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 Dunblane Hydro is the perfect base for touring central Scotland and Stirling area. Stirling, with its dramatic castle and Wallace Monument, not to mention the nearby site of the Battle of Bannockburn, is probably the place to start your sightseeing.
You are also so well placed for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and for sensational car touring in all directions with first-class road connections.
To the north, there is Perth and the Highlands beyond, to the west there is Loch Lomond, the lovely Trossachs, and even the west coast itself. It is all waiting for you here - and so readily accessible.
 Close to Stirling, the Trossachs, with their heather-clad hills and lochs half-hidden in woodlands have attracted generations in search of the picturesque. There are plenty of walks and marked trails through the woods and on to the peaks. Start your Trossachs adventure from the Rob Roy and Trossachs Visitor Centre in Callander.
East of Stirling, the steep slopes of the Ochil Hills overlook the Hillfoots towns strung together by a common heritage in textile weaving and forming a trail, which starts from Scotland 's Mill Trail Visitor Centre in Alva. On the other side of the River Forth, the town of Falkirk features Callender House as just one of its attractions. Set in attractive parkland, this mansion has connections with Mary, Queen of Scots and here, costumed servants bring to life a working kitchen of the 1820's.
Nearby, a past of a different kind is evoked by the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, with its recreation of a typical Scottish branch line from the days of steam. To the south and west of Stirling, the beautiful hills known as the "Campsie Fells" provide some outstanding walking – and the backdrop for many delightful rural villages.
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