More places to visit
Stamford
www.stamford.co.uk & www.stamfordonline.co.uk
Belvoir Castle
www.belvoircastle.com
Woolsthorpe Manor
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Tallington Lakes
www.tallington.com
St Martins Antiques Centre
www.st-martins-antiques.co.uk
Rutland in General
www.rutnet.co.uk
Golf in Rutland
www.rutlandcountygolf.co.uk
Places to eat and drink
The Olive Branch
www.theolivebranchpub.com
Finnan's Brasserie
Tel: 01780 752505
www.finnansbrasserie.co.uk/
Jim's Yard, 3 Ironmonger Street, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 756 080
(The same chefs that won the Bib Gourmand award in the Michelin Red Guide 2007)
The George Hotel (Orangery and main restaurant). St. Martins, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 750750
Simpole-Clarke Orangery, Burghley House, Burghley Park, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 767386
The Crown Hotel, Red Lion Square, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 763136
(Excellent locally produced fayre. Sunday lunch a winner)
Toby Norris, St Paul's St, Stamford.
(Over 21 very traditional pub and pizza oven)
White Heart (Micro- brewery and restaurant). Ufford, Nr Stamford.
Tel: 01780 740250
Fratelli Restaurant (family run Italian). 13 St. Marys Hill, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 754333
Ask Pizza and Pasta, 9 St. Johns St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 765455
Pizza Express, 1 High St, St. Martins, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 767902
Voujon (Indian) Special deals on Wednesday nights. 26 Broad St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 757030
The Bombay Cottage, 52 Scotgate, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 480138
(Take aways available delivered to the cottages)
Raj Of India (Indian). 2 All saints St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 753556
Royal Fusion, (featuring both Indian and Thai cuisine) 47 Main Road, Uffington, Near Stamford.
Tel: 01780 766888
Hong Kong (Excellent Chinese take away). 5-6 All Saints St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 754266
Mr Pang's Chinese Restaurant (Sunday buffet special). 1 Cheyne Lane, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 766508
The Orchid (Thai). 43 St. Marys St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 757291
Viva Brasserie, 1 Castle St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 762739
Coffee shops
Stamford Arts Centre Coffee Shop, 27 St. Mary's St, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 753458
Meet me under the clock, Units 8-9 Stamford Walk, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 480050
Pennies from Heaven, 17 Maiden Lane, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 481634
Silver Lane Coffee Shop, 8-10 Silver Lane, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 757373
Truffles, 16 St Mary's Hill, Stamford.
Tel: 01780 757282
Whats on in Stamford, details of events and activities in and
around Stamford, Lincolnshire
JANUARY 2009
- 8th January Stamford Free Church, Kesteven Road Blood Donor Sessions 1pm to 5.30pm and 4.30pm to 7pm
- 8th January Stamford Arts Centre - Stamford Museum illustrated talk "Posted" the postal history of Stamford by Keith Hansell. £3.00 from SAC box office
- 8th January Peterborough Museum talk on "The Emperor Hadrian" at 7.30pm £4 01733 343329
- 8th January Peterborough Farmers' Market in city centre
- 9/10/11th Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival 01733 204055 for details
- 10th January SAC Brahms and Schumann Romantic Masterpieces 8pm tickets £14 01780 763203
- 13th January SAC Literature at Lunchtime with Dr. Jane Mackay - Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" £5.50. Talk lasts 1 hour. Tkts from 01780 763203
- 15th January Rutland County Museum talk "Two Small Roman Towns" Dr. Jeremy Taylor of the Univ of Leicester compares two Roman small towns – Thistleton and Medbourne. 7.30pm.
