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Stirling with kids: days out, clubs and events
Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument are the big days out, and the parks and hills round the city are free to explore. Blair Drummond Safari Park is a short drive away.
On the map within about 15 km:
📅 What’s on in Stirling this weekend
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Free to get into
- Smith Art Gallery & Museum Museum & attraction · Stirling · Free
- Plean Country Park Park & nature walk · Plean · Free
- Dunblane Museum Museum & attraction · Dunblane · Free
- Beechwood Park Park & nature walk · Torbrex · Free
- Thistle Park Park & nature walk · St Ninians · Free
- Balquhidderock Wood Local Nature Reserve Park & nature walk · Broomridge · Free
For a rainy day
- Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental HQ & Museum Museum & attraction · Stirling
- Polmaise Colliery Museum Museum & attraction · Fallin
- Holywood Bowl Museum & attraction · Stirling
- swans water park Swimming & leisure · St Ninians
- The Peak Swimming & leisure · Springkerse
- Wacky Warehouse Soft play · Springkerse
Out in the fresh air
- Briarlands Farm Farm & animals · Stirling
- Blair Drummond Safari Park Zoo & wildlife park · Doune
- Herbertshire Castle Park Park & nature walk · Dunipace
- Darnley Park Play park · Old Town · Free
- Kings Park Playground Play park · Kings Park · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Bookbug at Stirling Central Library Baby & toddler groups · City Centre · Wednesdays 11–11.30am, fortnightly in term time; Gaelic Bookbug monthly on Fridays 2–2.30pm
- Chatterbooks at Stirling Central Library Arts, crafts & learning · City Centre · Mondays 3.30–4.30pm, fortnightly; Storytime fortnightly on Wednesdays 11–11.30am
- Swimming lessons at The PEAK Swimming lessons · Forthside · Adult and child (6 months–3 years): Mondays 9–9.30am and 9.30–10am, Tuesdays 9.30–10am, Wednesdays 1.20–1.50pm, 2–2.30pm and 2.35–3.05pm, Fridays 9–9.30am and 9.30–10am. Learn to Swim (5–15): seven days a week at various times
- Climbing Programme at The PEAK Sports club · Forthside · Climbing Cubs (3–5): Wednesdays and Thursdays 9.30–10.10am, 10.20–11am and 11.10–11.50am. Rock Rookies (5–7): Monday–Friday 4–4.45pm (plus 4.50–5.35pm Thu and Fri). Older groups (8–18): Monday–Friday from 4pm to 7.30pm
- Learn to Skate and Skate Tots at The PEAK Sports club · Forthside · Learn to Skate (5–16): Saturdays and Sundays, classes between 12.15pm and 3.15pm. Skate Tots (2–5): Fridays 9.45–10.15am
- Bouncing, Jumping and Runner Beans at The PEAK Baby & toddler groups · Forthside · Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 40-minute classes between 9.30am and 12.40pm (Bouncing Beans 6–21 months; Jumping Beans 21 months–3 years; Runner Beans 3–5 years)
- Stirling junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Stirling · Every Sunday at 9:30am
- Stirling County RFC Micro and Mini Rugby Sports club · Causewayhead · Saturdays during the rugby season: Micro Rugby (P1–3) 9.30–10.30am; Minis (P4–7) from 9.30am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- The McDougalls: Christmas in Toyland Shows, theatre & panto · Stirling city centre · 📅 Sun 22 Nov
- Santa's Grotto at Dobbies Stirling Santa & Christmas · Stirling · 📅 Sun 22 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Beauty and the Beast (Macrobert panto) Shows, theatre & panto · Bridge of Allan / University of Stirling · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
- A Blair Drummond Christmas Santa & Christmas · Blair Drummond, near Stirling · 📅 Fri 27 Nov – Wed 23 Dec
- Stirling Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · Stirling city centre · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sun 29 Nov
- Storytelling with Santa Character meet & greets · Causewayhead, Stirling · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Sun 20 Dec
- Stirling Orchestra: The Snowman & Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Music & concerts · Stirling city centre · 📅 Sun 6 Dec
- Children's Classic Concerts: Christmas Wishes Music & concerts · Stirling Old Town · 📅 Tue 8 Dec