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20 Years of Hard Work

Few pursuits over the past 20 years have been as noble as Ursula Cholmeley and her team’s cause to restore the gardens of the former Easton Hall. Once in a ruinous state, the team at Easton Walled Gardens has worked really hard to bring back to life the stunning 12-acre site, now admired by over 20,000 visitors a year… Visitors enjoying the sweet peas. Image: Fred Cholmeley. Determination & Survival. That’s what it’s taken to restore Easton Walled Gardens to its former glory. This month, you can be one of the 20,000 annual visitors to the garden, and when you visit, you can admire the sweet peas for which the gardens are justifiably famous in the area. It’s taken two...

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Pick of the bunch

This month we’re remembering the time that Stamford played a part in Great Britain’s motoring heritage as we remember Pick’s...

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Stamford in Six Buildings…

In a town with 600 listed buildings, how do you pick the most interesting…? Author Chris Davies’s book might help....

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In The Garden: Castor House

Claire & Ian Winfrey of Castor House gardens host one of the area’s most successful events in the area for...

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Burghley Horse Trials 2020: The Face of Burghley

Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials crowned its Face of Burghley winners for 2019 recently at a judging event at The...

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Gardening: A Poet’s Muse

The two profound pleasures of poetry and gardening combine just seven miles from Stamford at Helpston’s John Clare Cottage. The...

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Create your own Kitchen Garden with Adam Frost

A Spring Project: Create your own Kitchen Garden, With Adam Frost of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World Have you ever stopped...

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Motors: BMW’s 8-Series

Have you ever wondered what would happen if BMW made a 21st century rival to Porsche’s 911 Carrera? The answer...

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Stamford’s Secret Allotments

Where there aren’t houses in Stamford, there are rows upon rows of allotments being taken care of by some of...

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A Nice Surprise at Burghley

Burghley Park’s Garden of Surprises and Sculpture Garden is thriving in 2018, pop along to see the latest instalments and...

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007’s in Soft Top Heaven…

Aston Martin’s DB11 now has a soft top stablemate, a convertible or ‘Volante’ version of its flagship GT. James Bond...

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Designing Gardens

DAVID GREAVES LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BROUGHT OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN GARDEN DESIGN TO THIS PROJECT,...