The Millstone, Stamford

Although the pub has a traditional stone built appearance from the outside, the interior is surprisingly modern. There is some exposed stone work at one end with some painted wood panelling down below, but on the whole the decor is contemporary with laminate flooring and a plastered ceiling with several down lighters providing illumination. That said, there were a couple of token black beams on the ceiling, and several old black and white photos of the area affixed to the bar counter. The tables are mostly wood and quite high, with bar stools to sit at. There is a courtyard garden and a couple of fruit machines. It seemed fairly quiet on a recent Thursday evening visit, and the landlord was presumably keen to shut up, switching off the fruit machines and drawing the curtains at about 10:30. There were four plasmas dotted around all showing ITV which seemed a little odd. Beers on tap were Greene Kink IPA and Black Sheep. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately.