Stirling and the Trossachs: castle, monument and lochs

About Stirling and the Trossachs: castle, monument and lochs

By the ULTIMATE Edinburgh Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Stirling Castle, run by Historic Environment Scotland, is central to Scotland’s history; across the valley stands the National Wallace Monument. To the west lie the lochs and hills of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. On the way from Edinburgh, Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, and the Kelpies at the Helix in Falkirk are worth a stop.

Getting there

By ScotRail from Waverley to Stirling (check times on scotrail.co.uk); Lumo also serves Stirling.

Stirling

The castle on its rock and the Wallace Monument across the valley.

ScotRail and Lumo run from Edinburgh to Stirling.

On the way

Linlithgow Palace, Blackness Castle on the Forth, the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.

Our advice: take a car if you want the lochs of the Trossachs in the same day.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Stirling and the Trossachs: castle, monument and lochs before you go.