Looking for a house near to Stirling - no idea what areas to consider!

[FallingGoldfinch]

Any help very gratefully received.

We'd like 4 beds, large rooms if possible (or potential to knock rooms through, maybe extend).

Has to be semi-rural, no close neighbours, ideally a converted steading or similar.

Don't mind a bit of doing-up, but really don't want to rip things out that I hate but are seen as 'features' by estate agents (Aga, wood burning stoves, that sort of thing).

Ideally within 20 minutes or so of Stirling University.

I've checked Dunblane, Bridge of Allan, Auchterarder, Dollar - not sure where else I should look as I suspect the place I want maybe won't have an actual town name if that makes sense.

Thank you .

I think if i remember right you live nearish me bloodydoghairs

I'm Bannockburn mrsJ

Kirsty would keep suggesting places with Agas too.

Oh really bloodydoghairs

Your not my neighbour are you do you have DC's that hang around the chippy haha

Nooo mine are to old to hang about im trying to work out what church you live near

It's down the road from the high school that had the scandal of the teacher dating a pupil

Im at the top near the primary, she was on a school trip just a few weeks before that broke apparently she tried to get him to go last minute

He wasnt even in the year the trip was for

It's not like he was a mature looking kid either, he was just like a wee boy.

not that I am condoning that behaviour if they look older, but you know what I mean...

I live near Kinross and commute to Stirling cross country, scenic drive. Takes about 30 minutes. Kinross High is a good state secondary. Wallace High in Stirling is also good.
Stirling is a great wee place. I am thinking about moving there in the future. Dd2 is at the uni and has a great little flat in central Stirling near the castle.

Yeah some boys that age look like men he doesnt, op sorry to derail your thread

Oi! You cheeky buggers I'm originally from Denny while it is a shite hole its my shite hole ;)
full of hair dressers, takeaways , pubs and neds

If I could move anywhere local I would head out Blairdrummond, Kippen, way I think

Good luck with your house hunt

Im sure Denny is lovely if you came fae there

Sorry stoorie my DH was a stay at home dad when we lived in Denny - can you imagine the scandal at toddlers!!

Hehehe MrsJayy it has gone down hill over the last 20 odd years, basically left to rot by Falkirk Council and used to house the undesirables that they didn't want in Falkirk. new town centre might help pick it back up again

Aye Magnum it's not the most open minded of places ;).

Its a shame it was run down tbh i used to go to Mathiesons the bakers for my lunch i worked in the nursery not sure if its still there.

used to house the undesirables that they didn't want in Falkirk my DH had a similar issue with his Borders village and them keeping the riff raff out of Peebles. His family were riff raff enough for a small village :o

Some folks were lovely but a lot didn't want to be seen speaking to him - maybe in case their man thought something was going on over the water play table...

We used to get the kids from the day nursery wee souls was a shame for some of them

My eldest went the nursery from Sept 03 to Easter 04. He was the Jigsaw king :)

Oh i was long away by then the kids will now be 28ish

...and yet your typing looks so young.....

sorry nothing to add about houses but why have I not got a scottish face on my phone app