Our guide was knowledgeable and made us feel welcome . Definitely a good way to get up to speed in a new place.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Local guide
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Outside the Stirling Old Town Jail
Return
- We end the tour just outside the castle.
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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Reviews
An excellent informative walk. Rowan really knew her stuff and her passion for the city shone through. Would highly recommend.
Dress for the weather! Especially good walking shoes. Be prepared to be both educated and entertained.
Funny, informative and very interesting. Recommend the tour and Ricky the tour guide was superb.
Emma was an amazing guide- we had a wonderful time
Nice tour, very nice guide who give us a lot of historical details and info, mixed with interesting stories
The tour was absolutely brilliant. The tour guide (Rowan) was very knowledgeable, answered all of our questions and took the time to chat afterwards. I recommend it to anyone wanting to learn about Stirling!
Fantastic!! Gal is sp knowledgeable and friendly! Loved it!!!! Learned so much history and background of what has happened in Stirling.
A good introduction to a city I did not know at all, with a guide who knew his stuff
We really Enjoyed our tour around Stirling old town Rowan our guide was fabulous very informative and funny bring the past to life would definitely recommend
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.
Anna was our walking tour guide and I cannot compliment her enough for such an engaging and meaningful experience. She treated each guest as special and stimulated conversation and meaningful discourse. Highly recommend the tour but more importantly, I highly recommend Emma. The price is right!
Emma was a wonderful guide. The tour was a very good experience, a great introduction to Sirling’s history.
Great walking tour of Stirling with a friendly guide. Engaging and at a pace to suit everyone. Thank you.
Emma was a fantastic guide. Always careful to ensure everybody in group was safely guided around the streets of old Stirling. She had an excellent knowledge of tour content and this made for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon in the old town of Stirling. Highly recommended. 👍
Emma was a lovely guide and full of knowledge about historic Stirling. Highly recommend
The walking tour of Stirling with Gal was so good. He made everything sound so much more interesting and fun.
We would have liked to go into the old jail, rather than just walking around it But our guide was knowledgeable and shared interesting information with us
Donny was a wonderful guide for our little group. He very patiently answered all of our many, many questions, and adapted his pace for our friend who can’t walk very fast. He is so knowledgeable about the history of Stirling and really helped us understand how past politics and policies helped shape the city. A great experience for us all!
Diane was very informative. Had lots of information about the area.
The tour was very informative and well worth doing. Diana was extremely knowledgable and brought many places to life and way better than just walking past them. However she was often drowned out by traffic noise and really bothered by a local man who sometimes interferes with her preventions. By moving way from traffic junctions this would have been easily overcome.
It was a great experience and our guide was very knowledgeable. Sorry can’t remember his name
Gal was awesome! We had a great time and the tour felt more like just walking around with someone who could tell us all about Stirling. Made the day awesome
Diana was a fun historian whom we were glad was our guide. Stirling is a chilly (this time of the year) town but worth the visit. It is charming and the history is interesting.
Craig was very knowledgeable and very interesting, the tour was not too difficult to walk and shared the most important historical aspects of Stirling. Very good value for money and would highly recommend.
Our tour was fantastic and Beth was amazing! Her incredible knowledge of all the fantastic sites in Old Town was super and we threw a few questions her way. Would definitely recommend!
I had a fantastic walking tour of Stirling with Beth. She was very knowledgeable, engaging, and explained the history in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Even though it was raining and the tour ended up being just the two of us, she made it a really special experience. I learned a lot and had a great time exploring the city. Highly recommended!
I had an absolutely wonderful walking tour in Stirling with Beth. Because of the rain everyone else had cancelled, so it ended up being just the two of us – which made the experience even more special. Beth was incredibly knowledgeable and shared the history of Stirling in a very engaging and relaxed way. It never felt like a lecture, but more like walking through the city with someone who truly loves telling its stories. I learned a lot and had a genuinely great time. I would highly recommend a tour with Beth to anyone visiting Stirling!
Very interesting and engaging tour from Diane. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. Lots of great anecdotes and history. Highly recommended. We visited as part of the Stirling City Pass and visited the Castle after, which was great as Diane has given us good context on that and the city generally.
What an interesting tour! Although it was windy and cold, and raining off and on, Donnie was an engaging, knowledgeable, and friendly guide. He knew so much about Stirling, being born and raised there, providing many interesting stories and historical facts. I would definitely book again and highly recommend the tour. It was a great overview of the city and we hit all the highlights. Thanks Donnie!
Very insightful! The tour was very interesting and the sights were incredible, you are able to see architecture from the medieval times all the way to modern times and everything in between. I highly recommend!
Had a great time on the tour today. Tour guide Donnie was fantastic, he gave a lot of great information, cracked a lot of jokes, and definitely made the experience enjoyable. This is the tour you need to book if you’re visiting Stirling!
Good knowledge from our guide, places you could miss just walking by yourself. Wealth of historic detail. Highly recommend . Good way to spend an hour and half.
I didn't catch her name, but our guide was very friendly, informative & has a great sense of humor...storm Amy was coming in & she gave us the full tour without blinking...a true trouper! I'm very glad I booked!
Very enjoyable, very informative. Not loads & loads of walking which makes a nice change but we saw key landmarks within a fairly small geographical area. Wonderful value for money also.
Fantastic tour with Morgan. Lots of historic facts. Very knowledgeable City beautiful , nice walk Sophie from Canada Thank you
Wonderful tour with Morgan who showed us all around the old part of Stirling, telling us lots of historical facts along with interesting stories about people’s lives in previous times.
Donnie was an incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, funny and kind guide. It was such a great way to see Stirling! Highly recommend.
As I got off the train in Stirling, I was informed that my tour would begin a half hour late, which conflicted with other plans. I understand that things happened, but I wasn't pleased at sick late notice.
The tour was great. The tour leader was very knowledgeable and provided lots of interesting information. I would highly recommend this tour. Note that there is a fair amount of walking, mostly uphill, but that is to be expected in Old Stirling. The tour ends at the parking area for the Castle, so plan your Castle tour to begin a couple of hours after the Old Town tour begins.
Great tour round Stirling Old Town with Donnie. We learned a lot and got to see much more than we would just wandering around aimlessly ourselves!
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