Mini Kilt Tours Self-Drive Touring Guide Stirling and Trossachs From/To Edinburgh
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A self-drive touring guide to Stirling and the Trossachs, departing from and returning to, Edinburgh. Written by Andrea Middleton, an official Blue Badge Guide for Scotland with over 15 years experience, and herself a native of Scotland.
Departing from Haymarket in the centre of Edinburgh, take yourself away for the day around Stirling and the Trossachs as if you have your own personal tour guide with you, giving commentary, stories, folklore and legend, to make the area come alive, unlike standard guide books. Directions are also given to keep you on the right track. All you have to do now is set off and enjoy.
Stirling and the Trossachs is part of the series "Self-Drive Touring Guide" by Mini Kilt Tours.
Andrea Middleton
A professionally qualified Scottish Tourist Guide for over 15 years, I wanted to allow visitors to Scotland to take me on tour with them but not have to pay for a private tour guide. So I came up with the idea of the 'Self-Drive Touring Guide' series of books which anyone can download and take away on their holiday/vacation to Scotland. Unlike other guide books I provide not only the history but the folklores and legends along the route to give you the full Scottish experience. Directions and handy hints also help you to make the most of the journey.
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Mini Kilt Tours Self-Drive Touring Guide Stirling and Trossachs From/To Edinburgh - Andrea Middleton
About Andy
For more information about me please visit my website, where you can also sign up to my blog or access my social media pages if you want to stay in touch.
In the meantime, I hope this guide will help you enjoy Scotland as passionately as I do.
http://www.minikilttours.co.uk
CONTENTS
Preface
Contents
Introduction
Summary of Route:
Departure Point
1. The Road out of Edinburgh
Haymarket Station
Donaldson’s School for the Deaf
Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh Zoo
2. Across to Stirling
Shale Bings
Forth Valley
Linlithgow & Linlithgow Palace
Falkirk
Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Kelpies
3. Approaching Stirling
Why Stirling was important
Approaching Stirling Castle
Church of the Holy Rude
Stirling Esplanade
4. Stirling
Stirling Castle
Broad Street
5. From Stirling to Callander
Deanston Distillery
Doune
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
Ben Ledi
Callander
Kilmahog
6. The Trossachs
Land of Giants
Highland Boundary Fault
Loch Venacher
Home of ‘The Lady of the Lake’
Brig o’Turk
The tree that swallowed a bicycle
Loch Achray and the story of Rob Roy Macgregor
Ben A’an
Loch Katrine
Duke’s Pass
Aberfoyle
Doon Hill
Lake of Menteith
Inchmahome Island
Flanders Moss
7. Additional stories and explanations
Story of Mary Queen of Scots
Story of the Battle of Bannockburn 1314
Story of John Damien
Story of William Wallace
8. Other Mini Kilt Tours ebooks
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
Having been a professional tour guide in Scotland for 15 years I have written this guide book so you can navigate your way around a day trip from, and returning to, Edinburgh. I’ve also included a lot of the information and stories I’d be telling you if I was driving you there myself.
Unlike other guide books I aim to include local folklore and stories as well as historical fact to make the area come alive and hopefully give you a feel for the place rather than you just seeing it. Making it as if you had your own personal tour guide with you.
It’s hard to plan the text so that as you read it you arrive at different points, for we all drive at different speeds, but I’ve practised a couple of times reading the guide as I’ve travelled the route, and it does come together.
I have not included stops and visits, but have made some suggestions which I believe enhance your day.
Look out for directions starting ‘>>’, like this example below, as they’ll help you spot milestones along the route:
>> Turn left at the bridge (example)
SUMMARY OF ROUTE:
A8 out of Edinburgh
M9 to Stirling
A84 to Trossachs Trail, round Trossachs Trail and loop back to Stirling
DEPARTURE POINT
For the purposes of this tour, we will set our departure point at Haymarket Station in the city centre, heading west along the A8, towards Edinburgh Airport.
1. THE ROAD OUT OF EDINBURGH
In this first section from the city centre you’ll pass:
Haymarket Station
Donaldson’s School for the Deaf
Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh Zoo
>> Leave the city