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A Room of One’s Own

The Bull & Swan, Stamford

DANA HUNTLEY
An energetic and friendly young staff are just one of many strengths at Tthe Bull & Swan.

Visiting Stamford, it’s an old coaching inn that fits the bill. The Bull & Swan has most recently joined Stamford’s great inn options. Describing itself as a venue of “Quirky Luxury,” the inn does indeed proffer superbly appointed accommodations and top quality, creative comestibles and libations. Right on the edge of the Burghley estate, The Bull and Swan is easy walking distance to all the prospects of this pretty market town.

The British Heritage

PUZZLER

Last issue we suggested: “I am a market town, built of locally quarried limestone and among the finest stone towns in the country. I was first made rich with the wool trade, which supported the building of 14 medieval churches in town. Later, I became famous for my coaching inns, with more than 40 stagecoaches a day passing through town in Georgian times.”

Yes, we’re in Stamford, halfway along the Great North Road (the present A1) between London and York. Read more about it as we explore the town in “A Day to Visit Stamford,” p. 26. Of course, if you already read the story, you guessed immediately.

Now, let’s puzzle this. Dedicated to a 7th-century saint, I am unique in having three spires. The verbose Doctor was born within my shadow.

DANA HUNTLEY
Locals agree Stamford is a wonderful place to live and work—as well as a great visit.

Do join a cast of many and play the Puzzler.

Email your answer to:

[email protected].

All entries are acknowledged.

The Bull & Swan

St. Martin’s

Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 3LJ

www.thebullandswan.co.uk

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All things bright and beautiful, indeed. Amateur photographer Ian Peters, of nearby Rodham Common, captured the moment. Peters just happened to be driving by the village following a heavy thunderstorm, when he spotted the rainbow beaming down on the coronet of 12th-century Holy Trinity Church.

Holy Trinity Church

Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

Coming Up in British Heritage:

  • That Famous English Breakfast

  • London’s Inspiring Vistas

  • A Hike along Offa’s Dyke

  • Glamping at Stamford Bridge

  • The Eden Project

  • The Queen’s New Year

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