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In this section you will find some ideas for family outings and places you can go to keep everyone entertained. Don't forget to check the listings for an updated calendar of What's On, Happenings and Events.

Don't forget to visit the Things To Do Around Stirling section of the website for more activities and things to do around the City of Stirling.

Days Out Around Stirling

Briarlands Farm Blairdrummond

Find your way through the amazing Maize Maze. The naturally grown maze covers an area of 5 acres and reaches a height of over 6 feet, creating pathways that will enthral, disorientate and infuriate.

Stirling and Historic Scotland Guided Tours

Guided mini-bus tours are available throughout the year for independent travellers and private groups. An interesting and informative commentary on Scotland's History, Culture, landscape, Wildlife etc. is provided as you travel.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Scotland's First National Park was officially opened by Princess Anne on 24th July 2002. Loch Lomond Shores, the principal gateway to the national park, is near to Stirling and just off the A82, about 18 miles North West of Glasgow.

The Falkirk Wheel

Reconnecting the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals between Glasgow and Edinburgh and opened by British Waterways in December 1999, the Falkirk Wheel is the centrepiece to the Millennium Link canal project.

Argaty Red Kites on the Braes of Doune

Red kites are back in Central Scotland after 130 years. Come and see these wonderful birds at Lerrocks farm just north of Stirling.

Alva Mill Trail Visitor Centre

With the magnificent backdrop of the Ochil Hills, visit Scotland's Woolen Mill Country. The Mill Trail is a signposted route linking a variety of mill and factory shops.

Blair Drummond Safari Park

Elephants, Rhinos, Giraffes, Zebras, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Chimps, Ostrich, Meerkats, Camels, Antelope, Bison. Blairdrummond Safari Park near Stirling provides great value and a wonderful day out for the family.

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

Experience a journey on board a restored steam train, along the shores of the River Forth to Birkhill where you can explore the Avon Gorge and Birkhill Fireclay Mine.

The Scottish Wool Centre - Aberfoyle

You will find the Scottish Wool Centre In the heart of the Trossachs. Discover the story of Scottish Wool, visit the Spinner's Cottage and try your hand at making wool into yarn in the traditional way.

The Trossachs Trundler

Callendar House - Falkirk

Explore 600 years of Scottish History with a visit to one of Scotland's finest country houses. Within the house, actors in period costume re-create the 1825 Kitchen, Printer's and Clockmaker's Workshops of the early 19th Century, the Georgian Garden and a General Store.

Don't forget to visit the Things To Do Around Stirling section of the website for more activities and things to do around the City of Stirling.