Visitor Attraction
Opening Times & Tariffs

Introduction

Listed below are the opening times and tariffs of many of the places that you may visit when based at Lenymede B&B, Callander, The Trossachs. While every attempt has been made to ensure that these times and prices are correct, you are advised to check before visiting any of these attractions. Any errors reported to us will be corrected.

Content

• Edinburgh
• Stirling
• Trossachs Area
• Other Areas
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Further Information

For details of many of the places referred to below go to the following pages.

• Edinburgh
• Stirling
• The Trossachs

Edinburgh

Camera Obscura, Castle Hill

Call : 0131 226 3709 Fax 0131 225 4239

Open : Daily from 10.00am

Edinburgh Castle, Castle Hill

Call : 0131 225 6685 Fax 0131 220 4733

Open : Daily

Edinburgh Experience, City Observatory, Calton Hill

Call : 0131 556 4365 Fax 0131 316 4050

Open : Daily; April - October 10.30 - 17.30.

Admission : Adult £2.00, Family £6.00, Concession £1.20

Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road

Call : 0131 334 9171 Fax 0131 316 4050

Open : Daily; April - September 9am - 6pm
October - March 9am - 4.30pm. Sundays opens 9.30

John Knox House, 43/45 High Street

Call : 0131 556 9579, 0131 556 2647

Open : Monday - Saturday

Admission : Adults £1.75, Children (15 & under) 75p,
Concessions £1.25, under 7's free

Museum of Childhood, 42 High Street, Royal Mile

Call : 0131 529 4142

Open : All Year; October - May, 1000 - 1700
June - September 1000 - 1800

Admission : Free

National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound

Call : 0131 556 8921 Recorded information 0131 332 2266

Open : All Year; Mon - Sat 1000 - 1700, Sunday 1400 - 1700;
Closed 25^th, 26^th Dec & 1^st, 2^st Jan.

Admission : Free

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Call : 0131 556 1096, Fax 0131 557 5256

Open : April 1^st - October 31^st,
Sun 9.30 - 16.30, Mon - Sat, 9.30 - 17.15;
November 1^st - March 31^st Daily 09.30 - 15.45

Peoples' Story, Canon Gate, Royal Mile

Call : 0131 225 2424 Ext. 4057

Open : October - May, 1000 - 1700; June - September 1000 - 1800

Admission : Free

Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Row, Arboretum Place

Call : 0131 552 7171 Fax 0131 552 0382

Open : Daily from 10am

Admission : Free

Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street

Call : 0131 225 7534

Open : All Year; Mon - Sat 1000 - 1700, Sunday 1200 - 1700
Closed 25^th, 26^th Dec & 1^st, 2^st Jan.

Admission : Free

Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill

Call : 0131 668 8405 Fax 0131 668 8429

Open : Daily; Summer 12pm - 5.30, Winter 1pm - 5pm

Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre

Call : 0131 220 0441 Fax 0131 220 6288

Open : All year, 10.00 - 17.30

Admission : Adult £4.20, Child £2.00
Family £11.40, Concession £3.00

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Belford Road

Call : 0131 556 8921 Recorded information 0131 332 2266

Open : All Year; Mon - Sat 1000 - 1700, Sunday 1400 - 1700
Closed 25^th, 26^th Dec & 1^st, 2^st Jan.

Admission : Free

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street

Call : 0131 556 8921 Recorded information 0131 332 2266

Open : All Year; Mon - Sat 1000 - 1700, Sunday 1400 - 1700;
Closed 25^th, 26^th Dec & 1^st, 2^st Jan.

Admission : Free

St. Gile's Cathedral, Royal Mile

Call : 0131 225 9442 Fax 0131 220 4763

Open : Daily

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Stirling

Argyll's Lodging, Castle Wynd, Stirling

Call : 01786 461 146

Open : Daily, April - September, 0930 - 1930; October - March, 0930 - 1700.

Cost : Adults £2.50, Child £1.00, Concessions £1.90

Argyll & Sutherland Regimental Museum, Stirling Castle

Call : 01786 475 165

Open : Easter - September, 1000 - 1745, Sun 1100 - 1645; October - Easter, Mon - Sun, 1000 - 1615.

Cost : Free, but you must pay to enter the Castle.

Bannockburn Heritage Centre & Battlesite, Glasgow Road, FK7 0GJ

Call : 01786 812 664

Open : Site all year, Centre, 1^st Apr - 31^stOct, 1000 - 1730;
            Mar 1^st - 31^st & 1^st Nov - 23^rd Dec, 1100 - 1500.

Cost : Adults £2.30, Child & Concessions £1.50, Family £6.10

Cambuskenneth Abbey

Open : N/A. Exterior viewing only.

