Start your journey in Dundee. Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in North East Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2016 had a population of 148,280. Dundee's prime visitor attractions are the polar sailing ship RRS Discovery, the Verdant Works jute mill, and the V&A design museum. It's also a good base for nearby major golf tournaments, and for exploring Deeside and the Eastern Highlands.

Starting in Dundee, you can be in Stirling in just 1 h 20 min with Megabus. Book today from just £8.50 with easyBus.com.. For the village in southeast Ontario see Belleville (Ontario)#StirlingStirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat. The Scots won two famous victories against the English on the nearby fields, at Stirling Bridge and at Bannockburn. Medieval Scottish rulers made it their residence and capital. Stirling had a population of 37,910 in 2020. The city limits also include Bridge of Allan, the village north of the river which is now the campus for Stirling University, and Dunblane further north - these are both described on their own pages.