Celebrate the festive season in style at Stirling Castle!

Enjoy a festive afternoon tea at the castle, complete with optional glass of fizz. Browse our magical Christmas shopping fair for unique local gifts and treats. Don’t miss the enchanting performance of A Christmas Carol by Operation Moonlight. Explore our Christmas events, find the perfect gift, and get in the festive spirit with our seasonal blogs
Afternoon tea laid out with a cake stand adorning lovely treats, cups and saucers, a lantern and christmas decorations
Afternoon Tea

Indulge in an Afternoon Tea Experience

Model dressed as Queen sitting on throne holding up bags of presents
Shopping Fair

Fill your boots and your stockings

A large Christmas wreath on the door of a wooden cabin with small christmas trees on the veranda and sleighs with christmas bags on them
Event

Festive Wreath Making

A man dressed as Ebeneezer Scrooge looking sternly at the camera holding up a lantern
Event

A Christmas Carol

A hand with blue varnished nails holding a Historic Scotland Membership card in front of a lit Christmas tree
Membership

Give the Gift of Membership

Selection of retail products on a wooden sleigh
Shop

Christmas Collection

A group of young people wearing tshirts saying NYCOS smiling and singing
Event

NYCOS Christmas Concert

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Visit

Plan your next visit

A perfectly cooked pavlova, topped with halved pears that have been poached in wine and remaining syrup poured over along with crushed pistachios
Recipe

Hebridean Baker Mulled Pear Pavlova

Blue skies and winter sunshine over Stirling Castle's Queen Anne Garden with snow on the ground glistening in the sun
Blog

Christmas with Mary Queen of Scots

Social wall

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