Not that there is much to do in Falkirk yet its just 10 mintues away from Stirling and is easy to take in and visit at the same time, used to be called "Stirlingshire", I live in the centre, if you've been in the high street here while visiting the Kelpies you may have saw this little church and yard I made a little video about , William Wallace best friend is burried here along with some of his commanders, its practically my garden, loads of folk don't know about it, up the hill from here is the Antonine wall (Rather what is left of it) the old Northern most point of the Roman empire, there is a big mansion (now open to the public I think) and park with woodlands and a lake (was an old Roman reservior) It's the place where the company that made Irn Bru started out, Falkirk wheel is here th-cam.com/video/u09NhxZuZG8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EKLHfBM7_5Eed3kY There is often a market and other things going on in the high street. Not sure 48 hours worth of things to see and do yet for folk who like the quiet and a bit of history, there are thousands of years of it here.
This is a great “must do” planning. Loved it. Also, I love the evolution of your video’s. The drone footage mixed with the artsy shots, absolutely love it. ❤
I definitely preferred Stirling castle to Edinburgh castle, but I think you have to be a history nerd to really appreciate what Stirling castle has done! 😄 We ended up walking around with the guide (after the tour) for an hour, and just looking at all the tiny amazing details ❤️ Also; There seemed to be so way fewer people visiting Stirling castle, so not as overcrowded 🤭
Your videos are always good - full of information and humour. And Stirling really is great. My wife was born in Airthrey Castle, Bridge of Allan (it is now part of Stirling University) and our niece did here first degree at Stirling. I enjoyed your guide.
I'm very fortunate to live around 10 miles from Stirling. The castle is just as good as Edinburgh Castle if not better especially in the Summer plus the added bonus of Wallace Monument in the distance. Also, as stated, it's worth purchasing a Historic Scotland membership card, this will save you a lot of money in the long term. For example a family card with up to 6 children costs £113.50 ($149) for as many sites/locations as you want including Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle family cost including 3 children will cost for a Family 2 adults with 3 children £66.50 ($87.32) online or £75.00 ($98.49) walk in price. The membership card can be used at Stirling and Edinburgh Castle on it's own thus saving you a lot of money.
The building behind you at the beginning was just restored a few years ago ago.Linlithgow Palace is worth a visit as well and has great views over the loch and lots of lovely old buildings in the town.
I really like these travel vlogs. Do you have any plans to go up into the highlands - Braemar or Inverness or a tour up the east coast; Perth, Dundee, Montrose, etc?
I'd love to! So far we've only really done a big video trip around the NC500, Dundee, some of Fife and bits around Glasgow, but Perth, more in-depth video about Inverness and more are on the list! .)
@@HootMaRootThe capital of the Highlands is Inverness, not Stirling. To claim that Edinburgh has less historical value than Stirling is honestly delusional. I live in the North East, about an hour North of Inverness, and although I absolutely love Stirling, I wouldn’t consider it to be so different from “the lowlands of Edinburgh.” I mean, they are only a 50 minute drive apart.
You always do a fantastic job of capturing the essence of a place Kat. I have added Stirling to the list for future travels. Those views...the drone shots...im sold!
They found a knight buried in the chapel. After a lot of analysis they found out he was English, then they identified him because they found the letter from the castle commander to the knights mother at the national archives.
Stirling is one of the most important places, in terms of history, in Scotland. Its location, has been far more significant than the likes of Edinburgh and has really played a huge part in what shaped the Scotland we live in. Nice that you also focussed on Snowdon, Valley, Mar, and Holy Rude cemeteries too. One final thing, the Battle of Bannockburn monument is just that, it's not even the location of the battle which happened closer into Stirling and on the carse to the east. There have been a number of digs at the location and, at most, they have found a few items from a couple of hundred years ago...but nothing significant. The Bruce's statue location, close to part of the Roman road from Torwood, was probably a muster point.
Nice one. You missed the Church of the Holy Rude with Scotland's largest pipe organ... I suppose because it's closed to visitors off season, much to my disappointment when I went to visit recently.
Thanks for the upload. Although I only live about 8 miles from Stirling, at the foot of the Ochil hills, I really enjoyed your guide and found it informative. While I can't really add much to what you've already mentioned, I will say that the term 'roaster' from the coffee house you sat in (Unorthodox Roasters) is something of a teasing insult, up there with other friendly-fire such as 'numpty' or 'dafty', the kind of insult you reserve for a loveable idiot, or family member who's being a bit dense/slow. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here in Rainland, again. All the best.
Thank you for a great video, I was born and raised in the Stirling area but now live in West Wales but get back to Scotland for occasional visits every year.....a well researched and filmed post, thank you again.......
