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Burghley House: the very best Tudor
Landotravel Says: "Greatest Elizabethan house". This is the official heading on tourist leaflets and I'll say it's true. It's surely the greatest, perhaps not in size but in its unrival quality. This fantastic, splendorous building, is a continuous surprise for those who visit it. Built at...
Landotravel Says: This one, the leading church in Stamford, dates from as early as XIth century and has undergone many architectural changes since then. At XVth century, when War of the Roses, Stamford suffered wide destruction and the church was not an exception but, from then on, with...
Landotravel Says: This beautiful medieval church greets you when crossing the bridge at St. Mary's hill showing an impressive face, especially due to its beautiful tower that rules the skyline. And around, as many other ancient churches, a small cemetery surrounds it. If the first impression...
sourbugger Says: Film makers have been attracted to Stamford for a long time. There are hardly any buildings in the town centre built after about 1840, and this means film companies have the perfect backdrop for many a 'costume drama' production.'Middlemarch' and 'Pride and Prejudice' are...
sourbugger Says: When you live in the county of Lincolnshire you begin to realise that it Mediaeval times the county was one of the wealthiest around. This was due in no small part to the great success of the wool industry. The wool merchants were the 'fat cats' of their day. Instead of...
By heck he was a big chap.....
sourbugger Says: Daniel Lambert was not what you would call petite. At one point he weighed about 52 stone !This famous lard-arse who ate ALL the pies finally ate his last meal in Stamford.There is more detail about the amazing man on another tip, but this one is for children : if this...
Modern art in an historic setting
sourbugger Says: Burghley house, one of the finest stately homes in the land has other tips to it's name, but I would also strongly advise a visit to the very impressive sculpture park. Modern art is not exactly Sourbugger's bag, but on a summer's day it won me over. Set in the grounds of...
One of England's finest stately homes.
sourbugger Says: Within walking distance (a couple of miles) from the centre of Stamford lies one of the most impressive and magnificent of England's stately homes. Places like Chatsworth, Blenheim or Castle Howard may get more visitors but Burghley is clearly in the 'premier division' of...
sourbugger Says: In 1809, the the heaviest man England , Daniel LAMBERT, came to see the Stamford races He collapsed and died while staying at the Horse and Wagon Inn. At 52 stone (728 pounds) his burial presented somewhat of a challenge ! His coffin was rolled on four wheels into a sloping...
sourbugger Says: Don't miss the very unusual 'gallows' sign to the George Hotel (see seperate tip).The huge oak construction bridges the road outside of the hotel across what was the Great North Road from London to Scotland.The sign acted as great advertising (and still does) for the George,...
piersend Says: It's quite nice to walk down to the Town Bridge, down the hill from St. Peters chuch. It spans the River Welland.
1 Review and 137 Opinions It would be very difficult to find a hotel in England with any more history. There has been an...
Pizza express: fine view...fine pizza
sourbugger Says: Pizza express inhabits a building right on the bridge over the River Welland. As such the riverside views that some tables have are probably the finest in Stamford.I don't normally recommend chain restaurants, but this chain is a cut above the norm. The pizza is freshly made...
The George of Stamford: Well I finished it....
sourbugger Says: The George of stamford (see seperate tip) has two restaurants to boast about. The garden restaurant is more informal and features bucolic painting all over the walls.The main oak-panneled dining room is a much more grand affair, with Jacket and tie expected. Expect finely...
piersend Says: This place is probably the busiest pub in Stamford and caters for mainly younger revelers! Its got a pretty good atmoshere though and gets very busy at night, service at the bar is pretty good despite this. Smart Casual
sourbugger Says: In olden days there were 20 coaches a day (we are talking stagecoaches here) to London and 20 to York. The 'Great North Road' ran straight through the town.You can still reach the town by it's newer version, the ' A1'. Just travel up it for about 100 miles from London - and...
Nigel Gibson interiors: He answers to thename of 'Nigel'
sourbugger Says: Packed full of imported continental furnishings and furniture, this shop is a well established estabishment in Stamford.You will find the new owner 'Neil' hidden amongst the mainly Italian lamps, tables and sofas. He never changed the name of the shop from it's previous...
sourbugger Says: There is plenty of 'old money' around in Stamford. This, combined with the fact that most of the normal chain stores inhabit premises in nearby Peterborough (about 12 miles) means that Stamford still has a number of independent specialist shops.In today's Britain this is...
sourbugger Says: I'm not entirely what a horse has to do wrong to be put on trial.That old joke aside, the Burghley horse trials take place annually in September. Thousands and thousands turn up to this three-day event. It cost nearlt 20 quid to get into the Jamboree, which is at it's...
A cheap souvenir ? Oldest newspaper in the world ?
sourbugger Says: Established in 1695, the Rutland and Stamford Mercury is the oldest newspaper in Britain, and possibly the world still to be production.The only other serious contender is the wonderfully named "Berrow's Worcester Journal". Although that first appeared in 1690, it was very...
piersend Says: Keep your eyes open for traces of how old some of the buildings in Stamford are This sign is outside the George Hotel
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This was a pretty good Indian, very reasonably priced. Prawn Madras, Pilaw Rice, Nan Bread, PopodumsKingfisher beer too :)
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Stamford is a place I escape to as often as i can. The place is a handsome town with over 600 listed buildings, the river Welland running through it, the magnificent George hotel and more watering......
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Stamford is a very nice town in Lincolnshire. It used to be a stopover place for coaches taking the old A1 London to York road, so consequently has a great deal of Pubs and Restaurants! At the last......
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Beautiful Britain's stone town
Stamford shows itself proudly as "the most beautiful stone town in Britain". Is it so?. Well, everything is subjective but this place is certainly charming and beautiful. With its more than 1000 years...
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