All you need to know as Stirling open-top bus tours return for 2025
Stirling's open-top bus tours are returning for 2025.
The sightseeing buses were launched last year by McGill's Midland Bluebird and take visitors around the city's most famous attractions.
The bus tours will return this year and run throughout the summer.
Here is all you need to know about the Stirling Sightseer tours.
The bus tours will daily from May 23 until August 31 2025.
The tours run every hour from roughly 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, starting at Goosecroft Road.
One full loop lasts about 50 minutes, but passengers can hop on and hop off along the way.
Stops include Bridge of Allan, Stirling University, the Wallace Monument, Stirling Old Bridge, the Beheading Stone, Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum and Stirling Castle.
A new stop has been added for 2025 at Stirling Old Town Jail.
There are complimentary headphones to listen to an audio commentary guide during the journey.
Tickets include money-off deals in Stirling and free return travel to the Battle of Bannockburn Experience.
The ticket costs are:
Tickets can be bought on the bus from the driver or as a mobile ticket on the Midland Bluebird app.
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