I happened to stay in Stirling for a year during 2011/12 for my postgraduate degree from the University of Stirling. That was a lovely experience there. I still cherish the memories of my stay in Stirling. Birds and Bees and Settle Inn are the two best pubs, that I personally loved, for hanging out and socialising after a hectic work day, The nachos at the Birds and Bees are really awesome. Burgh Coffee House, supposedly in the Stirling city centre, is the best place I found in case you want to quickly catch up with someone.
We hope to make a day trip to Stirling from Edinburgh (have a daughter at uni there) in April, but, want to add a stop in Culross. Do you think that’s doable, using public transportation?
I live in the area. It would be difficult to do in a day. If you were going from Stirling you could get the train to Alloa, then change for the Dunfermline bus, which is about once an hour during the day. It's only about half an hour on the bus from Alloa but the problem would be coordinating the bus and train. The Traveline Scotland website is good and will show you bus and train times.If you want to see the area properly it's best to stay for a few days.
Watching this now. So beautiful! What device are you using to shoot video? The picture quality is fantastic! Thanking you in advance! I follow you through my husband’s account. He’s from Edinburgh, but we live in Montreal, Canada.
Thanks for watching! Kat shoots with a Sony A7s mark 3, with 20mm, and 24-240mm lenses. We shoot aerials with a DJI mini 3 pro. Kat shoots almost all b-roll, and I shoot the interviews and aerials :)
hi! I like your videos! As an idea what to show, maybe suburbs of Glasgow? I mean, Giffnock, Clarkston, Rouken glen park and Whitelee windfarm? This place is so awesome I can't believe nobody filmed it yet properly. It is not like anything in Scotland - white pretty houses and american-dream atmosphere
Question: My husband and I are traveling to Scotland in Sept and so many videos talk about pre-planning everything even down to meal reservations. Is that more for the high summer months or also into September? We are visiting Stirling for a day. Do I really need to book each event before I get there or is it ok to take the day as it unfolds. I have really been wondering about this with Edinburgh as well. Thanks much! Love your videos
We arrived in Stirling with no plans or reservations in August, 2001. Using a basic road map that had some landmarks highlighted we saw the sights, including the Mel Gibson statue. We all, including our 7 year old daughter, had a wonderful time. I'd love to go back.
I spotted the LGBTQ+ flag above the entrance gate to the castle! Well done, Stirling! And some Alice Oseman books in the coffee shop including Heartstopper!
Extra video about Stirling area coming to Patreon in a handful of days!
Not that there is much to do in Falkirk yet its just 10 mintues away from Stirling and is easy to take in and visit at the same time, used to be called "Stirlingshire", I live in the centre, if you've been in the high street here while visiting the Kelpies you may have saw this little church and yard I made a little video about , William Wallace best friend is burried here along with some of his commanders, its practically my garden, loads of folk don't know about it, up the hill from here is the Antonine wall (Rather what is left of it) the old Northern most point of the Roman empire, there is a big mansion (now open to the public I think) and park with woodlands and a lake (was an old Roman reservior) It's the place where the company that made Irn Bru started out, Falkirk wheel is here th-cam.com/video/u09NhxZuZG8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EKLHfBM7_5Eed3kY There is often a market and other things going on in the high street. Not sure 48 hours worth of things to see and do yet for folk who like the quiet and a bit of history, there are thousands of years of it here.
i studied abroad at stirling from the US four years ago, i have never clicked on a video so quick!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Does it still look the same as it did when you studied there? .)
practically the same, it makes me want to go back !
Stirling is beautiful and gorgeous and historical. Thank you so much for doing this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a great “must do” planning. Loved it. Also, I love the evolution of your video’s. The drone footage mixed with the artsy shots, absolutely love it. ❤
Excellent, high-quality video. Now I want to visit Stirling.
I definitely preferred Stirling castle to Edinburgh castle, but I think you have to be a history nerd to really appreciate what Stirling castle has done! 😄 We ended up walking around with the guide (after the tour) for an hour, and just looking at all the tiny amazing details ❤️
Also; There seemed to be so way fewer people visiting Stirling castle, so not as overcrowded 🤭
My top castle recommendation is Craigmiller castle in Edinburgh though! That one is so special and beautiful 😍
Your videos are always good - full of information and humour. And Stirling really is great. My wife was born in Airthrey Castle, Bridge of Allan (it is now part of Stirling University) and our niece did here first degree at Stirling. I enjoyed your guide.
Glad you enjoyed the video .) always nice reading such kind words about our work!
I’ve been thinking I should pay Stirling another visit soon so this video is perfect for me. Thank you for lots of inspiration.
Thanks for the video! I was planning to visit Stirling in August and this made up my mind that it's a must-see.
Superb! Now, you must go to Dunblane - on a warmer day; and walk back to Bridge of Allan on the Darn Road, for yet more pleasures...