- 16th January Stamford Ghost Walk 7.30pm £4.50 Meet Arts Centre Gallery
- 16th January Stamford Farmers' Market
- 18th January Elton village hall Book Fair 10am to 4pm £1
- 22nd January Stamford Arts Centre - Stamford Museum illustrated talk "Sickness and Health" A history of health care in Stamford with Philippa Massey and Lea Rickard. £4.00 from SAC box office
- 23rd January Stamford Free Church, Kesteven Road Blood Donor Sessions 1pm to 5.30pm and 4.30pm to 7pm
- 25th January Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Gary Perkins" Country singer 7.30pm tkts £10 from Sukies 01780 754829 and SAC 01780 763203
- 28th January Stamford Arts Centre "Dervish" Irish traditional music. £14 tel: 01780 763203
- 30th January Stamford Arts Centre Shakedown Blues "Mississippi Terry 'Harmonica' Bean" £15 01780 763203
- 30th January Stamford Farmers' Market
- 31st Jan/1st Feb Casterton Business & Enterprise College -"Snow White and the Curse of the Ice Queen" (2.30pm and 7.30pm on 31st and 2.30pm on 1st Feb) tickets £7.50/£5.00 from SAC on 01780 763203
- 31st January Bourne Corn Exchange Ceilidh with "Byards Leap Ceilidh Band" 8pm to 11.30pm £7.00 (bring your own drink and food) 01778 440444 for tickets
FEBRUARY 2009
- 3rd February Stamford Arts Centre Literature at Lunchtime with Dr. Jane Mackay - James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" £5.50 from 01780 757603. Talk lasts 1 hour.
- 4th to 8th February Peterborough Showground "Holiday on Ice" www.holidayonice.com/uk
- 4th/8th February Peterborough Showground "Holiday on Ice" www.holidayonice.com/uk
- 5th February Stamford Arts Centre - Stamford Museum illustrated talk "A Little Learning" The provision of formal education in Stamford - Philippa Massey. £4 from SAC box office
- 7th/8th February Grimsthorpe Castle Siberian Husky Racing 01788 591205 for details
- 7th February The Music of Pink Floyd
7.30pm £15.00 Tickets Arts Centre & Sukies
- 8th February Burghley House "A Concert for Candlemas" with Burghley Voices 3.30pm tickets £25.00 (includes finger-buffet) 01733 268262
- 12th February Peterborough Museum talk "Inside the Medieval Mind" 7.30pm £4 01733 343329
- 12th February Rutland County Museum talk "History of Costume part 2 - 1790 to 1892) by Teresa Thompson (she makes dolls and has had a life-long interest in historical costumes) 7.30pm
- 13th February Stamford Ghost Walk 7.30pm Meet Stamford Centre Gallery £4.50
- 13th February Stamford Farmers' Market
- 14th-22nd February Easton Walled Gardens Snowdrop Week 11am to 4pm daily.
- 15th February Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Sooty in Space" family show 2.30pm tkts from 01780 763203
- 19th February Stamford Arts Centre - Stamford Museum illustrated talk "Running Wild in a Market Town" wildlife in and around Stamford with Mark Crick. £4 from SAC box office
- 21st February Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Showaddywaddy" tel: SAC 01780 763203 or www.stamford-corn-exchange.co.uk
- 22nd February Greetham Valley "Wedding Show" 10am to 3pm 01572 758105 for information
- 26th February Peterborough Farmers' Market
- 27th February Stamford Farmers' Market
- 27th Feb to 8th Mar Belvoir Castle "Young Victoria" Exhibition 01476 871002 for details
MARCH 2009
- 3rd March Stamford Arts Centre Literature at Lunchtime with Dr. Jane Mackay "Dr. Zhivago" Tickets £5.50 from 01780 763203. Plus showing of the film at 2.30pm
- 3rd March Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Stephen Holbrook - an evening of clairvoyance" - info@stephenholbrook.co.uk
- 5th March Stamford Arts Centre - Museum illustrated talk "In Search of Daniel Lambert" in the year of the 200th anniversary of his death, an attempt to find out more about his life with Philippa Massey. £4 from SAC box office
- 6th March Stamford Farmers' Market
- 8th March Elton village hall Book Fair 10am to 4pm
- 12th March Peterborough Museum talk "Darwin and Evolution" 7.30pm £4 01733 343329
- 13th March Stamford Farmers' Market
- 13th March Stamford Ghost Walk 8pm £4.50 meet Stamford Arts Centre Gallery
- 14th March Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "The Billy Pearce Laughter Show" ADULTS ONLY tickets from SAC 01780 763203 www.stamford-corn-exchange.co.uk
- 15th March Peterborough Showground "Shire Horse Society Spring Show" 01733 234451
- 23rd to 28th March Stamford Mid Lent Fair
- 28th Mar-/30th April Burghley House South Gardens open for display of spring bulbs
- 30th Mar to 1st April Grantham Mid Lent Fair
APRIL 2009
- 3rd April Stamford Farmers' Market
- 3rd April Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Bootleg Abba 8.30pm tickets £12.50 from 01780 766455
- 4th/5th April Burghley House Fine Food Market (a celebration of local produce - free admission)
- 7th April Stamford Arts Centre Literature at Lunchtime with Dr. Jane Mackay - "Brideshead Re-visited" Tickets £5.50. Talk lasts 1 hour.
