Dunblane

Worth seeing in and around Dunblane

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Stirling

   The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate.

   5.5 km · university in Scotland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Doune Castle

   Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of Perthshire. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows into the River Teith.

   5.3 km · castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dunblane Cathedral

   Dunblane Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Dunblane, Scotland. The lower half of the tower is pre-Romanesque from the 11th century, and was originally free-standing, with an upper part added in the 15th century.

   100 m · Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park

   Blair Drummond Safari Park is a family visitor attraction located in Blair Drummond, Stirling, Scotland. It opened to the public on 15 May 1970 and is home to over 300 animals, many of which roam freely or are kept in large enclosures in the 120-acre estate.

   5.3 km · zoo in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Leighton Library

   The Leighton Library, or Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross, Dunblane, is the oldest purpose-built library in Scotland and also has a well-documented history as one of the earliest public-subscription libraries in Scotland. Its collection of around 4,000 volumes and 78 manuscripts from the 16th to 19th century is founded on the personal collection of Robert Leighton, Minister at Newbattle, Principal of Edinburgh University, Bishop of Dunblane and Archbishop of Glasgow.

   0 m · category A listed building in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Airthrey Castle

   Airthrey Castle is a historic building and estate which now forms part of the buildings and grounds of the University of Stirling in central Scotland. The 18th-century building with 19th-century additions occupies a beautiful setting in landscaped grounds in the southern edge of the Ochil Hills, above the Forth valley.

   5.5 km · country house, now university building, in Bridge of Allan, Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Keir House

   Keir House is a large country house near Stirling in central Scotland. It is located in the parish of Lecropt, 2.5 kilometres north-west of Bridge of Allan, in the former county of Perthshire.

   2.8 km · country house in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Queen Victoria School

   Queen Victoria School is a non-selective, co-educational, boarding school predominantly for children of Scottish servicemen and women aged 10/11 to 18. It occupies a Scottish Baronial-style building on a rural campus just outside Dunblane, a short distance away from the city of Stirling, Scotland.

   1.6 km · school building in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Dunblane Museum

   Dunblane Museum is a historic building in the Scottish town of Dunblane, Stirling. Located in The Cross, immediately to the south of Dunblane Cathedral, it is a Category A listed building dating to the early 17th century.

   100 m · museum in Dunblaine, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kilbryde Castle

    Kilbryde Castle is a castellated Scottish castle in the Scots baronial style. The castle lies on the A820 between Doune and Dunblane in southern Perthshire.

    3.5 km · castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

"There you’ll see the noble Whigs, A’ the heroes o the brigs, Raw hides and withered wigs, Riding in array, man - " - Folk song celebrating Jacobite glory at the Battle of Sheriffmuir, which destroyed their campaign of 1715 A golden postbox on High St commemorates Andy Murray's victory at the 2012 Olympic tennis singles in London. He took the gold medal again at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

1. 01
   Dunblane Cathedral

   A large church that has not been a cathedral since the Presbyterians abolished bishops.

From Wikivoyage: Dunblane, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Darn Walk is an old drovers trail along the river. See Bridge of Allan for the downstream section, a 3-mile walk. It continues upstream to Ashfield. Golf: Dunblane New Golf Club is on Perth Rd, just east across the bridge from the railway station. White tees 5924 yards, par 69, visitor round £35. Blair Drummond Safari Park: see Stirling. It's west across the river near Doune.

From Wikivoyage: Dunblane, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

High Street has Riverside Pub and China Gourmet. Village Inn, Chip Inn and Artiz Pizza are by the railway station. India Gate (aka Mr Singh's) is at the junction of High St and Perth Rd, open M-Sa noon-10PM, Su 2-10PM.

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Getting to Dunblane

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 45 km · Glasgow (GLA), 46 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 85 km

Stations

Dunblane railway station, 300 m · Bridge of Allan railway station, 3.6 km · Doune railway station, 5.7 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Dunblane

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h · £5–7
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• Glasgow → Dunblane

  40 km · quickest by road, 57 min · £4.5–6
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Dunblane

  87 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
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