Stirling
Stirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat. Wikivoyage
Population 37,910 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 7 h 34 of daylight
- February: 9 h 36 of daylight
- March: 11 h 46 of daylight
- April: 14 h 11 of daylight
- May: 16 h 19 of daylight
- June: 17 h 36 of daylight
- July: 17 h 04 of daylight
- August: 15 h 09 of daylight
- September: 12 h 49 of daylight
- October: 10 h 30 of daylight
- November: 8 h 16 of daylight
- December: 6 h 58 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Stirling
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Stirling's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 3
2 to 3 hours· 6
3 to 5 hours· 28
5 hours or more· 60
- Wrexham5h 02
- Scarborough5h 02
- Fort William5h 03
- Peterborough5h 05
- Stevenage5h 07
- Birmingham5h 08
- London5h 12
- Ludlow5h 18
- Nottingham5h 24
- Milton Keynes5h 29
50 moreFewer
- Leicester5h 30
- Altrincham5h 35
- Coventry5h 40
- St Albans5h 43
- Ely5h 48
- Cheltenham5h 52
- Reading5h 55
- Cleethorpes5h 55
- Lincoln5h 56
- Northampton5h 57
- Worcester6h 04
- Guildford6h 04
- Cambridge6h 05
- Stamford6h 08
- Chelmsford6h 10
- Crawley6h 12
- Gloucester6h 15
- Farnborough6h 16
- Colchester6h 18
- Windsor and Eton6h 18
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll6h 19
- Swindon6h 21
- Llandudno6h 25
- Southend-on-Sea6h 25
- Brighton6h 29
- Stratford-upon-Avon6h 32
- Bristol6h 34
- Winchester6h 34
- Canterbury6h 36
- Ipswich6h 37
- Oxford6h 38
- Eastleigh6h 43
- Folkestone6h 43
- Bath6h 46
- Cardiff6h 46
- Southampton6h 52
- Tewkesbury6h 56
- Portsmouth6h 57
- Arundel7h 04
- Hastings7h 08
- Norwich7h 14
- Eastbourne7h 19
- Salisbury7h 22
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Tywyn7h 27
- Bournemouth7h 28
- Whitby7h 34
- Swansea7h 42
- Exeter7h 46
- Warminster7h 54
From Stirling's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 3
3 to 5 hours· 26
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Smith Art Gallery & Museum Museum · 460 m
- Mar's Wark Ruins · 520 m
- Stirling Castle Attraction · 930 m
- John Cowanes Hospital Museum · 490 m
- Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental HQ & Museum Museum · 930 m
- Robert the Bruce Monument Memorial · 770 m
- Star Pyramid and Martyrs Monument Monument · 650 m
- War Memorial Memorial · 70 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bloody Scotland
September
Bloody Scotland is a crime writing festival, probably next held on 17-19 Sep 2027, tbc
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Stirling Photography Festival
September
Stirling Photography Festival is in September
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Royal National Mod
October
The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) is an Eisteddfod-inspired international Celtic festival focusing upon Scottish Gaelic literature, traditional music, and culture which is held annually in Scotland.
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Central Scotland Film Festival
November
Central Scotland Film Festival is in the Macrobert Art Centre, with the next on 5-9 Nov 2026
4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Stirling); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.