Stamford Today

Stamford is old market town in the East Midlands in England and has a very coloured history and hopefully a bright future. This page will hopefully describe Stamford today, but there are or will a couple of other pages with a Brief History and other items about Stamford.

Stamford is situated in South Lincolnshire, though Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and now Rutland also border close to the town. The town itself is a medium sized town with a good communication links. Stamford today has the A1 Trunk road passing on a by-pass to the west of the town. The railway station, on the Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough - Norwich line, still serves the town. The are also good links to Boston and Corby / Kettering.

Flowing through the southern part of the town is the river Welland, which has some large public meadow land. A Freeman of Stamford has the right the walk his cattle on this meadow. The town bridge which once the only crossing for 4 miles in either direction, and once carried the A1, is still a focal point in the town. Subjected to a new controversial 7.5 ton weight limit the town bridge stills sees heavy use from local traffic.

Stamford has a very varied selection of buildings. Churches dominate the skyline in the centre and the housing estates dominate the out skirts of the town. Stamfords' old centre has a pedestrian precinct, High Street, where shops like Woolworth's, Boots and W.H. Smith are. The shops in the High Street are built into the old buildings, and could be called quaint. Morrisons and Somerfield have their own modern retail areas, with another new retail area there are other shops like Argos and Halfords. The market is held every Friday in Broad Street, and a small Saturday market is held in Red Lion Square. Here the tourist can find the usual array of English market traders.

Apart from the actual old buildings in the town centre, there is Burghley House and Park on the South side of the town. This house is open to the public between April and October (Not sure!) and some national treasures, which are pleasing to some. Every year the park hold a 4 day equestrian event, in early September, this is normally shown on TV.

Stamford has an amazing amount of Pubs and drinking establishments, about 30 pubs and 4 Night-clubs. Here the younger generation, myself included can indulged in the odd jar of ale, a good boogie and an eyeful of sexy totty. Most of the pubs are in the centre of the town so it's a sobering walk home after a night on the beer. The four clubs are very individual with varied music, there should be a club for any music taste here, from heavy Ibetha type music to pop. In general, the passing beer loving clubber would be happy in Stamford.

Twice a year, arriving on Mothering Sunday and in early October, Stamford plays host to a travelling fair. The October fair is held on the Recreational Ground and is open from Tuesday through Saturday, and is quite small. The Mid-Lent fair takes over most of the town's inner centre, and opens on the Monday night through to the Saturday night. It consists of about three sets of travelling fairs that meet here, and is a great local attraction.

Sorry this site is still under construction

Please email me with any comments: Tim