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Best Beaches near to Stirling
Aberdour Silver Sands (25 miles)
Aberdour
Aberdour Silver Sands Blue Flag Awarded sandy beach, with lifeguard covered swimming conditions, a great play area and even a bouncy castle!
Leven Beach (37 miles)
Leven
Leven Beach Blue Flag awarded beach with amusements adjacent from arcade, to kiddies' rides, to crazy golf. Swimming ok, no lifeguard cover.
Gosford Sands (42 miles)
Longniddry
Gosford Sands A fairly isolated sand and shingle beach, good for bird watching as it is a haven for waders, kite flying and coastal walking.
St Andrews West Sands (46 miles)
St Andrews
St Andrews West Sands Popular for walking, running and swimming, this sandy Blue Flag Awarded beach is famously the opening setting for Chariots of Fire.
Belhaven Bay (55 miles)
Dunbar
Belhaven Bay Sandy beach with good swimming and surfing, and excellent cliff views with nesting birds. Also popular with kite fliers. Limited immediate amenities.
Luskentyre Beach (60 miles)
Loch Fyne
Luskentyre Beach With white sand, turquoise water and purple mountain back drop this is a stunning beach teeming with varied bird life. Boat trips available nearby.
Montrose Beach (70 miles)
Angus
Montrose Beach Sandy beach with great local amenities and attractions, and a wildlife sanctuary and visitor centre on one end which offers telescopic views of some 50,000 migratory birds.
Lunan Bay (74 miles)
Angus
Lunan Bay Fabulous for bird watching, walking, surfing and horse riding, this sandy beach is overlooked by dramatic castle ruins. Swim only with caution: strong currents.
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park (5 miles)
Stirling
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park We have an Adventure Playground with Pirates Ship. Giant Astraglide, Splashcats, Flying Fox and Kiddies Rides. Also Sea Lion Shows and Pets Farm and don't forget to take the boat to visit our chimps on their island. Fantastic idea for family days out in Scotland. It is a great day out for the family.
World of Wings (13 miles)
Cumbernauld
World of Wings Come and enjoy the largest collection of Birds of Prey in Scotland.
Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve (32 miles)
New Lanark
Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve Breath taking views and amazing wildlife. Explore the site and see what creatures you can discover using provided binoculars and focal points.
Briarlands Farm (5 miles)
Stirling
Briarlands Farm After you have conquered the Maize Maze there is entertainment for all ages. Jumping Pillow, Straw Mountain, Tyre Maze, Hay Bale Maze, Sand Pit, Football Skills Game, Puzzles and Mazes. Open June - October
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime (< 1 mile)
Stirling
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime The Regimental Museum which is in the King's Old Building of Stirling Castle. It is one of the most fascinating museums in Scotland,
Boness Motor Museum (15 miles)
Boness
Boness Motor Museum An interesting mix of classic cars and James Bond 007 memorabilia including props from Film and TV. Also on site is a childrens soft play area as well as a bar and diner.
The Linlithgow Story Museum (16 miles)
Linlithgow
The Linlithgow Story Museum Come and see what Linlithgow was like way back in the olden times. Take a walk through the beautiful garden and explore the live willow maze.
Mariner Leisure Centre (9 miles)
Falkirk
Mariner Leisure Centre Lagoon-shaped leisure pool with beach area and wave machine - 4 x 25m lanes and baby pool - poolside viewing and family friendly communal changing village - frog, dolphin, whale and walrus chutes along with frog-on-a-log water feature - child and adult swimming lessons available.
Grangemouth Pool (11 miles)
Grangemouth
Grangemouth Pool Swimming pool with 2 great flumes to travel down on. 25m pool and 12m teaching pool. A great idea if you are looking for family days out in Scotland.
Bear Heart Castle Soft Play Centre (< 1 mile)
Stirling
Bear Heart Castle Soft Play Centre A soft play centre for children at Bearheart Castle and is the first fully interactive facility in the country, adding an exciting new dimension to what is already enormous safe fun. Has the usual slides ballpits and cafe plus a castle
Kidz World (5 miles)
Clacks
Kidz World An indoor play area where you can explore 5 zones: ice, jungle, sea, beach and city. How about the 4 Lane Astra Slide or the Sensory Room? Interactive lights and music, even Coupe Cars.
Funky Forest at the Outside Inn (7 miles)
Falkirk
Funky Forest at the Outside Inn The younger visitors enjoy the Funky Forest play facility and this allows their carers the chance to enjoy some moments of their own. Not suitable for younger children, as it is not a soft play but 3 years and over.
