommodation booking service (£4) and
internet access.
T
01786 475019,
W
visitstirling.org). As
ACCOMMODATION
It's worth booking accommodation as far in advance as possible, especially from May to October. Stirling has reasonable
options in most accommodation categories and is understandably popular both as a lower-key alternative to Glasgow or
Edinburgh, and as a base for exploring central Scotland.
7
and feat
ures
comfortable rooms and good leisure
facilities.
£95
Ì
SYHA hostel
St John St
T
01786 473442,
W
syha
.org.uk.
Situated at the top of the town, (a strenuous trek
with a backpack), in a converted church with an impressive
1824 Palladian facade. Dorms are small and all have
showers and toilets en sui
te, and
facilities include a games
room and internet access.
£19.50
Willy Wallace Independent Hostel
77 Murray
Place
T
01786 446773,
W
willywallacehostel.com.
Located 100yd from the station in a Victorian building on
a busy street, this is the liveliest (and noisiest) budget
option in town, with a big common room, five dor
ms, a
family room and a couple of double and twin rooms.
£33
HOTELS, B&BS AND HOSTELS
Adamo
78 Upper Craigs
T
01786 430890,
W
adamohotels.com.
Stirling's attempt at a boutique
hotel, in a sturdy stone mansion close to the city centre.
Lots of purple and black contemporary styling, mod cons in
the rooms and an all-day menu in the restaurant. There's a
sister hotel in cen
tral B
ridge of Allan in a similarly
handsome building.
£110
Castlecroft
Ballengeich Rd
T
01786 474933,
W
castlecroft-uk.com.
Modern guesthouse with six
en-suite rooms on the site of the King's Stables just beneath
the castle rock, with t
errifi
c views north and west, and a
very friendly welcome.
£60
No. 10
10 Gladstone Place
T
01786 472681,
W
cameron-10.co.uk.
Modernized Victorian home with
neat, uncluttered decor providing friendly and pleasant
B&B accommodation. It's close to th
e cit
y centre, but on a
quiet and elegant King's Park street.
£60
The Portcullis
Castle Wynd
T
01786 472290,
W
theportcullishotel.com.
Traditional hotel with four
en-suite rooms in an imposing building built in 1787
with a dramatic Old Town location adjacent to the
castl
e.
Old-fashioned bar, open log fire and beer garden.
£75
Stirling Highland Hotel
Spittal St
T
01786 272727,
W
pumahotels.co.uk/hotels/stirling-highland-hotel.
Upmarket if rather pretentiously genteel hotel in a
handsome Victorian Gothic building that once housed
Stirling High School and still maintains an observatory
on the top floor. It is just 500yd from the castle
SELF
CATERING
Stirling University
T
01786 467141,
W
www
.holidays.stir.ac.uk.
Campus accommodation in halls of
residence and self-catering flats a couple of miles north of
the town centre. The campus is served by regular buses
from Murray Pl
ace in
the town centre.
June to early Sept.
En-suite single
£33
CAMPING
Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park
Blairlogie
T
01786 474947,
W
witchescraig.co.uk.
A very
attractive sylvan spot tucked under the Ochil Hills, 3
miles east off the A91 ro
ad to St
Andrews. Take #62 bus
from Stirling.
April-Oct.
£19.50
/pitch
EATING AND DRINKING
Stirling doesn't have a huge number of eating places, but there are decent options in the scenic old part of town.
Darnley Coffee House
Bow St (the continuation of
Broad St)
T
01786 474468.
A bit old-fashioned but
with plenty of Old Town atmosphere and serving
reasonably priced lunches, teas and home-made cakes
in an impressive barrel-vaulted interior. Snacks from
round £5.
11am-4pm.
Greengrocer Down the Pend
81 Port St
T
01786
479159.
A handy coffee or lunch stop, this lively deli/café
tucked down a pend (passageway) in the centre of town
serves delicious home-made soups for around £5, plus
hearty
sandwiches,
scones
and
cakes.
Mon-Sat
9am-5pm, Sun 11am-3.30pm.