Oooooh maybe we have done, maybe we have done (**winks and points toward patreon page**)
I'm very fortunate to live around 10 miles from Stirling. The castle is just as good as Edinburgh Castle if not better especially in the Summer plus the added bonus of Wallace Monument in the distance. Also, as stated, it's worth purchasing a Historic Scotland membership card, this will save you a lot of money in the long term. For example a family card with up to 6 children costs £113.50 ($149) for as many sites/locations as you want including Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle family cost including 3 children will cost for a Family 2 adults with 3 children £66.50 ($87.32) online or £75.00 ($98.49) walk in price. The membership card can be used at Stirling and Edinburgh Castle on it's own thus saving you a lot of money.
Those drone shots tho 🤤 Great video as always 🔥🙌
The building behind you at the beginning was just restored a few years ago ago.Linlithgow Palace is worth a visit as well and has great views over the loch and lots of lovely old buildings in the town.
Beautiful. I really enjoyed my visit to Stirling a few years ago, and again enjoyed this virtual visit :)
I really like these travel vlogs. Do you have any plans to go up into the highlands - Braemar or Inverness or a tour up the east coast; Perth, Dundee, Montrose, etc?
I'd love to! So far we've only really done a big video trip around the NC500, Dundee, some of Fife and bits around Glasgow, but Perth, more in-depth video about Inverness and more are on the list! .)
Stirling is my favourite place in Scotland. Visit every time I'm over there. Castle is much better than the Edinburgh war museum castle
That's because Stirling is/was the capital of the Highlands so should have a lot more historical value compared to the lowlands of Edinburgh
Totally agree. And the garden area in Stirling Castle is very beautiful too!
@@HootMaRootThe capital of the Highlands is Inverness, not Stirling. To claim that Edinburgh has less historical value than Stirling is honestly delusional.
I live in the North East, about an hour North of Inverness, and although I absolutely love Stirling, I wouldn’t consider it to be so different from “the lowlands of Edinburgh.” I mean, they are only a 50 minute drive apart.
Sterling is on my bucket lists. . 🍺 🍺
@@HootMaRootStirling is not in the Highlands but it's often referred to as the "Gateway to the Highlands"
The drone is a game changer, aye
You always do a fantastic job of capturing the essence of a place Kat. I have added Stirling to the list for future travels. Those views...the drone shots...im sold!
Also, can I suggest Inverness for purely selfish reasons ha ha!
I shall put it on my list! Inverness is lovely! .)
They found a knight buried in the chapel. After a lot of analysis they found out he was English, then they identified him because they found the letter from the castle commander to the knights mother at the national archives.
If you go into the thistle shopping centre there is a hidden gem in the form of a dungeon...
Amazing video, breathtaking views...thank you so much!
Love the video
The music in the vid intro is BEAUTIFUL!
My home city 🙌🏼💚
No need for that green heart
not me watching the part with the doggo five times 😅
One has to savour a doggy cameo!
Excellent video and location. Thank you so much👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Super video. Loved it! Great information and having visited Stirling Castle myself, you can't beat the views from there. Kak - you rock as usual!
Stirling is one of the most important places, in terms of history, in Scotland. Its location, has been far more significant than the likes of Edinburgh and has really played a huge part in what shaped the Scotland we live in. Nice that you also focussed on Snowdon, Valley, Mar, and Holy Rude cemeteries too. One final thing, the Battle of Bannockburn monument is just that, it's not even the location of the battle which happened closer into Stirling and on the carse to the east. There have been a number of digs at the location and, at most, they have found a few items from a couple of hundred years ago...but nothing significant. The Bruce's statue location, close to part of the Roman road from Torwood, was probably a muster point.
They filmed the Colditz TV series at Stirling Castle.
my best friend from schools father used to own the fryers wynd building
Thankyou 😄 it was a great video
The Glasgow Necropolis called, it wants its 'Scotland's Most Scenic Cemetery' award back 😂
With those Stirling mountain views, Necropolis would have to pry the award from Stirling Cemetery's cold dead hands!!!
Nice one. You missed the Church of the Holy Rude with Scotland's largest pipe organ... I suppose because it's closed to visitors off season, much to my disappointment when I went to visit recently.
Thanks for the upload.
Although I only live about 8 miles from Stirling, at the foot of the Ochil hills, I really enjoyed your guide and found it informative.
While I can't really add much to what you've already mentioned, I will say that the term 'roaster' from the coffee house you sat in (Unorthodox Roasters) is something of a teasing insult, up there with other friendly-fire such as 'numpty' or 'dafty', the kind of insult you reserve for a loveable idiot, or family member who's being a bit dense/slow.
I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here in Rainland, again.
All the best.