- 9 April Rutland County Museum at 7.30pm "Local Research" an evening of short talks by members and guests on their research activities
- 9th to 13th April Easter at Belvoir Castle (Easter Egg Hunt for children) 01476 871002 for details
- 10 April Stamford Farmers' Market
- 12th April Burghley House Children's Easter Egg Hunt
- 12th April Grimsthorpe Castle Plant Fair 01788 591205 for details
- 12th April Rockingham Castle Children's Easter Egg Hunt and Family Quiz 01536 770240 for details
- 13th April Burghley House Adult's Easter Egg Hunt
- 13th April Stamford Town Walk 11am - a stroll around town with Blue Badge Guide Jill Collinge. Meet at the Arts Centre. Tickets £4.50.
- 17th April 2009 Stamford Farmers' Market
- 19th April Burghley House South Gardens open in aid of National Gardens Scheme
- 24th April Stamford Ghost Walk 8pm £4.50 meet Stamford Arts Centre
- 25th April Burghley House Veteran Car Club of Great Britain Rally
- 25th April Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "The Charleston Chasers" music from the roaring twenties at 7.30pm Tickets £13.50 from 01780 763203
MAY 2009
- 1st May Stamford Farmers' Market
- 2nd to 4th May Rockingham Castle "Call to Arms" history re-enactments and historical market
- 3rd May Belvoir Castle "Napoleonic Wars" (living history camp) 01476 871002 for details
- 3rd / 4th May Peterborough Showground "Truckfest"
- 9th May Burghley House Ferrari Owners Club Rally
- 14th May Rutland County Museum "Dusty Documents and even Dustier Archivists?" Rutland Local History and Record Society AGM to be followed by a talk by Dr. Margaret Bonney the Chief Archivist, Record Officer for Leics. and Rutland. 7.30pm
- 15th May Stamford Farmers' Market
- 16th May Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Ollie Austin All Stars" Country & Western music 7pm £12 from Sukies 01780 754829
- 16th to 17th May Belvoir Castle Steam Festival & Family Show 01476 871002 for details
- 17th May Stamford Craft Market
- 17th May Burghley House Race for Life (Cancer Research UK tel: 08705 134314
- 17th May Rockingham Castle Kites Day fun for all the family 01536 770240 for details
- 17th May Elton Village Hall Book Fair 10am to 4pm
- 23rd May Grimsthorpe Castle Baston Riding Club Horse Show 01788 591205 for details
- 23rd/25th May Burghley House Game and Country Fair tel 01283 820548
- 29th May Stamford Farmers' Market
- 30th May Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "GAGA" Queen tribute band 7.30pm
- 30th to 31st May Belvoir Castle Hot Pots Ceramic Event and Charity Auction 01476 871002 for details
June 2009
- 11th June 2009 Rutland County Museum talk "The Battle for the Harvest in the Second World War" by Dr. John Martin, Principal Lecturer in Econ, 7.30pm.
