We awoke to a wet and windy morning and we weren't in a hurry to go out into so we had a leisurely breakfast in our apartment. The weather appeared to be clearing so we headed off to the town of Stamford, reported to be the best stone town in England It rained on the way but it had stopped when we arrived and we didn't get any more for the day. We were looking for a hotel called the Bull and Swan which was supposed to be attached to Burghley House, which is an Elizabethan mansion. They have used it in Upstairs Downstairs, DeVinci Code, Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth the Golden Age etc. We asked one of the ground staff about the hotel and he told us it was back a mile in the township but it is still on Burghley land (a big place). We found the old pub and had a great lunch of fish and chips with mushy peas in the snug. After lunch we went back to Burghley before walking around Stamford which lived up to it's reputation. There were winding streets, tiny lanes, numerous churches and pubs, and not a souvenir shop in sight. As we had eaten a large lunch we just had eggs and bacon for dinner at home.
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