Village haven by Stamford Town

29 Church Road is a charming B&B with two guest bedrooms just outside Stamford, offering character accommodation with an exceptional garden, part-walled and leading down to a magical clear-water stream. It is perfectly placed on the outskirts of the historic stone town of Stamford, close to Rutland Water and Burghley House, as well as being just a mile off the Great North Road, the A1.

Accommodation is unusually flexible. The first guest bedroom is in the main house and has a full-sized double bed, a new ensuite with shower, and views over the garden. The second is in the barn annexe, and comprises a bedroom with double bed, an ensuite shower and a spacious garden room. There is a small but functional kitchen area as well. Furnishings are simple but supremely comfortable.

Breakfast is served in a sunny dining room. All the regular breakfasts are on offer, along with extras such as home-made granola. Your hosts long experience in B&B mean that special diets can always be catered for – though it helps to mention this in advance.

Guests here aren’t confined to their rooms. There’s a garden room and a sitting room warmed in cool weather by an open fire that clearly dates back several hundred years. Guests can enjoy the large private garden, shaded by mature parkland trees, with a summer house and lawns that lead down to the River Chater. And despite being only five minutes drive from the centre of Stamford 29 Church Road has plenty of secluded parking, secured by electric gates.

Dogs are accepted, especially if they get along with Oz, 29 Church Road’s resident springer spaniel. And there are at least half a dozen interesting walks from the door.

Pricing

Price per room per night, based on two sharing, including breakfast

From £130

Location

29 Church Road is quietly positioned in the conservation village of Ketton, adjacent to the church. This is an oasis of calm close to Stamford, one of the finest stone towns in the UK. It's within a few minutes drive of Rutland Water with its annual Bird Fair and Burghley House, which hosts the prestigious international Burghley Horse Trials in early September. It's a 3 Day event which attracts competitors and fans from around the world. Situated barely a mile from the A1 Great North Road, so especially convenient for travellers heading North or South who wish to take a comfortable break in their journey. Rutland might be the UK's smallest county but this acts in your favour as all its attractions are within easy reach. Including Oakham and Uppingham, charming market towns with their celebrated boarding schools. Fortunately the Rutland Vineyard is also within easy walking distance. The views are amazing and and they welcome visitors for snacks as well as wines from their latest vintages.