Hidden Scotland
Sign in

Shops and makers
in Stirlingshire.

It’s 01:41 in Stirlingshire.
Stirlingshire

Bagpipes on Broad Street, books in Dollar.

Shopping here is all about makers and independents. In Stirling's Old Town, a bagpipe maker makes Highland pipes and smallpipes by hand, and Spittal Street has a Christmas shop that stays open all year. King Street sells the work of local artists and makers, Murray Place has a whisky shop of rare malts and Scottish gins, and Upper Craigs has a bookshop café. Bridge of Allan has Scandinavian-style homewares, Callander has jewellery inspired by the sea and Dollar has a small bookshop strong on walking. The farm shops at Blair Drummond and Blairlogie are good for a picnic, so bring a cool bag.

Heather McDermott Jewellery→
Stirling Bagpipes→
Made in Stirling→
The Scottish Gantry→
Tinsel and Tartan→
Blair Drummond Smiddy Farmshop→
Blairmains Farm Shop→
The Book Nook Stirling→
Uncommon Life→
Place of the dayJust now

The Wee Bookshop, Dollar.

A small independent bookshop and coffee shop on Bridge Street in Dollar, strong on walking, the outdoors and Scotland.

Read about it
From our guideJust now

Made in Stirling.

Made in Stirling, on King Street, is a shop and gallery given over to the work of local artists and makers, and its sales support Creative Stirling's community work. Wooden stands and walls of framed work hold paintings, prints, pottery, jewellery, textiles and cards. It is the place to find a present that was not made in a factory. Think of a print of the castle, coasters with the Wallace Monument or the Kelpies, or a tin of biscuits with the city skyline on the lid. The galleries hold changing exhibitions, and there are workshops and courses, pottery among them.

See the place
Newly discoveredJust nowStirlingClackmannan TowerAttractionStirlingClackmannanAttractionStirlingAlloa TowerAttractionStirlingMakers CaféRestaurantStirlingMenstrie CastleAttractionStirlingSauchie TowerAttraction

Some good places to go, newly added to the site.

The newest places on our pages in Stirlingshire.

Browse everywhere to go
LunchJust nowStirlingLegends at the Monument1.3 milesStirlingBob and Berts2.7 milesStirlingUnorthodox Roaster2.7 miles

Lunch near Blairmains Farm Shop.

The three good places closest to it: Legends at the Monument, Bob and Berts and Unorthodox Roaster.

See Blairmains Farm Shop
From our guideJust now

Uncommon Life.

Uncommon Life is a welcoming shop on Henderson Street, the main street of Bridge of Allan, with a Scandinavian eye for design and a Scottish heart. It is the kind of place where you go in for a card and come out with something for the house. The stock comes from Scandinavian and international design houses and from Scottish and British makers, chosen to do as little harm to the environment as possible. The shelves hold homewares and kitchen things, candles, bath and body products, stationery, clothing, books and pantry goods. The whitewashed shopfront with its big windows is easy to spot.

See the place
Shops and makersJust now

Heather McDermott Jewellery.

A jeweller's shop and workshop in Callander, where Heather McDermott makes contemporary jewellery inspired by the sea.

See the place
From our guideJust now

Blair Drummond Smiddy Farmshop.

The Smiddy is a farm shop, butcher and café at Blair Drummond, on the road from Stirling to Doune, in a big, bright timber building with a curved roof and wide views to the Gargunnock Hills. Inside, under the roof timbers, it is laid out like a market hall, with seasonal produce from Scottish suppliers and local farms, groceries, ready meals and a butchery counter. The café makes breakfasts, lunches, cakes and coffee from what is on the shop's own shelves. It is an easy place to fill a picnic bag on the way west towards the hills.

See the place
From our guideJust now

Stirling Bagpipes.

Stirling Bagpipes is a working bagpipe maker's shop on Broad Street, in the Old Town under the castle. The walls are hung with sets of pipes, and new Highland bagpipes are made here by hand, along with Scottish smallpipes and Border pipes. There is a collection of antique pipes by famous makers for sale, and tired old sets are repaired and given a new life. Alongside are chanters, reeds, bags and the rest of a piper's kit, with Highland wear from sporrans to sgian dubhs. Even if you have never played a note, it is worth looking in to see a rare craft still practised in a shop.

See the place
From our guideJust now

The Book Nook Stirling.

The Book Nook is an independent bookshop and café on Upper Craigs, behind a grey shopfront with purple doors and window boxes. Two friends who met studying English at the University of Stirling opened it in September 2020, and it is a cosy, casual place to lose yourself in a story. Tall green bookcases hold new and secondhand books, mostly fiction, and there is a bright corner for children. The café serves toasted bagels, cakes from its own baker and hot drinks, with seats of every kind for reading or talking. Book clubs, trivia nights and author events keep it busy.

See the place
From our guideJust now

Tinsel and Tartan.

Tinsel and Tartan is Stirling's Christmas shop, and it is open all year round. You will find it on Spittal Street, on the climb up towards the castle, behind an arched window with a wreath-shaped sign. Inside, every inch glitters, and there is a fully dressed tree whatever the month. The shelves are packed with decorations with a Scottish twist: tartan stockings and baubles, handmade fused glass by the Glasgow artist Marc Peters, and the shop's own Scgolies, small kilted figures who each come with a storybook. Pick out a keepsake that will come out every December.

See the place

You are up to date.

The next post goes up at 21:59, and a new day of them starts tomorrow morning. Or have the best of it in your inbox each morning in the Daily.