Location : 1 mile east of Stirling

Church of The Holy Rude, St. John Street, Stirling

Open : Daily, May - September, Mon - Fri, 1000 - 1700; Sat, times vary; Sunday Service 1100.

Cost : Free

Cowane's Hospital, St. John Street, Stirling, FK8 1ED

Call : 01786 472 247

Open : Daily, April - September, 0930 - 1930; October - March, 0930 - 1700.

Cost : Free

Cowane's House, St. Mary's Wynd, Stirling

Call : 01786 472 247

International Police Museum, St. John Street, Stirling

Open : Daily except Fri, 6^th June - 13^th September, 1100 - 1700.

Cost : Adults £1.00, Child 50p.

Wallace Monument, Abbey Craig, Causewayhead, Stirling

Call : 01786 472 140

Open : All year, see table below.

Cost : Adults £3.00, Child & Concessions £2.00, Students, £2.75

Old Town Jail, St. John Street, Stirling

Call : 01786 450 050

Open : Daily, April - September, 0930 - 1800; October - March, 0930 - 1600.

Cost : Adults £2.75, Child & Concessions £2.00, Family £8.00

Royal Burgh of Stirling Visitor Centre, Castle Esplanade

Call : 01786 462 517, 01786 479 901

Open : Daily, All year, see table below.

Cost : Adults £2.50, Child £1.00, Concessions £1.90

Smith Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ

Call : 01786 471 917

Open : All year, Tues - Sat, 1030 - 1700; Sun, 1400 - 1700, Tues, closed.

Cost : Free.

Stirling Castle, Stirling

Call : 01786 450 000

Open : All year. April - September, 0930 - 1830; October - March, 0930 - 1700.

Cost : Adults £4.50, Child £1.20, Reduced £3.50

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Trossachs

Aberfoyle Golf Club, Braeval, Aberfoyle, FK8 3UY

Call : 01877 382 493

Availability : All year.

Cost : Green fees, see table below.

Location : 3 miles north of Aberfoyle on A821.

Achray Forest Drive

Availability : Easter - October.

Cost : £2.00 per car. Have correct coinage ready.

Location : 3 miles north of Aberfoyle on A821.

Breadalbane Folklore Centre, St. Fillan's Mill, Killin

Call : 01567 820254

Availability : See table below.

Cost : Adults £1.00, Child 75p, Concessions 75p

Bygones Museum & Visitor Centre, Stronvar House, Balquhidder, FK19 8PB

Call : 01877 384 688, Fax 01877 384 230

Availability : 1^st March - 31^st October, 10.30 - 5.00 daily.

Cost : Free

Callander Golf Club, Aveland Road, Callander, FK17 8EN

Call : 01877 330 090, Fax 01877 330 062

Availability : All year.

Cost : Green fees between £15.00 and £30.00. Day, weekly and season tickets available.

Location : 3 miles north of Aberfoyle on A821.

Doune Castle, Doune

Call : 01786 841 742

Availability : All year. See table below.

Cost : Adults £2.30, Child £1.00 and Concessions £1.75.

Doune Motor Museum, Doune

Call : 01786 841 203

Availability : We regret to announce that as of the 30^th October 1998, the museum will be closed down.

Dunblane Cathedral Museum, Cathedral Square, Dunblane

Call : 01786 823 440

Open : May - October, Mon - Sat, 1000 - 1230 & 1400 - 1630

Cost : Free.

Farmlife Centre, Dunaverig, Ruskie, Thornhill, FK8 3QW

Call : 01877 850 277, Fax 01877 850 404

Availability : Daily, 1^th April to November 10:00 - 18:00.

Cost : Adults £3.75, Child £3.25, Family £12.00, Concessions £2.75

Hamilton Toy Collection, 111, Main Street, Callander, FK17 8BQ

Call : 01877 384 688, Fax 01877 384 230

Availability : Easter - October, 10.30 - 16.30 daily (except Mondays).

Cost : Adults £1.50, Child 50p, Concessions £1.00

Inchmahome Priory, Port of Mentieth

Call : 01877 385 294

Availability : April to September, Monday to Saturday 09:30 - 18:30 and Sunday 14:00 - 18:30.

Cost : Adults £2.80, Child £1.00, Concessions £1.80

Innes Bhuidhe (Yellow Island) Ancient Monument, Killin

Call : 01567 820254

Availability : See Breadalbane Folk Centre.

Access : Key Breadalbane Folk Centre

Killin Golf Course, Killin, FK21 8TX

Call : 01567 820 312

Availability : March - October for clubhouse, 0830 - dusk.