The Buzz (10 miles)
Falkirk
The Buzz It’s big, it’s mad, and very exciting; it’s the family entertainment centre that Scotland has been waiting for so come on: you will not be disappointed! Soft play, laser games, sensory and messy rooms, parties and more!
Monster Mania (10 miles)
Falkirk
Monster Mania Soft play in two sections for the under and over fives, and laser tag for six and overs. Other fun features on site include a sensory room.
Cadwinkle Indoor Soft Play Centre (10 miles)
Falkirk
Cadwinkle Indoor Soft Play Centre has 2 separate areas, one for toddlers (under 5's) and one for juniors (over 5's). There are 4 slides including a 4m Drop Slide (over 5's only, legs and arms must be covered) and a 3 lane astra slide.
Cheeky Monkeys (10 miles)
Falkirk
Cheeky Monkeys Cheeky Monkeys has 3 slides and the usual ball pit set-up, kids love it.
Fun Factory Cadgers Brae (12 miles)
Falkirk
Fun Factory Cadgers Brae is a soft play area. Sit back and relax while the kids have fun in our newly refurbished Fun factory. Suitable for kids of all ages. Open seven days a week. Food and drinks also available on site.
Little Monster Fun Factory (15 miles)
Boness
Little Monster Fun Factory A fun play area themed on the film Monsters Inc! Children can play in a soft and safe environment while their parents sit and relax for a change.
Space Bugs (22 miles)
West Lothian
Space Bugs A space themed soft play area, situated in a sports centre with plenty more activities to keep kids entertained!
Gambado Glasgow (24 miles)
Renfrew
Gambado Glasgow is a family entertainment centre with three age-specific play frames, F1 Go Karts, Climbing Wall, regular character visits from children's favourites, extensive cafe, party zones, internet pods, imagination zone! Go Karts and Climbing wall have no addition fee and are available for everyone, so why not join in with them?
Pandamonium Play Centre (25 miles)
Erskine
Pandamonium Play Centre offers state of the art soft play with toddlers' area, go karts, climbing wall, football pitch,dance school, fitness studios even a kids' hairdressers.
Noahs Ark (26 miles)
Perth
Noahs Ark offer a massive soft play area, bowling alley, indoor karting and a ceramics workshop.
The Bubbles Factory (27 miles)
Carluke
The Bubbles Factory The clean, bright, purpose built building and play frames provide a safe and stimulating, quality experience. All food made fresh to order. The place to celebrate a birthday, or special occasion. Friendly staff, PPA accolade winner.
Stirling Old Town Jail (< 1 mile)
Stirling
Stirling Old Town Jail - an authentic Victorian prison in the heart of the city. Take a fascinating live tour - to meet the characters of the jail - including the hangman! Look out from the Rooftop Viewpoint, and visit the exhibition area for a glimpse of prison life today.
Stirling Castle (< 1 mile)
Stirling
Stirling Castle All kids love castles and this is without doubt one of the grandest of all Scottish castles, both in its situation on a commanding rock outcrop and in its architecture.
Bannockburn (2 miles)
Stirling
Bannockburn Exhibition "The Kingdom of the Scots" includes an audio visual of the Battle of Bannockburn and audio tour of property.
Falkirk Wheel (9 miles)
Falkirk
Falkirk Wheel As the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel is quite simply unique.. There are many events that take place throughout the year at The Falkirk Wheel with also a good playground on the site for the kids to let off steam on.
Castle Campbell (11 miles)
Dollar
Castle Campbell A beautiful castle in a dramatic setting. A great place to explore for visitors of all ages!
Callendar House (11 miles)
Falkirk
Callendar House Situated amidst magnificent park and woodland, Callendar House tells stories spanning 600 years of Scottish history. Through wars, rebellions and the industrial revolution, the house has played host to many great historical figures over the centuries, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Callendar House is nice to walk round with boating pond, kids play area and woodland walks.
Scone Palace (28 miles)
Perth
Scone Palace A palace to explore for visitors of all ages. Play areas, a maze and much more!
The Scottish Crannog Centre (32 miles)
Aberfeldy
The Scottish Crannog Centre Discover how and why these ancient people built their homes in the water, and experience first-hand how they lived at the Scottish Crannog Centre.
Firpark Ski Centre (8 miles)
Tillicoultry
Firpark Ski Centre -120m dry ski slope where there is skiing, snowboarding and blading for people of all levels of experience, with expert tuition given by experienced instructors. There are tubing lets, which allow up to 15 people to descend the slope in tubes (similar to a large inner tube) just for fun. Great fun and a great family day out.
Thanks for all the great things to do and Best Beaches near Stirling with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Central can enjoy the great day out as well.
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