- 12th June 2009 Stamford Farmers' Market
- 13th June Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Jive Talking'" Bee Gees tribute band 7.30pm £14.00 01780 766455 or Sukies 01780 754829
- 14th June Rockingham Castle Jousting and Medieval Living History Village 01536 770240 for details
- 19/20/ 21st June Peterborough Showground East of England Show www.eastofengland.org.uk 01733 234451
- 20th June Barn Hill Methodist Church Stamford Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert £10 tickets from Sac 01780 763203
- 20th June Grimsthorpe Castle Bourne Grammar School Gala Evening 01778 591205 for details
- 26th June Stamford Farmers' Market
- 27th to 28th June Rockingham Castle Game Fair 01536 770240 for details
JULY 2009
- 5th July Thurlby 3K Fun Run - www.thurlbyrun.ik.com
- 10th July Stamford Farmers' Market
- 10th to 12th July Helpston - John Clare Festival
- 11th July Rutland County Museum "The Tennants Lecture" 7.30pm at Oakham Castle. More details on speaker to follow later …
- 11th July Burghley House - Battle Proms Concert in the Park, ticket hotline: 01432 355416
- 12th July Rockingham Castle Falconry & Owl Day 01536 770240 for details
- 17th July Grimsthorpe Castle RHS Lecture with Matthew Biggs 01778 591205 for details
- 18th July Grimsthorpe Castle Woven Chords sing in the Great Hall 01778 591205 for details
- 19th July Rockingham Castle - Shakespeare's "As You Like It" open air theatre 01536 770240 for details
- 19th July Elton Village Hall Book Fair 10am to 4pm
- 24th July Stamford Farmers' Market
- 24th to 28th July Belvoir Castle CLA Game Fair www.gamefair.co.uk for details
- 14th to 26th July Grimsthorpe Castle Antique and Collectors Fair 01778 591205 for details
- 26th July Stamford Craft Market
- 26th July Rockingham Castle "Wind in the Willows" Open Air Theatre production 01536 770240 for details
AUGUST 2009
- 1st August Burghley House Bat Evening with The Wildlife Trust
- 3rd to 16th Aug Burghley House Festival of Surprises - two week celebration of fun in the gardens with children's workshops and activities
- 8th August Belvoir Castle Jools Holland Concert in the Park
- 21st August Farmers' Market
- 29th/31st August Belvoir Castle - Family Fun weekend
- 30th /31st August Rockingham Castle "Vikings! Of Middle England" (telling the story of Rocking Castle during the Viking Times) 12 noon to 5pm 01536 770240 for details
- 30th/31st August Burghley Fine Food Market (free admission - celebration of local produce)
- 31st August Grimsthorpe Castle Bank Holiday Fun Day (supporting the work of St. John Ambulance in Lincolnshire) 01778 591205 for details
SEPTEMBER 2009
- 3rd to 6th September BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS
- 4th September Stamford Farmers' Market
- 12th September Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "The Joel White Band Show - 50s and 60s music" 7.30pm £12 from 01780 766455
- 13th September Rockingham Castle Robin Hood Pageant 01536 770240 for details
- 18th September Stamford Farmers' Market
- 19th September Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "The Hamsters Live! ZZ Top and Jimi Hendrix" 7.30pm £12 from 01780 766455
- 20th September Stamford Craft Market
- 20th September Elton Village Hall Book Fair 10am to 4pm
- 26th / 27th September Rockingham Castle Craft and Food Fair 01536 770240 for details
OCTOBER 2009
- 2nd October 2009 Stamford Farmers' Market
- 3rd October Stamford Apple Day
- 10th October Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre "Tenorissimo- The Three Tenors" 7.30pm £12 tickets from 01780 766455
- 11th October Peterborough Showground "East of England Autumn Show" 01733 234451
- 11th October World Conker Championships - Ashton Green, Nr Oundle www.worldconkerchampionships.com 01832 272735
- 16th October Stamford Farmers' Market
NOVEMBER 2009
- 4TH Nov to 20th Dec Christmas at Burghley
- 13th November Stamford Farmers' Market
- 13/14/15th November Peterborough Showground "East of England Christmas Festival" 01733 234451
- 16th to 20th November Rockingham Castle - Christmas at the Castle 01536 770240 for details
- 27th November Stamford Farmers' Market
DECEMBER 2009
- 4th December Farmers' Market
- 6th December Stamford Craft Market
- 6th to 13th Dec Belvoir Castle Christmas Fantasia Week
- 10th/ 13th Dec Burghley House Crafts for Christmas and Burghley Fine Food Market (a celebration of local produce)
- 13th December Field Dog Fairs Antiques at SAC
- 18th December Farmers' Market
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