Stirling 6th -10th May 2019
Our short break to Stirling begins today, on Bank Holiday Monday, but despite that the traffic was very reasonable, with only Loch Lomond slowing us down with its traffic. We went from Annan to Taynuilt, to visit family on the way, and the bluebells, primroses and differing shades of green foliage were lovely to look at on the way, although there was still some snow on the tops of the mountains. The journey from Taynuilt to Stirling was uneventful but the countryside is always stunning to look at. Seeing the castle and then the Wallace monument told us we had arrived! As it is bluebell time we thought, the next morning, we would try and find a bluebell wood to go for a walk. Balquidderock Wood, known locally as Bluebell Wood, proved to be absolutely beautiful. We walked through the wood which led then into Ladywell Park, Bannockburn, where there is a bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The...