| the rooms offer free wi-fi, and some have en suite bathrooms. there's an oak-beamed lounge/bar serving british and european cuisine, and featuring an outdoor terrace with river views. set in the city centre, this traditional hotel in a stone building lies a minute's walk from dunblane train station, and a 6-minute walk from dunblane cathedral. free parking is available.
Edinburgh Airport 42 min
Deanston Distillery (13 min)
Late 18th–century whisky distillery offering guided tours, tastings, private dining & a shop. The National Wallace Monument (13 min)
Elaborate Victorian stone tower commemorating William Wallace, displaying his 2-handed sword. Doune Castle (13 min)
Medieval Castle with high gatehouse, former Monty Python set, with Terry Jones-narrated audio tours. Ochil Hills (23 min)
A broad, scenic vista is afforded atop this verdant peak, with castle & forest views. The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum (11 min)
Victorian museum housing European art and artefacts, plus British pewter and local history exhibits. Stirling Castle (13 min)
12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum. Holy Rude (14 min)
Parish church dating from 15th century, still active today, where infant King James VI was crowned. Dumyat (16 min)
Iconic, craggy outlier at the western end of Ochil Hills, with a war memorial, cairn & summit views. Castle Campbell (37 min)
Well-preserved, late Medieval tower-house castle with terraced gardens and views of Dollar Glen. Stirling Old Town Jail (13 min)
Storytelling tours of a stone Victorian prison with a tower overlooking the town & countryside. Cambuskenneth Abbey (16 min)
Ruins of an abbey, founded around 1140, with a restored 13th-century bell tower, open seasonally. Dunblane Cathedral (5 min)
13th-century cathedral with notable stained glass windows and carved wooden pulpit with figures. Drummond Castle (27 min)
Eclectic gardens laid out in the 1600s in formal Renaissance style, then reshaped by the Victorians. Blair Drummond Safari Park (15 min)
Wildlife park with boating lake, birds of prey shows and adventure playground (open March-October). Argyll's Lodging (12 min)
17th-century nobleman's home at Stirling Castle featuring trompe l'oeil walls & antique furniture. | 