I see they've fixed the monument stairs. When I went up they were the originals and badly worn.
That must have been quite worrying!
@@Kakibot it was worse coming down.
Can also recommend the Wee Wolf Bistro on King Street.
Thank you for a great video, I was born and raised in the Stirling area but now live in West Wales but get back to Scotland for occasional visits every year.....a well researched and filmed post, thank you again.......
Hmm, interesting. Will visit there for sure now.
Great video! 👍 I love your handbag 😍
I happened to stay in Stirling for a year during 2011/12 for my postgraduate degree from the University of Stirling. That was a lovely experience there. I still cherish the memories of my stay in Stirling.
Birds and Bees and Settle Inn are the two best pubs, that I personally loved, for hanging out and socialising after a hectic work day, The nachos at the Birds and Bees are really awesome.
Burgh Coffee House, supposedly in the Stirling city centre, is the best place I found in case you want to quickly catch up with someone.
Thank you for sharing all these tips! .) Glad you had a great time studying there!
What an amazing place 😮❤ the video was so good, love the music and the photography 🎉 you killed it 😊
Stirling was stunning! And so glad to hear all the work that went into the video is appreciated :3
Stirling Castle in much more interesting tha Edinburgh Castle, due to the informations and internal environments that we can visit.
Next time you are in Stirling look for a restaurant called Brea. Wonderful local food.
We hope to make a day trip to Stirling from Edinburgh (have a daughter at uni there) in April, but, want to add a stop in Culross. Do you think that’s doable, using public transportation?
I live in the area. It would be difficult to do in a day. If you were going from Stirling you could get the train to Alloa, then change for the Dunfermline bus, which is about once an hour during the day. It's only about half an hour on the bus from Alloa but the problem would be coordinating the bus and train. The Traveline Scotland website is good and will show you bus and train times.If you want to see the area properly it's best to stay for a few days.
I live in Stirling! Very impressive footage. Do you mind me asking what camera and drone you're using? The richness of the shots is quite distinct!
Watching this now. So beautiful! What device are you using to shoot video? The picture quality is fantastic! Thanking you in advance! I follow you through my husband’s account. He’s from Edinburgh, but we live in Montreal, Canada.
Thanks for watching! Kat shoots with a Sony A7s mark 3, with 20mm, and 24-240mm lenses. We shoot aerials with a DJI mini 3 pro. Kat shoots almost all b-roll, and I shoot the interviews and aerials :)
@@simonmountney Thanks so much for the info! Now, I can prove to my husband that your work isn’t being shot on an iPhone!
We live in Canada and just got tickets to see Shania Twain at Stirling Castle this July❤❤
hi! I like your videos! As an idea what to show, maybe suburbs of Glasgow? I mean, Giffnock, Clarkston, Rouken glen park and Whitelee windfarm? This place is so awesome I can't believe nobody filmed it yet properly. It is not like anything in Scotland - white pretty houses and american-dream atmosphere
From the train station, castle , Wallace Monument....walkable?
Castle, yes, but it is quite a steep hill. Wallace monument is more like a small hike. There are buses connecting the spots though!
Gowan Hill is pronounced the same as Cow if it started with a G
I love Hermann's. I don't think the menu has changed in 50 years.
Question: My husband and I are traveling to Scotland in Sept and so many videos talk about pre-planning everything even down to meal reservations. Is that more for the high summer months or also into September? We are visiting Stirling for a day. Do I really need to book each event before I get there or is it ok to take the day as it unfolds. I have really been wondering about this with Edinburgh as well. Thanks much! Love your videos
lik the visuals. would love this without music but natural sounds but each to their own.
We arrived in Stirling with no plans or reservations in August, 2001. Using a basic road map that had some landmarks highlighted we saw the sights, including the Mel Gibson statue. We all, including our 7 year old daughter, had a wonderful time. I'd love to go back.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much there was to do, definitely worth a visit :) Where else would you like us to visit?
What is the piece of music in the 14th minute whilst introducing the Wallace Monument? Stirling is my old alma mater. Nice video.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤awesomeness
I spotted the LGBTQ+ flag above the entrance gate to the castle! Well done, Stirling! And some Alice Oseman books in the coffee shop including Heartstopper!
Not well done at all. Sickening.
Quite like Edinburgh, don't get Glasgow. Could live out my life in Sterling, The only place that I have ever been that compares to Tas.
How can anyone spend 48 hours there?
We managed! Lots to do :)
Easily. Have you actually been there? 😂
48 hours in Stirling? Did you miss your train home or something? 😀
Ouch 😅😂
It's a wonderful place, I would happily move there!
Another great video, amazing cinematography, great music choice and great recommendations!
Loved the random dog at the end 🤣🐶
Somehow they just love to socialise right when I’m in the middle of a shoot! .D