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The historic stone bridge over the River Welland in Stamford, Lincolnshire

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Stamford, Lincolnshire — the finest stone town in England

Eleven churches, thirty pubs, hundreds of independent shops and six centuries of limestone, all within a fifteen minute walk.

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Everything for Stamford residents and visitors, in one place

The interior of a Stamford restaurant with wooden panelling, red walls and warm lighting

Eat

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Restaurants, bistros, coffee houses and tea rooms.

A well-stocked Stamford pub bar with real ale pumps and leather seating

Drink

25

Real ale pubs, wine bars and cellar bars, all walkable.

A characterful four-poster bedroom with an inglenook fireplace in Stamford accommodation

Sleep

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Coaching hotels, guest houses and self catering cottages.

Shoppers and independent stores along Stamford's historic High Street limestone buildings

Shop

80

Independent boutiques, galleries, delis and services.

The town in pictures

Limestone streets, spires and coaching inns

Cobbled Barn Hill in Stamford looking towards the spire of All Saints' Church
Barn Hill, looking towards All Saints'
Broad Street in Stamford with Browne's Hospital and stone townhouses
Broad Street and Browne's Hospital
The George at Stamford coaching inn with its gallows sign across St Martin's
The George and its gallows sign, St Martin's

A brief history

Ancient and vibrant

Stamford's prosperity was drawn from the wool trade and its position as a mail coach interchange on the Great North Road, almost halfway between London and York. In 1967 it became the first town in the country to declare a conservation area, which is why so much of its architecture survives intact today.

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11
medieval and Georgian churches
30
pubs, most serving real ale
600+
listed buildings
1967
England's first conservation area

Support local

Independent traders are what make the town what it is

Stamford's independents trade under a common emblem honouring the past in a contemporary way. Whether you are here for three hours or ninety-three years, shop local.

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The Sophie Allport independent shopfront in Stamford with painted display windows