More than you imagine.
Discover things to do, events and places to visit in Peterborough , from Peterborough Cathedral, Flag Fen and Nene Park to shopping, food and drink, family days out, culture and places to stay. Whether you’re visiting for a day, a weekend or rediscovering your own city, there is always more to explore.
Things to Do
Cathedral grandeur, ancient archaeology, waterside landscapes, family adventures, culture and plenty of things you probably weren't expecting.
What’s On
Festivals, exhibitions, performances, music, comedy, heritage, sport and events bringing Peterborough together throughout the year.
Eat & Drink
Independent cafés, restaurants, welcoming pubs and flavours from communities across the world.
Places to Stay
City stays, characterful hotels and relaxing places to turn a day trip into something more.
Shopping
Big names, independent businesses, city-centre favourites and places worth browsing for longer.
There is always
more to discover.
Follow Peterborough beyond the obvious. Discover the histories, landscapes, people and objects that explain the city, reveal its character and connect the places you visit with the stories beneath them.
Discover Peterborough
History, landscapes, people, folklore, art, screen, sport and different ways into understanding the city.
Peterborough History
Jurassic giants, Bronze Age life, Romans, abbeys, queens, railways, engineering and a city repeatedly remade.
Peterborough Places
Urban Peterborough, river landscapes, heritage countryside and the Fen Edge.
Peterborough People
Monarchs, poets, engineers, artists, performers, pioneers and remarkable Peterborians.
Peterborough in Objects
Archaeology, books, artefacts, machines and objects carrying extraordinary Peterborough stories.
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Stories from the city
Peterborough News & Inspiration
Discover new experiences, local stories, cultural highlights and the people and places shaping Peterborough.
Peterborough Shopfronts to Become Public Stages in New City-Wide Art Project
A/Owning, a new public art commission from Metal led by José GarcÃa Oliva, will transform the awnings of locally owned Peterborough businesses into temporary stages for poetry, performance and gathering from October 2026.
Discover Peterborough Takes the Stage at the Region’s First Visitor Economy Conference
Discover Peterborough will take to the stage at the first Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy Conference, sharing how the city has reignited its tourism ambitions, helped establish the Peterborough Tourist Board and built a new destination platform around stronger storytelling, collaboration and place.
£700,000 to Unlock the Hidden Story of Bronze Age Peterborough
Almost £700,000 of new funding will support urgent archaeological work at Flag Fen, where falling groundwater is threatening some of Peterborough’s most important Bronze Age remains. Discover why the site survived for thousands of years, what archaeologists still hope to learn and why the next major discovery may still be beneath the fen.
Mary, Queen of Scots Returns to Peterborough
Mary, Queen of Scots returns to the Cathedral that first held her grave. From 21 September to 15 November 2026, Peterborough Cathedral hosts a major exhibition exploring her extraordinary life through original artefacts, reproductions, immersive scenes and one uniquely powerful setting.