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Photo of Burghley House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Ryhall, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Burghley HousePhoto daniel danielek / Unsplash

Places to explore near Stamford StationStamford

61 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

0.2 km NW · spans 10 counties

Photo: The Meadows, Stamford, a viewpoint near Ryhall, Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

The Meadows, Stamford

Viewpoint near Ryhall

Riverside water-meadows below Stamford's spires, the classic view of the honey-stone town across the Welland.

0.5 km NE

Photo of Burghley House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Ryhall, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Iconic

Burghley House

House & garden near Ryhall

Turreted Elizabethan prodigy house near Stamford.

1.9 km E

Photo of Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, a visitor attraction near Fotheringhay, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre

Attraction near Fotheringhay

Working farm and country centre near Peterborough built around a rare 18th-century watermill still in turning order.

8.2 km SE

Photo of the River Nene, a 91-mile river navigation running from Northampton to near Wisbech, England.Highlight

River Nene

River navigation

Guillotine-gated locks and water meadows from Northampton to Peterborough, where the Nene slips out into the Fens.

8.7 km SE · Northamptonshire & Cambridgeshire

Photo of Fineshade Wood, a visitor attraction near King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Fineshade Wood

Attraction near King's Cliffe

Rockingham Forest woodland near Corby with cycle and walking trails, a red-kite feeding history and a café in the old abbey grounds.

9.7 km SW

Photo of Normanton Church, a landmark near Edith Weston, Rutland, central England.Highlight

Normanton Church

Landmark near Edith Weston

Rutland Water's iconic half-drowned church, saved on a raised embankment and reached by causeway; a museum inside.

9.8 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the River Welland, a river navigation running from Stamford to Fosdyke, England.

River Welland

River navigation

A fenland river winding through Spalding's bulb country between the Deepings and the outfall toward the Wash.

0.2 km NW · Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire

Photo of The George of Stamford, a pub in Lincolnshire, central England.

The George of Stamford

Pub near Stamford

Famous galleried coaching inn on the Great North Road at Stamford, its cobbled courtyard and panelled rooms centuries old.

0.2 km NE

Photo of Stamford Castle, a ruined castle near Ryhall, Lincolnshire, central England.

Stamford Castle

Castle near Ryhall

The scant remains of a Norman castle in one of England's finest old stone towns, on rising ground above the River Welland

0.3 km N

Photo of Priest's House, a house & garden near Ketton, Northamptonshire, central England.

Priest's House

House & garden near Ketton

A National Trust place in Northamptonshire.

2.9 km SW

Photo of St Peter's Church, Tickencote, a church in Rutland, central England.

St Peter's Church, Tickencote

Church near Tickencote

A hidden Norman gem near Great Casterton, famed for its lavishly carved chancel arch of six orders.

4.8 km NW

The Rutland Vineyard

Vineyard near Ketton

A young vineyard on Jurassic limestone between the Welland and Chater at Ketton, with a nature trail and tastings.

5.3 km SW

Mallard Point Vineyard & Distillery

Vineyard near Essendine

A family single-estate vineyard and distillery at Essendine making still, sparkling and craft gin, with vineyard tours.

5.8 km N

Photo of Empingham, a village in Rutland, central England.

Empingham

Village

A postcard village of thatched cottages and back lanes on the edge of Rutland Water's dam.

8.1 km W · Rutland

Photo of Rutland Water Country Park, a country park near Hambleton, Rutland, central England.

Rutland Water Country Park

Country park near Hambleton

A country park in Rutland.

8.4 km W

Everything else within 10 km (45) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.