| . half a mile off the m9 motorway, this low-key rural guesthouse within converted farmstead buildings is an 11-minute walk from brucefields family golf centre and 3. 7 miles from stirling castle. the 4 unassuming rooms feature en suite showers, flat-screen tvs and free wifi, as well as tea and coffeemaking equipment. there's a garden with castle views
Edinburgh Airport 31 min
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum (9 min)
Victorian museum housing European art and artefacts, plus British pewter and local history exhibits. Doune Castle (16 min)
Medieval Castle with high gatehouse, former Monty Python set, with Terry Jones-narrated audio tours. Argyll's Lodging (11 min)
17th-century nobleman's home at Stirling Castle featuring trompe l'oeil walls & antique furniture. Stirling Old Town Jail (10 min)
Storytelling tours of a stone Victorian prison with a tower overlooking the town & countryside. Cambuskenneth Abbey (13 min)
Ruins of an abbey, founded around 1140, with a restored 13th-century bell tower, open seasonally. The Pineapple (18 min)
The Earl of Dunmore's 18th-century summer home, known for its bizarre, pineapple-shaped tower. Stirling Castle (12 min)
12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum. Blair Drummond Safari Park (13 min)
Wildlife park with boating lake, birds of prey shows and adventure playground (open March-October). Antonine Wall (20 min)
Remote site with the ruins of an ancient Roman fortification with ditches, ramparts & bathhouses. The National Wallace Monument (12 min)
Elaborate Victorian stone tower commemorating William Wallace, displaying his 2-handed sword. The Falkirk Wheel (20 min)
Innovative and unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Holy Rude (11 min)
Parish church dating from 15th century, still active today, where infant King James VI was crowned. Deanston Distillery (15 min)
Late 18th–century whisky distillery offering guided tours, tastings, private dining & a shop. The Kelpies (18 min)
30-m.-high steel sculptures of horse heads in a modern park with water features & grassy expanses. Callendar House (19 min)
19th-century chateau and medieval tower, with staff in Georgian costume, set in landscaped parkland. | 
