Stamford
Stamford is widely regarded as one of the finest stone towns in England. It has a unique blend of history, niche shopping and stunning Georgian architecture – and won the supreme compliment from the Sunday Times newspaper as ‘Britain’s top place to live’ and was described as “architectural eye candy”. Proclaimed by Sir Walter Scott as “the finest stone town in England”, it was declared a conservation area in 1967 and has over 600 listed buildings of mellow limestone including five medieval...
Rutland
Rutland is England’s smallest (approximately 16 miles long by 16 miles wide) and one of the prettiest counties. This is the perfect place to spend time enjoying the great outdoors. Rutland Water offers a multitude of leisure pursuits including watersports, cycling, fishing and bird watching, while Rutland’s many attractive villages set in the wonderful English countryside, are home to picture postcard cottages and traditional country pubs. The quaint towns of Oakham and Uppingham offer a...
South Lincolnshire
South Lincolnshire offers plenty to keep visitors happy, from historic houses and fascinating churches, to easy walks and cycle rides. And from wonderful gardens and garden centres, to some of the best bird-watching and angling in England. Make a shopping trip to Stamford, Spalding or other local market towns and seek out some of the local specialities such as the famous Lincolnshire sausage! You might well spot these on the menu at an increasingly high quality range of small hotels, guest...