Longriggs Lodges

Start off stays with low-energy days of activity, from swinging a club around at Alloa Golf Club (five minutes’ drive away) to leisurely strolls about the Cowden Japanese Gardens or up to the 15th-century Castle Campbell and its gardens (both 15 minutes). When something busier appeals, it’s 20 minutes to Stirling, where visits to the Old Town Jail, art galleries, museums and (during well-timed stays) the Stirling Highland Games come highly recommended. If time is limited, and crossing musts off lists is the priority, make sure to visit Stirling Castle and the spectacular Wallace Monument. There are plenty of other icons of Scottish tourism within reach too, including the Kelpies, the Falkirk Wheel, the famed Pineapple and Blair Drummond Safari Park, all of which are within around half an hour. In terms of city days, guests here have lots of choice. It’s 45 minutes from base to Perth (home of the famed Palace of Scone), 50 minutes to Glasgow (and its art museums, stadiums, science centres and gardens), and a little over an hour to capital city Edinburgh. Fancy burning a hole in wallets? As well as shopping in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, guests can opt for something closer to home base: Affinity Sterling Mills outlet shopping is a 20-minute walk away (or a five-minute drive) in Tillicoultry, and has a host of high-street stores to choose from.