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Venue Details

Alloa Tower
Alloa Park
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
Telephone: 01259 211701

 

About this venue:

  • Restored and furnished 14th Century Tower House 
  • 18th Century interior 
  • Rare medieval roof - oldest in Scotland 
  • Unique 1st Floor well 
  • Pit Dungeon
  • Ancestral Home of the Erkines - Earls of Mar
  • Collection of Family paintings 
  • Home of James V, MQS and James VI
  • Talks given throughout the season
  • March 31 - Easter Eggstraviganza at Alloa Tower; 11 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Price £3.00 per child; please note under 8’s must be accompanied by a grown up.
  • Sept 7 & 8 - Doors open Day - Entrance to the Tower FREE!
  • October: 1st - Start of a month long programme run in conjunction with Clackmannan Leisure Services - with themes of - alternative therapy, herbology, Celtic religion, psychic phenomena, consisting of workshops, classes, plays, fairs (and a Harry Potter day for the kids). Dates & prices to be confirmed.
  • Oct 26 - Children’s ‘Haunted House Halloween Party’. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Ticket price £5.00
  • Oct 31 - Ghost Walk around Alloa, culminating at Greenside Cemetery for an out-door performance of ‘The Devils Mark’ The latter to be run in conjunction with Clackmannan Leisure. Start time 7.30 p.m.
  • Nov 12 - Fiona Knowles play entitled ‘Stick Granny on the Roof-rack’. Run by Clackmannan Leisure. Performance starts 7.30 p.m.
  • Dec 7 - Variations on a Noel. A concert of Pastoral Baroque Christmas music, including works from the court of Henry VIII. Tyneside Baroque Players. Performance starts 7.30 p.m. Tickets £6.00; £4.50 concession.
  • Also in December: Carol Concert organised by Friends of Alloa Tower in aid of local charity. Performance starts 7.30 p.m.
  • Dougie McLean; concert date and time to be arranged

Opening times: 25th March-31st October: Daily 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Activity costs: As per activity
Duration of visit: 1 -1.5 hours
Directions: 7 miles from Stirling. 10 Miles from Perth. Off A907 in the Town of Alloa, Clacks buses from Stirling

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