Elton Hall is a romantic part Gothic house, home to the Proby family for over 400 years. Explore grand state rooms, rare art and manuscripts, and enchanting formal gardens that reflect centuries of heritage, elegance and care near Peterborough.
Discover the Wheel of Senses — a vivid medieval mural hidden within Longthorpe Tower. Painted around 1330, it depicts a wheel turning on the axis of human perception, each spoke representing sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. This remarkable artwork reveals how our senses were seen as pathways to wisdom and temptation.
Burghley House is one of England’s grandest Elizabethan estates, blending majestic architecture, art, and parkland. Discover opulent staterooms, explore centuries of family history, wander the sculpture gardens and Capability Brown landscapes, and enjoy a full calendar of seasonal events, exhibitions, and country fairs.
Norman Cross, just outside Peterborough, is a scheduled monument and the site of the world's first purpose built prisoner of war camp during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 1700s. Nene Park Trust has now taken ownership of the site to preserve it and share its story.
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery has received a £168,000 grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Museum Renewal Fund — a national programme designed to help museums build resilience, improve accessibility, and develop new ways to welcome...
More than a retail destination — over 100 stores, restaurants and cafés beneath one roof. The centre is also a partner in Peterborough’s creative renaissance, hosting events, pop-ups and performances year-round.
This bold, larger-than-life mural celebrates Walter Cornelius – the legendary “Birdman of Peterborough” – in the city he called home. Known for his daring stunts, feats of strength, and famous attempts to “fly” across the River Nene using handmade wings, Cornelius...
The Thorpe Meadows Sculpture Trail weaves through one of Peterborough’s most picturesque green spaces, offering a unique blend of outdoor art and waterside scenery.
Peterborough is set to welcome an exciting new era of connectivity, beauty, and opportunity. The Station Quarter regeneration project has officially secured £47.8 million in government funding, as part of a wider £65 million investment that will completely...
Old Scarlett, whose real name was Robert Scarlett, was born around 1496 and served as sexton and gravedigger at Peterborough Cathedral for decades. Living to the remarkable age of 98, he is said to have buried two queens – Katherine of Aragon in 1536 and Mary,...
John Clare (1793–1864) is celebrated as one of England’s finest rural poets, famed for capturing the beauty of the countryside and the voices of rural life with rare authenticity.
Walter Cornelius (c. 1913–1983) was one of Peterborough’s most colourful local legends. A Latvian-born strongman and stunt performer, he settled in the city after World War II and became famous for his daring – and often eccentric – public feats. These included...
John Fletcher (1579–1625) was one of the most celebrated playwrights of the early 17th century and a key figure in the golden age of English theatre. Born in Rye, Sussex, Fletcher grew up in Peterborough, where his father, Richard Fletcher, served as Dean of...
A pioneering surgeon at Peterborough Infirmary (now the Museum) from 1862 to 1906. A Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, he was the first in Britain to remove a growth from the larynx and a leading advocate for purpose-built operating theatres to reduce...
Born in Peterborough in 1989, Louis Smith is one of Britain’s most successful male gymnasts. Specialising in the pommel horse, he made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning bronze – Team GB’s first individual Olympic gymnastics medal in a century. He went...
Born in Peterborough in 1978, Jake Humphrey is a well-known British television presenter, best recognised for his work in sports broadcasting. He began his career in children’s television with CBBC before moving into sports coverage, becoming a familiar face on BBC...
Born Keith Palmer in Peterborough in 1967, Maxim is best known as the charismatic MC of the pioneering electronic music group The Prodigy. Joining the band in 1990, his deep, commanding voice and dynamic stage presence became a key part of their explosive live...
Standing just over two metres high on the forecourt of the Key Theatre, Lagoon is an inviting piece of modern British sculpture by Sir Anthony Caro, one of the country’s most influential post-war artists. Made from interlocking sheets of mild steel, bolted and...
St Botolph’s Church, Helpston, is a beautiful medieval parish church entwined with the life and poetry of John Clare. It remains a place of peace, reflection, and literary pilgrimage within Peterborough’s tranquil Clare Country landscape.
Positioned along the north path, this arrangement of steel frames punctuates the journey between the busy parkway and the peaceful lake. Its weathering surface mirrors the seasonal changes of the surrounding trees and grasses. About the Artist: Miles Davies (b....
Four giant wooden “acorns” lie nestled into the landscape, echoing the trees and natural forms around them. Once sited in Werrington Shopping Centre, Odd Oaks was later moved to Thorpe Meadows, where it has been left to age naturally – slowly returning to the...
Half-emerging from the stone that contains it, a wolf-like figure recalls a time when wolves roamed Britain. The limestone links to the site’s quarrying history, while the creature now stands guard over the meadows. About the Artist: Simon Perry is a British-born...