Directions & opening times
House & Gardens opening times
The House and Gardens are now open for the 2013 season. Open daily Saturday, 16th March until Sunday, 3rd November, from 11am until 5pm, with the last admission at 4.30pm (House closed on Fridays normally, but will be open on Good Friday).
The House and Gardens will be closed Thursday, 5th until Sunday, 8th September for the Burghley Horse Trials.
The Orangery Restaurant & Courtyard Shop
The Orangery Restaurant is open daily from 10am until 5pm.
(The Orangery Restaurant may be closed on occasion for private events). The Orangery Restaurant will close at 3.30pm on Friday, 24th May 2013 and reopen as normal the following day.
The Courtyard Shop is open daily (closed Fridays) from 11am until 5pm.
Directions
Burghley is 1 mile from Stamford and 20 minutes north of Peterborough on the A1.
From the South:
Take the Carpenters Lodge exit on the A1 signposted to Burghley House, turn left on to the B1081 towards Stamford.
Follow the road alongside the park wall and the impressive Bottle Lodges entrance gates down towards Stamford.
Turn right just past the Bull & Swan Pub and continue for 1 mile along the Barnack Road (B1443). You will see the Visitors Entrance on the right.
From the North:
Follow the A1 south past Doncaster and Grantham.
Approximately 30 minutes south of Grantham you will reach the Stamford junction labelled Carpenters Lodge and signposted to Burghley House.
Turn left towards Stamford.
Follow the road past the estate wall and the impressive Bottle Lodges entrance gates.
Just past the A43 on the left, turn right past the Bull & Swan Pub and continue for 1 mile along the Barnack Road (B1443). You will see the Visitors Entrance on the right.
Public Transport
Burghley’s nearest station is Stamford, approximately 1 mile from the entrance. This is either a pleasant 30 minute walk taking you through the park or a short taxi ride. Stamford is a cross country link from the mainline from London to Edinburgh via Peterborough. For more information please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk. There is also an hourly bus service run by Delaine which serves the outlying villages and links Peterborough to Stamford, for more information please visit www.delainebuses.com.
There are many different taxi companies available in Stamford, we suggest booking taxis in advance for journeys especially for collection from Burghley in the evening. A few of the companies contact details are listed below, but no company is associated or recommended by Burghley House.
Premier Cabs of Stamford 01780 757575
1st Choice Taxis 01780 752748
Silver Cabs of Stamford 01780 482800
Carlton Cabs 01780 755755