Stamford

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Stamford is a bustling market town with a wide range of shops, pubs and attractions. The main street market is on a Friday with a smaller Saturday market and once a fortnight there is a farmers’ market. Stamford was declared a conservation area in 1967 and has over 600 listed buildings in the town centre, including five medieval churches. Visit the Arts Centre; built in 1768; one of the oldest provincial theatres in England, the Steam Brewery, Browne’s Hospital’s and the 12th century ruins of St Leonard’s Priory. The Town Trail takes you through Stamford, exploring passageways, main thoroughfares and market squares. There is a thriving high street with coffee shops, restaurants and a range of retailers. On the outskirts of Stamford is Elizabethan Burghley House boasting a world-renowned collection of tapestries, porcelain and paintings. Enjoy a visit to Burghley House and Rutland Water to the west, which is a haven for fishing, cycling, sailing and wildlife.