Stirling Castle with its wonderfully restored Great Hall opened by the Queen in 1999

Statue to David Stirling, founder of the SAS, stands near the B824 200 

Bannockburn Visitor Centre and Battlefield where Bruce established Scottish independence in 1314

Romantic Loch Katrine with the 100 year old steamer SS Sir Waiter Scott. You can hire bikes, take them on the steamer and cycle back along the shores of the Loch! 

Doune Castle about 2 miles from Glenhead Steading, which was used in the filming of Monty Python and the Holy Grail 

The Wallace Monument to Scotland's hero. See Wallace's great sword whose hilt is bound with the skin flayed from Sir Hugh de Cressingham after the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297

The Falkirk Wheel, linking the Forth-Clyde canal systems

Blair Drummond Safari Park 

The Darn Walk on the old drove road from Dunblane to Bridge of Allan. The walk there and back takes 2 hours or you can come back on the train!

Glengoyne Distillery with a tour and a dram

Gleneagles Golf Course is just 20 minutes drive away

Holy Trinity Church, Bridge of Allan, with chancel furnishings designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. Church is open on Saturdays, June to September 

Red Kites are back in Scotland after 130 years. See these magnificent birds come to feed at Lerrocks Farm near Doune just across the valley from Glenhead Steading 

Nick Nairn's Cook School in Port of Mentieth in the Trossachs