The Arts Society Burghley is a small, friendly society. It was formed originally as the Burghley Decorative and Fine Arts Society thanks to the dedication of Annette Beeton. 

We meet in the Ballroom, Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St. Mary's Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DL.  There is step free access to the Ballroom from the side door on St. George's Square. Lectures are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:45 with the exceptions of December when the lecture will be on 10th December 2025 and in April when it will be our Study Day.

Our Chair Dr. Janet Clarke and the committee strive to offer an interesting and varied programme of 9 lectures each year between September to June. As optional events and at an additional cost we offer either a Study Day or Special Interest Morning, and also excursions.

Previous trips have included visits to Holdenby House, Doddington Hall and a Study Day on Windsor Castle in Windsor with a lecture in the morning and a visit to the Castle and St. George's Chapel in the afternoon. More recently we have enjoyed visits to Milton Hall, a Victorian Christmas at Rockingham Castle and a visit to Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations with Ian Swankie. We explored the architecture of the station buildings and the redevelopment which has transformed the area north of Kings Cross with the intoduction of large public open spaces, new office blocks and housing.

Information about our forthcoming lectures and events can be found by scrolling down the page. A printable list of future lectures will be available soon.

The membership fee for 2025 -26 is £65.00. Our year of lectures begins in September and the last lecture is in June. If you are interested in joining our society or attending one of our lectures as a guest with a view to joining, please contact the membership secretaries by email: burghley@theartssociety.org. The guest fee is £10.00. 

Subscriptions for existing members are due for renewal on 30th June and we must have received your payment by 31st July. We will be inviting new members to join our society over the summer.