Private Full Day Tour · Stamford & Oakham
Stamford & Oakham Private Tour
Two of the most beautiful market towns in England — just ten minutes apart, utterly different in character, and together one of the finest days out in the whole country. Train travel between them included.
✉ Enquire & Book NowSt Pancras to Peterborough (~40 min) then 12 minutes to Stamford. The short hop between Stamford and Oakham is included in your tour price. The tour can also run in reverse starting from Oakham if that suits you better. Train tickets from London not included — book via National Rail.
Stamford — England’s finest Georgian town
Perhaps the finest Georgian-era town in Britain and the most beautiful town on the old coaching road between London and Edinburgh. You may not have visited before, but you’ll likely recognise it from its many appearances on screen — Stamford has stood in for countless period dramas over the decades.
We’ll spend around three hours exploring the gorgeous streets — narrow alleyways and hidden courtyards home to speciality shops, fine jewellers and boutiques, a Friday market and a buzzing High Street. Along the way we’ll pop into one of the incredible medieval churches, and perhaps a divine café or a historic pub. It is a wholly unhurried morning with stories at every turn.
Stamford — “the finest stone town in England”
Then a 10-minute train hop takes us to Oakham — included in your tour price
Oakham Castle Hall — virtually unique in England
Oakham — county town of England’s smallest and most charming county
Oakham is the county town of Rutland — England’s smallest county — and a place with a well-deserved reputation for extraordinary food, artisan shops and a warmly independent character. It is everything a great English market town should be.
The must-see highlight for many is Oakham Castle — virtually unique in England — and the beautiful market square with its centuries-old Buttercross, complete with original stocks where miscreants would have been pelted with rotten fruit. Nearby stands the impressive Grade I listed All Saints Church, very nearly at the geographical centre of the town.
If you don’t try the local delicacies — particularly the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and Stilton Cheese — it is almost a crime. And be warned: Oakham has the only surviving Short Drop Gallows in the country. Though we can assure you the worst that will happen to you is an excellent lunch.
The Buttercross — Oakham’s ancient market square, stocks intact
Optional extra: Normanton Church at Rutland Water — just 15 minutes away
Just 15 minutes from Oakham by car — the enchanting 18th-century Normanton Church sits right at the water’s edge of Rutland Water, the largest artificial lake in England. A truly beautiful and unusual sight. Ask us to include it when you book.
Pricing
Per Person — Entry Fees & Stamford–Oakham Train Included
Child prices available on request. Groups of 5–10 welcome. Optional Normanton Church add-on: +£20pp.
London–Stamford train fare not included — book via National Rail. Tour can also start from Oakham.
Book by email or instantly via Viator.
Meeting Time: 9-10am if staying locally or later if thats easier for you and you’re travelling from London/Nottingham etc.
Location: Stamford and Oakham
Duration of Tour: 6 hours Approx
Meeting Point: Stamford Railway Station for those arriving from London (about 40 minutes to Peterborough then 12 to Stamford) or elsewhere. Otherwise we can meet you at your hotel in Stamford or mutually convenient location. Obviously we can also meet at Peterborough station or Stamford Station and do the tour in reverse.
How to book the Stamford and Oakham Private Walking Tour
Standard Adult Prices per person includes any entry fees and return train travel between Stamford and Oakham (child prices available upon request).
1 Adult = £100
2 Adults = £80
3 Adults = £60
4 Adults = £55
5 – 10 Adults = £50
To make a booking please contact us via email yeoldeenglandtours@gmail.com
Alternatively you can book by using the automated booking process with Viator. by clicking below.
Please note we also run an Optional Extra to visit Rutland Water to see the rather lovely Normanton Church which is just 15 minutes or so away by car at £20 per person.
