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The Meadows

3 ha

📷 Claire Pegrum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPlayBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

56.24366, -4.21808

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Dun Whinny's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Trossachs PathWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmNational walking route
Ben Ledi TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 9Local walking route
The MeadowsWalking route
Named route
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Coilhallan woodWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m
Named routeRef 7Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 7Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flooding, Callander Meadows, Perthshire - geograph.org.uk - 6397358

📷 Claire Pegrum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flooding, Callander Meadows, Perthshire - geograph.org.uk - 6397358

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🌱The MeadowsUrban park300 m→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds200 m→🌱The MeadowsUrban park300 m→✦Tom Na Chisaig, MotteHistoric site0 m→🌱Strath-Braele Stunt ParkUrban park1.8 km→🪦Balvalachlan CemeteryCemetery2.5 km→