11km (6 3/4 miles) N of Stirling; 68km (42 miles) NW of Edinburgh; 47km (29 miles) SW of Perth; 53km (33 miles) NE of Glasgow
A small cathedral city on the banks of the Allan Water, Dunblane takes its name from the Celtic church of St. Blane, which once stood on the site now occupied by the fine 13th-century Gothic cathedral. The cathedral is the main reason to visit; if that doesn't interest you, you'll find more romantic and lovelier places from which to explore the nearby Trossachs and Loch Lomond (say, Callander or Aberfoyle).
