Our Top 5 Favourite Secret Things To Do In Stamford

Looking for the best days out in Stamford? Make the most of your Stamford days out with this guide to the best ones in the county.

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Burghley House

In Stamford, Lincolnshire, Burghley House is a magnificent sixteenth-century country house. An Elizabethan prodigy house built and still inhabited by the Cecil family, it is regarded as a premier example of this type of house. While most of the interiors date from before 1800, the exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance.

Visitors can enjoy the Orangery restaurant, gift shop, garden, and walks around the historic parkland created by Capability Brown.

With a guided tour, a dog walk in the park, a paddle with the children, or a picnic in the Orangery, a trip to the museum can bring history to life.

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Burghley House

In Stamford, Lincolnshire, Burghley House is a magnificent sixteenth-century country house. An Elizabethan prodigy house built and still inhabited by the Cecil family, it is regarded as a premier example of this type of house. While most of the interiors date from before 1800, the exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance.

Visitors can enjoy the Orangery restaurant, gift shop, garden, and walks around the historic parkland created by Capability Brown.

With a guided tour, a dog walk in the park, a paddle with the children, or a picnic in the Orangery, a trip to the museum can bring history to life.

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Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve

Barnack Hills and Holes is one of Britain’s most important wildlife sites, formed from the rubble of a medieval quarry. Wildflowers and butterflies thrive on its grassy slopes, which cover just over 50 acres.

Half of the surviving limestone grassland in Cambridgeshire is found on this site; this type of meadowland is becoming more and more rare.

As part of the Nature 2,000 series of special wildlife sites throughout Europe, the area was designated as a Special Area for Conservation (SAC) in 2002 to protect the orchid rich grassland.

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Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve

Barnack Hills and Holes is one of Britain’s most important wildlife sites, formed from the rubble of a medieval quarry. Wildflowers and butterflies thrive on its grassy slopes, which cover just over 50 acres.

Half of the surviving limestone grassland in Cambridgeshire is found on this site; this type of meadowland is becoming more and more rare.

As part of the Nature 2,000 series of special wildlife sites throughout Europe, the area was designated as a Special Area for Conservation (SAC) in 2002 to protect the orchid rich grassland.

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Stamford Arts Centre

The Stamford Arts Centre is a thriving multi-arts venue with a rich heritage dating back to the 18th century. Sculpture, dance, painting and drawing are some of the art forms that can be experienced and participated in at the venue.

In addition to visiting professional touring theatre companies, their resident Shoestring Theatre Company performs five weeks of drama every year. As well as the theatre, the cinema houses a huge variety of films including Hollywood blockbusters, art house and world cinema, which has become a film hub for the local area over the last 25 years.

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Stamford Arts Centre

The Stamford Arts Centre is a thriving multi-arts venue with a rich heritage dating back to the 18th century. Sculpture, dance, painting and drawing are some of the art forms that can be experienced and participated in at the venue.

In addition to visiting professional touring theatre companies, their resident Shoestring Theatre Company performs five weeks of drama every year. As well as the theatre, the cinema houses a huge variety of films including Hollywood blockbusters, art house and world cinema, which has become a film hub for the local area over the last 25 years.

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Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre

The Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre offers Professional and Amateur productions in a smartly refurbished venue run by volunteers, with live music, drama and comedy. In addition to providing education in the arts, their aim is to provide a variety of entertainment, so if you’re looking for a fantastic night of entertainment be sure to add this to your list!


The venue comprises a 399-seat theatre with a small bar area. A shopping arcade and a café can be found on the ground floor. There is a large bar and private hire room on the lower floor, which can be used for parties, meetings, conferences and other events.

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Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre

The Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre offers Professional and Amateur productions in a smartly refurbished venue run by volunteers, with live music, drama and comedy. In addition to providing education in the arts, their aim is to provide a variety of entertainment, so if you’re looking for a fantastic night of entertainment be sure to add this to your list!


The venue comprises a 399-seat theatre with a small bar area. A shopping arcade and a café can be found on the ground floor. There is a large bar and private hire room on the lower floor, which can be used for parties, meetings, conferences and other events.

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All Saints Church : Stamford

 Located right in the center of Stamford, All Saints’ Church is a large parish church.  They belong to the Church of England, and worship with Anglican choral music.  

The spire of All Saints Church rises above the rooftops of Stamford like a beacon. It is thought that the current church was built in the 13th century (around 1220) on this site, which dates back to the Saxon period.

All Saints is one of Stamford’s oldest churches. It began as a daughter church of St Peter’s, but in the 16th-century St Peter’s was closed and the two congregations merged. The chancel, south chapel, nave and south aisle all date to the early 13th century. If you’re looking for a historic experience be sure to visit the all saints church!

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All Saints Church : Stamford

 Located right in the center of Stamford, All Saints’ Church is a large parish church.  They belong to the Church of England, and worship with Anglican choral music.  

The spire of All Saints Church rises above the rooftops of Stamford like a beacon. It is thought that the current church was built in the 13th century (around 1220) on this site, which dates back to the Saxon period.

All Saints is one of Stamford’s oldest churches. It began as a daughter church of St Peter’s, but in the 16th-century St Peter’s was closed and the two congregations merged. The chancel, south chapel, nave and south aisle all date to the early 13th century. If you’re looking for a historic experience be sure to visit the all saints church!

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