Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0Out and about near Callander
One place to visit we list is in Callander or within 5 km of its edge: Hamilton Toy Museum. The trip to Stirling Castle is 21 km. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 8 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
Closest to Callander
Hamilton Toy Museum, 500 m away, is the closest. Hamilton Toy Museum is a museum in Callander, Stirling.
1Where they are
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Callander is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Kind by kind
12 of the 13 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Callander. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
6 places are cared for: 4 by Historic Environment Scotland and 2 by the National Trust for Scotland (Stirling Castle, Inchmahome Priory, Cambuskenneth Abbey and Castle Campbell, and 2 more).
The complete list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 12 within 40 km.
What is in or close to Callander comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
43 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Callander’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Callander →
Out of town
From 12 places within 40 km, these are the best known.
3FortAntonine Wall32 km south
4CastleDoune Castle11 km southeast
5CathedralDunblane Cathedral16 km eastAbbey or priory6Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandInchmahome Priory9.2 km southwestAbbey or priory7Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCambuskenneth Abbey22 km southeastCastleCastleCulcreuch Castle20 km south
CastleDrummond Castle23 km northeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCastle Campbell34 km eastCastleCastleEdinample Castle15 km north
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower30 km southeast
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandMenstrie Castle24 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Dunblane →
Seeing Callander: questions
What are the main attractions in Callander?
The place to visit inside Callander’s locality is Hamilton Toy Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Callander have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Callander: Hamilton Toy Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Callander?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stirling Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 21 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Callander?
Within 40 km: Stirling Castle (21 km), Antonine Wall (32 km), Doune Castle (11 km), Dunblane Cathedral (16 km).
Where are Callander’s historic buildings listed?
Callander has 43 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Callander when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Hamilton Toy Museum: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunblane Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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