Cost : Round £12.00, Day £15.00

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Visitor Centre, Aberfoyle, FK8 3UX

Call : 01877 382 258

Availability : Easter - October.

Cost : Car park £1.00

Rob Roy's Grave, Balquhidder Churchyard, Balquhidder

Availability :All year, all day.

Location : 2 miles off A84, turn at Kingshouse.

Rob Roy & Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, Callander, FK17 8BQ

Call : 01877 384 688, Fax 01877 384 230

Availability : See table below.

Cost (for Rob Roy Story) : Adults £2.50, Child £1.75, Concessions £1.75
Family £7.00, Students £2.00

Safari & Leisure Park, Blair Drummond, Perthshire, FK9 4UR

Call : 01786 841456, Fax 01786 841491

Open : 28^th March - 5^th October

Cost : Adults - £8, Children (3-14 inc.) and Senior Citizens - £4, Children under 3 free.

Location : 11 miles south of Callander on the A84.

Scottish Wool Centre, Off Main Street, Aberfoyle, FK8 3UQ

Call : 01877 382850

Availability : All year. Mar - Oct, 0930 - 1800; Nov - Feb, 1000 - 1630.

Cost : Adults £2.50, Child £1.50, Family £5.00, Concessions available

S.S. Sir Walter Scott,
Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine, FK17 8HZ

Call : 01877 376316

Open : 6^th April - 25^th October

Sailings : To Stronachlachar (Not Sat), 11:00; from Stronachlachar (Not Sat) 12:00
Half trip all week, 13:45 & 15:15

Cost : See table below. high season tariffs approximately 45p dearer.

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Other Areas

Birkhill Fireclay Mine

Call : 01506 822 298

Open : April - October, weekends; July - August, daily except Mon, 1130 - 1630

Cost : Adults £2.90, Child £1.50, Family £7.30, Concessions £2.00

Note : Special all in tickets including Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway & Museum

Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, Bo'ness Station
Union Street,West Lothian, EH51 9AQ

Call : 01506 822 298

Open : April - October, weekends; July - August, daily except Mon.

Cost : Adults £3.90, Child £1.90, Concessions £2.60

Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk

Call : 01324 503 770.

Open : All year, Mon - Sat, 1000 - 1700; April - September, Sun 1000 - 1700.

Cost : Adults £1.80, Child 90p, Concession 90p.

Castle Campbell, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, FK14 7PP

Call : 01259 742 408

Availability : All year. See table below.

Cost : Adults £2.30, Child £1.00 and Concessions £1.75.

Deep-Sea World, North Queensferry, Fife

Call : 01383 411 880

Open : All year, Mon - Fri 11am - 5.00pm, Sat - Sun 10am - 6.00 pm
After March all days 10am - 6pm.

Cost : Adults £6.15, Child £3.75
Family £16.75, Concession £4.25

Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne, Near Killearn
Glasgow, G63 9LB

Call : 01360 550 254, Fax 01360 550 094.

Open : All year, Tours on the hour. Mon - Sat, 1000 - 1600
          April - November, Sunday 1200 - 1600.

Cost : £3.00 Tour, VIP tour £4.00, Under 18 free, VIP tour & nosing £4.00

Glenturret Distillery, The Hosh, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 4HA

Call : 01324 637733

Open : All year, see table below.

Cost : Adults £3.50, Child 12-17 £2.30
Family £9.00, Concession £3.00

Hadrians Wall, Grangemouth Road, Falkirk, FK2 9AB

Call : 01324 637733

Open : All year, Mon, Tue, Thur 11am - 11.00pm
Wed 10 am - 11pm, Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 12am - 10pm

Cost : £4.50 entry, rockboots £1.75, harness £1.75, helmet £1.75

Holy Trinity Church, 12 Keir Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4QJ

Call : 01786 834 155, 01786 832 093

Open : June - Sept, Sat, 1000 - 1600

Cost : Free.

Hopetoun House

Call : 0131 331 2451.

Open : April - October, Daily 10.00am - 5.30pm.

Cost : Adults £2.30, Child (5-15 yrs)£1.00, Concession £1.75

Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow

Call : 01506 842896.

Open : April - September, Mon - Sat 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Cost : Adults £2.30, Child (5-15 yrs) £1.00, Concession £1.75

Maid of the Forth, Hawes Pier, South Queensferry

Call : 01313 314857 for 24 hour information.

Open : Almost every day Easter to October.

Scottish Railway Exhibition, Bo'ness Station
Union Street,West Lothian, EH51 9AQ

Call : 01506 822 298.

Open : April - October, weekends; July - August, daily except Mon.

Cost : Adults £1.50, Child .75p Concession £1.00

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