Shops and facilities

With a population of around 40,000, Stirling is both a busy and welcoming town. You will find most of the big name high street stores sharing the town centre with a variety of small specialist shops.

Entertainment

• As well as the University's on-campus cinema, Stirling has the Vue multiplex in the city centre.
• Other entertainments include ten pin bowling, ice skating and a climbing wall.
• Musically, Stirling Castle is an established concert venue.

Grocery shopping

• Tesco is on Wallace Road in Stirling, a few minutes' walk from University accommodation at John Forty's Court and Union Street flats. For those who live on campus, there is a regular bus service to and from bus stops very close to Tesco.
• Sainsbury's is also a short bus trip from campus, on Drip Road, Stirling.
• Somerfield has a branch in Bridge of Allan, 15 minutes walk or a short bus ride
• or browse the Farmers' Markets in Port Street.

Shopping for all your other needs

• A bustling, pedestrianised centre boasts all the familiar high street brands.
• The city's covered Victorian mall offers speciality shopping, while the Thistles Shopping Centre has four malls and over ninety stores under one roof.