Stamford for Market Day

Jopin us as we visit Stamford for Market Day.

Stamford has long been lauded as a lovely stone town. Sir Walter Scott claimed that Stamford was “the finest sight on the road between Edinburgh and London” and the historian WG Hoskins said “If there is a more beautiful town in the whole of England, I have yet to see it”. Stamford developed where the Roman Ermine Street, linking London to York, forded the River Welland. It appears as Stanford in the 1086 Domesday Book. The name means ‘stony ford’. Several former coaching inns survive, their large doorways being a clue. None are more famous than the George Hotel which dates from 1597, its unique ‘gallows’ sign spanning the entire road. The George occupies the site of a medieval Knights of St John building. There are over 600 listed buildings in and around the town. Largely 17th and 18th century mellow limestone buildings with some older timber framed buildings. Stamford has the finest collection of medieval churches – five in all – of any small town in England. The area is known for its stone and slate quarries and the Collyweston stone slate is found on the roofs of many Stamford buildings.

PLEASE NOTE:     Day Excursions are non refundable. Children under 5 are not allowed to travel on the front row seats.

Please Note : If you wish to take a mobility scooter, wheelchair or rollator with you it must be requested at the time of booking. Any such equipment must fold flat for storage or be capable of being broken down into pieces of no more than 20kg. We cannot accept larger scooters (class 3) as these are too large and heavy to lift. We sometimes operate minibus feeders to minimise time, these vehicles CANNOT convey motorised wheelchairs/scooters.