Cathedral Square with 15th Century St John the Baptist
Parish Church and 17th Century GuildhallAttractions Around Peterborough
offers a unique archaeological experience with Bronze Age landscape, reconstructed roundhouses and archaeological work in progress during the summer months
Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square with 15th Century St John the Baptist
Parish Church and 17th Century Guildhall
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
Discover the heritage of Peterborough at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery on Priestgate; highlights include a fine collection of Jurassic fossils, fascinating carved bone models made by French Prisoners of War in the early 19th century and regular exhibitions
An Elizabethan House built by William Cecil and ancestral home of the Marquess of Exeter. Extensive park and sculpture garden. Host to the famous international horse trials.
Nene Valley Railway running into the City Centre from Stibbingon (off the A1) offers steam trains, shop, café, loco yard and the home of Thomas the Tank Engine.
Peterborough Tourist Information
Find out more about all that is on offer in a modern city with a historic past.
Sacrewell Farm & Country Centre
Hidden deep in the heart of the countryside nestles an 18th Century mill and country farm where the treasures of farming and country life lie waiting to be discovered.
Telephone - 01780 782254 Fax - 01780 782254
The Thorney Heritage Museum is an independent museum operated by The Thorney Society. Their main aim is the preservation of the heritage of Thorney and to be a point of contact for education, research and general interest. The museum has been open since 1987 and is a Registered Museum.
Telephone - 01733 270908
Elton Hall and Gardens on the border of Peterborough and
Cambridgeshire.
Magnificent treasures, paintings and furniture. Restored gardens and garden
centre.
The Grade I listed Prebendal Manor House is the earliest surviving dwelling in Northamptonshire
Guthlac, a nobleman turned monk, is said to have founded the first monastery at Crowland in 699. Although it was devastated by Vikings in the 9th century, Crowland Abbey survived and was rebuilt several times - in the 11th and 12th centuries two fires and an earthquake destroyed successive re-building. Henry VIII dissolved Crowland Abbey in 1539 but the nave and aisles of the abbey church were retained for use by the parish. The nave roof collapsed in 1720 and, shortly after, the south aisle was dismantled for stone to repair the north aisle - which is now Crowland's parish church. The church and ruins with their graceful Perpendicular columns and Norman arches (which must rate as one of Lincolnshire's finest historic monuments) are open to visitors