Visit to Stamford

Which ever way I try Blogger is reversing my photos. I’ve started and deleted this post twice already, so here is our day in reverse!

We decided to take a trip back to Stamford today.  

We haven’t been for a visit since our family moved to France nearly four years ago, apart that is for a quick stop off to collect a rug and chair from one of their friends.

Friday is a good day for a visit as it’s market day.  You would find me, Rufus and then Laurie there every week.  Stocking up on vegetables, visiting the butcher and baker, getting goodies for the weekend.

Of course no visit to Stamford is complete without a walk through Burghley Park.  We reminisced the visits with the children, the film festivals and horse trials, the gardens of surprises.  I lovely place to visit 

Burghley House

A view of Stamford across the park, taking in a cricket match too

Nelsons Butchers - best pork pies and haslet 

Askers bakery - amazing bread and some very good Lardy cakes

Salvation Army guy, he is there collecting come rain or shine, all year round. I’ve been going to Stamford for the last 13 years and he’s always been there

Mad Turk - great Turkish food

Queuing traffic towards the George 

Burghley House side gate - we parked near here and walked the half mile in to town
 

It was good to go back for a visit, we were pleased to see a thriving town centre without too many empty shops, there were a few casualties but I suppose that’s to be expected in the current climate.  Lots of people about and shopping even if it was just from the market