Stirling Old Town Daily Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Description
Immerse yourself in the Old Town of Stirling on this 1.5 hour tour with a local, expert guide. Known as the ‘Gateway to the Highlands’, discover how Stirling has influenced the course of Scottish history. Enjoy the tales of battles, kings and queens, and the everyday folk who shaped Stirling into the place it is today, a modern, bustling city. Discover the jails of Stirling, the happenings of the market place, crime and punishment, and best of all, decipher the secrets of three-hundred-year-old gravestones whilst enjoying the views that the Stirling Craig offers. Key sights include: - Stirling Old Town - Broad St - Mars Walk - Stirling Castle - The Church of the Holy Rude - Stirling Cemetery - Old Town Jail …and many more hidden gems too!
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Itinerary
There's so much to see in Stirling's Old Town we can't list them all! Discover this iconic city with your local, expert guide.
Learn about the stern ways of the Old Town Jail! (exterior visit only)
From iconic canons to Mary Queen of Scots and even markets! There's so much history in this wee cobbled street.
Discover the second jail of this tour, the disreputable Tolbooth, and it's history of witches, punishments and executions (exterior visit only)
Explore this ancient building and its carved secrets (exterior visit only)
Marvel and the beautifully restored Guildhall, and learn about its infamous benefactor (exterior visit only)
Explore the Church and attached graveyards - hear stories of grave diggers, martyrs and battles (exterior visit only)
Hear about the tales of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace, the monarchs that have reigned here and more! (exterior visit only)
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(306)
Fantastic, lively tour that brought the history to life. Highly recommended And the views from the top are simply outstanding
Great walking tour with Emma our local guide . Interesting history and added other things to look at
I’m blanking on his name unfortunately but it was a thorough, lovely tour.
A very enjoyable way to learn more about the history of this fascinating city and the events and people that created it. Georgia was a perfect guide: informative, warm and constantly considerate of the needs of her party (from a 2 year old in a buggy to much older folk) to ensure the pace of the tour was well set and maintained. We would highly recommend this tour as a must-do introduction to Stirling.
We booked a tour as part of our Stirling city pass and we not disappointed. Our guide Emma was fantastic. She was incredibly knowledgeable and led us through Old Stirling town imparting great facts and anecdotes, in an engaging manner that meant we thoroughly enjoyed our tour and didn't realise how quickly time passed and how much we covered. I would highly recommend it as an introduction to Stirling's history.
I took part in this Stirling Old Town Walking Tour and loved the experience. The guide explained the history of the city very simply, so it did not bother to listen. Had the opportunity to visit Stirling Castle and The Church of the Holy Rude, which was very nice. Listening to the stories of Mary Queen of Scots, William Wallace, and Robert the Bruce made the places feel more alive. The pace of the walk was comfortable and it was nice to see small hidden spots at times. If you like history, you can take this tour.
Emma is a great guide. She knows and gave us a lot of interesting information about Sterling. She speacks very clear (very important for a non native speacker). It is an excellent tour
Compared to the cost of walking tours this was an absolute bargain. It was an easy meet up, look out for person wearing orange hi-vis jacket. There wasn't many people on our tour so was easy to hear everything and get all questions answered. Sorry I can't remember the lady who did the tour but she was great and gave helpful recommendations. If you don't know the old part of Stirling can be quite steep so may not be suited for everyone, but there was no rush so didn't feel exhausted at all. The tour ends at Stirling Castle so a perfect place if you want to visit there.
Thoroughly enjoyed our walk around historic Stirling with our knowledgeable and engaging host, Georgia. We got to see so many interesting things that we would have just walked by, had we been by ourselves. 100% recommended!
Georgia was an amazing tour guide! Great history lesson and information.
