Take a guided tour of Stirling
Stirling is so rich in historic moments, stunning artefacts and legendary figures, that it can be a puzzle knowing where to start. Which is why guided sightseeing tours are so popular. Your guide can introduce you to fascinating nooks and crannies, captivating facts and stories you might otherwise miss. It’s often the details that bring the past more vividly to life, after all. Below are some of the great guided tours offered in Stirling. In addition to them you can download the free Explore Stirling app and learn about the fascinating history, folklore and stories with audio provided by local artists, musicians and experts. The app offers a couple of walking routes covering the Stirling City Centre as well as cycling and driving routes covering parts of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
Stirling Old Town Tour
To tour around Stirling is to step back centuries, and never more so than when taking in the old medieval ‘top of the town’. The Stirling Old Town tour provides an entertaining blend of history and storytelling with local expert guides. Stirling Walking Tours explore the hidden delights of the historic Old Town in the shadow of mighty Stirling Castle on their private and group tours (also available in French, German, Italian and Spanish if pre-booked).
Local expert guides will take you on a fascinating journey through the Royal Burgh of Stirling.
Stirling Ghost Walk
Want something more… spirited? The award-winning, family-friendly Stirling Ghost Walk could be just the thing for you, if you like your ghosts with a giggle or two. You never know who – or what – you might encounter as you meander through Castle Rock’s eerie wynds and vennels. Meet 18th century executioner Jock ‘Happy Hangman’ Rankin; the lethal Black Lady; the murder scene where the perfidious Earl of Douglas met his doom… and there’s so much more, it’s frightening!
Walking Tours in Stirling
Walking Tours in Stirling provide a daily public tour at 11am for only £12pp (kids go free, and dogs welcome!) and several private tours, including a Wee Walk & A Gin with Stirling Distillery, and a Private Tour of Stirling and Stirling Castle. Immerse yourself in the old town of Stirling with your local, expert guide. Walk in the footsteps of Mary Queen of Scots, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce whilst you discover the tales of battles, kings and queens who shaped Stirling, and Scotland into the place it is today. Learn about executions, marketplaces and grave robbers as well as modern life in this bustling city. On their tours, you’ll discover things you would never discover on your own, so don’t miss out and book a tour today on Walking Tours in Stirling.
Walking Tours in Stirling Group in front of Stirling Castle
Freedom Tours Today
Guided walking tours of Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn Battlefield. Walk in the footsteps of William Wallace and Andre De Moray at the Braveheart (Stirling Bridge) Tour. Relive Robert The Bruce greatest victory at the Bannockburn Battlefield Tour. Book the tours here.
Stirling Run Tour
Guided, slow paced runs in Stirling showing some of the lesser known corners of the city and beyond. For more information and to book the next tour click here.
Stirling Bike Tour
Discover the rich history and scenic beauty of Stirling like never before – on two wheels! Stuart’s Bicycle Tours offer a great way to explore our legendary Scottish city, blending well-known landmarks with lesser-known treasures most visitors never get to see.
Stirling Bike Tour at University of Stirling Campus
Venture out of the city
If you fancy roaming further afield, Heartland Travel offer personalised small group tours around Stirling and beyond, for groups of up to 16 people, taking in lots of the most memorable places and points of interest in a day.
Electric Bike Tours
Discover the Trossachs with Trossachs Ebikes
Leisurely guided ebike tours make for a superb day out. Tours depart from Callander and include electric bike rental. Friendly Local guides and small groups, max 4! Find out more
Sublime Scotland also provide bespoke private day tours, while C-N-Do Scotland have a range of guided and independent walking adventures to suit every ability, all setting out regularly from Stirling.
Personalised Tours
To add to the opportunities, the Scottish Tourist Guides Association provide professionally accredited guides who are accomplished in a broad array of interests including genealogy and that favourite Scotch topic – whisky. Amongst the 400-plus guides, ten languages are spoken, and the Association’s offering of walking and driving tours is always conveyed in informative ways that are engaging, enjoyable and entertaining.
eXplora Stirling – Spanish-speaking tours
eXplora Stirling specialise in Spanish-speaking tours, delivered by a native Spanish graduate of Stirling University. With a whole range of tours to take your fancy some examples are: eXplora Stirling to discover the city / Stirling Aventura covering wider Stirling (ie Trossachs or Ochils) / Stirling trips to different locations of Scotland but from and back to Stirling (such as Glencoe, Edinburgh or Glasgow).
Stirling in Spanish: Auld Stirling Punishments Walking Tour
Stirling has one of Scotland’s darkest old towns, and this guided walk does it justice. Led entirely in Spanish by Danny, a Madrid-born guide who knows these medieval streets inside out, the tour covers five centuries of crime, punishment and scandal across eight stops, from public executions at the Mercat Cross to witch trials in the Valley Cemetery. Runs Friday to Monday at 14:15, starting at the Old Town Jail Gatehouse Information Centre on St John Street.
Danny, Spanish tour guide
Scottish Guided Tours
If you are looking for bespoke, private tours departing from Stirling then Scottish Guided Tours can help bring Scotland to life for you through day or multi-day tours. From day trips including Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond and Jacobite Country or visiting film locations on the Outlander tour, to multi-day tours around the Isle of Skye and Scottish Highlands, Scottish Guided Tours will help you discover your Scotland at your own pace.
Ferguson Mini Bus Tours
Private mini bus tours from Stirling. Their services include hotel pickup, guided commentary, lunch with optional extras such as whisky and gin tasting. Choose from a range of tours or hire the vehicle for an exclusive use by your group only. From 2025, Ferguson Mini Bus Tours is offering a new Trossachs Tour.
Scottish Geology and Art Guided Walks
Come and discover Scotland through science, art and adventure. Garnet Rambles offers a unique way to explore the Scottish landscape, combining geology and sketching to reveal the processes that have shaped the land. Join our guided walks and tours to see the Central Belt and Highlands from a whole new perspective.
Geology Tour at the Stirling Castle Esplanade
