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Discover the latest stories, new experiences, cultural highlights and local voices from across Peterborough. Find inspiration for your next visit and meet the people and places shaping the city.
Strike Gold at Peterborough Cathedral’s Travelling Bricks Exhibition
Visitors to Peterborough Cathedral’s Travelling Bricks exhibition are invited to uncover a hidden treasure and win fantastic city centre prizes in the exciting Golden Brick Challenge! Families will be invited to join a unique challenge that brings together creativity,...
Build an Awesome Summer at Peterborough CathedralÂ
This summer, Peterborough Cathedral will become the setting for Travelling Bricks, an extraordinary globally touring exhibition made from over one million LEGO® bricks, combined with hands-on interactive experiences designed for families to create, explore, and play...
The Secret Rooms Above Cathedral Square
Hidden above the bustle of Queensgate Shopping Centre, there’s a piece of Peterborough that time almost forgot. On 24th April, thanks to the Queensgate management team, members of the Discover Peterborough team were given rare access to a set of historic rooms above...
Inside Peterborough Cathedral’s Library and Archive
A quiet but remarkable part of Peterborough Cathedral is offering a rare glimpse into the city’s past, as interest grows in the Cathedral Library and Archive and the stories it holds. As part of ongoing work to uncover and share Peterborough’s lesser-seen heritage,...
Wings Over the Nene: The Extraordinary Life of Walter Cornelius
Walter Cornelius was born in 1923 into a Latvia that was, for a brief and precious moment, at peace. The country had declared independence in 1918, and the years that followed brought a fragile but genuine stability. For Walter's family, life on a Latvian farm was...
Peterborough’s Medieval Masterpiece: The Peterborough Bestiary
Imagine an encyclopaedia of the natural world — lions, camels, serpents, dolphins, dragons and unicorns — painted in brilliant colours, shimmering with gold leaf, and imbued with moral lessons drawn from every creature it portrays. Created in Peterborough around...
The Painted Tower: Conservation in Context at Longthorpe
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Longthorpe is one of Peterborough’s most extraordinary historic sites. Longthorpe Tower may appear modest from the outside, but within its walls lies a rare and remarkable collection of medieval wall paintings that have survived for...
Dinosaur City: A Prehistoric Adventure Across Peterborough
At the heart of Dinosaur City, an extraordinary sight awaits. A colossal Titanosaur — one of the largest creatures ever to walk the Earth — takes centre stage inside the stunning surroundings of Peterborough Cathedral. Standing beneath its vast frame, you begin to...
A Giant from Deep Time is Coming to Peterborough Cathedral
Seeing Is Believing: Experience the Natural History Museum’s Titanosaur at Peterborough Cathedral 13th April - 31st May 2026 Inside the soaring stone vaults of Peterborough Cathedral, visitors will soon be able to stand beneath one of the largest animals ever to walk...
HANDMADE WINGS: WHY A CITY OF CULTURE CONVERSATION MATTERS
Peterborough’s City of Culture conversation is not really about a title. It is about something quieter, and more demanding. It is about whether a city chooses confidence over decline, participation over commentary, and shared authorship over passive observation. It is...
