Alford is a community in Lincolnshire, England, concerning 11 miles (18 kilometres) north-west of the seaside resort of Skegness. It exists at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population of the town was recorded as 3,459 in the 2011 Census. Alford's retail electrical outlets provide mostly for neighborhood need. Shops include a pharmacy, a grocery store, two butchers (the most up to date one opened in November 2016) and DIY as well as hardware stores. There are three supermarkets, in Church Street, West Street as well as Hamilton Road. The 5 public houses are the Half Moon Hotel, Windmill Hotel, George, Support and White Hart. 4 of these still run-- the Half Moon has an affixed tea shop and is the location for numerous regional activities. The Anchor has been restored and is currently a bed-and-breakfast facility. The Windmill is also a hotel, while the White Hart is still a traditional club. H & M Ducos Ceramic, developed in London in 1972 moved to Alford in 1973, came to be the Alford Pottery, and obtained properties in Commercial Road in 1978, where it has actually been manufacturing tableware and also exporting worldwide. It was responsible for developing the Alford Craft Market, the Alford Festivals of arts and crafts, the Alford Folk Club (now an acoustic club), the Alford Morris Dancing club, the Alford Jazz Celebration (now shut), the Alford Film Society (now disbanded) and also numerous other organisations. The Alford Craft Market Centre is a participating venture marketing jobs from regional as well as local artisans, and also with the help of a substantial grant from the National Lotto game, providing many different courses and also workshops to offer opportunities to the public to experience art and also craft activities regularly. National Health personal dentists lie in South Street and the Medical professional's surgical procedure is in Merton Lodge on West Street. A crematorium opened at the entryway of the town in 2008. Market day in Alford is Tuesday. It is a charter market. The primary market is organised by Alford Community Council and kept in the Market Place, with stalls of groceries, greengrocery and also a long-established fishmonger and also other small items, as well as a popular public auction. The Alford Craft Market has actually been held on the Market Place considering that 1974 as well as every late Springtime Bank Holiday as well as August bank holiday considering that 1975 in the premises of the Alford Manor House. The summertime weekly Craft Market is now held in the Corn Exchange. The cattle market closed in 1987.