Advantages: At least one great pub
Disadvantages: Trashy and depressing

...It didn't help that we visited Grantham on a Tuesday, in the rain. Nevertheless, having turned up, we were determined to have a good look round, take some photos of nice buildings and just see what the place was like. Initial impressions did not exactly fill us with the thrill of anticipation. Coming out of the station, we were greeted almost immediately by narrow back-streets and row after row of red-brick houses, some of which were in a decidedly poor state of repair. All the while it continued to spot with rain from a uniformly grey sky and my enthusiasm already began to flag. Eventually we found some signs pointing to the town centre, and we wandered around for a while seeing if we could find any unusual shops. There were none. There were of course the usual chain stores, and a small shopping mall which comprised almost... Read review

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Advantages: See Op
Disadvantages: See Op

...Grantham is a small market town in the heart of Lincolnshire, with its good history, nice quaint buildings and excellent facilities, you may be fooled in to seeing a place of warmth and beauty, however this guide will not only point out the attractions, and good points of the town, but it will also focus on the faults of which every town tries to hide. I myself know the town quite well, as I have frequented more than 15 years of my life. I know its beautiful architecture, excellent education and glorious tourist attractions; however I am also privy to seeing the poverty, violence and general sizest attitudes of many people within the town. The town itself is split in to good areas and bad areas, this has been done through the years by word of mouth, crime figures and generally peoples attitudes towards people and status... Read review

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Advantages: good shopping, relatively
Disadvantages: some of the inhabitants

...One of the good things about Grantham is that it isn't pretentious. Not like Stamford, the next town south down the A1, which to my mind is far too precious and self conscious these days. Not only does the atmosphere of Burghley House spread, but coachloads of day trippers come to gawp at where Pride and Prejudice, or whatever, was filmed amidst its period atmosphere - once they put enough sawdust down to blot out the double yellow lines. Meanwhile in Grantham the shopping beats Stamford hands down. For 30 years people have complained that Stamford High Street, once a good shopping area, is now all estate agents and building societies. But in Grantham there's a really good range of shops, you can get most things, and there's even a Marks and Spencers. Unusual for market towns in Lincolnshire. But I digress. Yes, Grantham... Read review

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Advantages: Friendly staff ,good facilities
Disadvantages: Rooms too hot

...I recently found myself staying at the Marriott in Grantham when the union course I was attending could not provide accommodation at the training centre due to the numbers attending and to be honest I was not complaining as I expected both the accommodation and the catering to be of a better standard than the training centre and I was not to be disappointed and this more than made up for the inconvenience of myself and about 25 other colleagues having to share taxis in the morning and evenings. Location The hotel is located just off the A1 taking the exit for the A607 and the hotel is just off the second roundabout. It is located on the edge of an industrial site so there is no other amenities close by and the hotel is about one and a half miles from Grantham train station. There is plenty of car parking at the hotel... Read review

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