Guidebook for Helpston
Food Scene
200-year-old free house pub that has been restored to the perfect combo of stripped back modern and rustic by the owners, with great food, games available, children welcome, and local ales.
Blue Bell Inn
90 High St200-year-old free house pub that has been restored to the perfect combo of stripped back modern and rustic by the owners, with great food, games available, children welcome, and local ales.
The Mad Turk
8-9 St Paul's StExcellent food, if you can get in.
Joint favourite pub in Stamford but the smart dining room and menu for dinner are the best.
Bull & Swan
24A High StreetJoint favourite pub in Stamford but the smart dining room and menu for dinner are the best.
Sightseeing
Home of the peasant poet and an interesting snapshot of rural life in the 19th century.
John Clare Cottage & Garden
WoodgateHome of the peasant poet and an interesting snapshot of rural life in the 19th century.
Stunning Elizabethan stately home and gardens, a set for various period films and TV dramas, with many events throughout the year.
150 locals recommend
Burghley House
Stunning Elizabethan stately home and gardens, a set for various period films and TV dramas, with many events throughout the year.
Everything Else
Gorgeous Georgian town with the River Welland snaking along the Meadows. Loads of independent shops, restaurants and pubs.
134 locals recommend
Stamford
Gorgeous Georgian town with the River Welland snaking along the Meadows. Loads of independent shops, restaurants and pubs.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fantastic pub set in a picturesque village with a lovely stepped garden. Really excellent pub food and a very smart restaurant.
15 locals recommend
The White Hart
Main StreetFantastic pub set in a picturesque village with a lovely stepped garden. Really excellent pub food and a very smart restaurant.
A great setting over several floors, excellent pizzas and beer. No children in the evening.
41 locals recommend
Tobie Norris
12 St Paul's StA great setting over several floors, excellent pizzas and beer. No children in the evening.
Sam Smiths beers are the best, certainly on the wallet, and the fruit beers are brewed next door. The food is excellent value and the top room has beams and a view to the very apex of the building.
All Saints’ Brewery
22 All Saints' StSam Smiths beers are the best, certainly on the wallet, and the fruit beers are brewed next door. The food is excellent value and the top room has beams and a view to the very apex of the building.
Arts & Culture
A great, cheap cafe and a great community theatre for music, comedy, film – you name it.
24 locals recommend
Stamford Tourist Information Centre
27 St Mary's StA great, cheap cafe and a great community theatre for music, comedy, film – you name it.
Entertainment & Activities
Stamford Leisure Pool
Drift RoadKid friendly waves on the hour.