Heritage in Peterborough
Church Street, Cathedral Square, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XE, Tel: 01733 564 899
Church
The Cathedral Office, 12a Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS, Tel: 01733 355300, Email, www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk
An undiscovered gem. Magnificent Norman architecture, unique 13th century nave ceiling and stunning West Front. Burial place of two Queens. Open daily. Tours by appointment. Visit the cathedral souvenir kiosk and refreshment facility.
Cathedral
Famous Person or Ghost
Station Road, Thorney, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 0QE, Tel: 01733 270908, Email, www.thorney-museum.org.uk
The museum shows village development from monastic days, Walloon and Flemish influence after Vermuyden's drainage, also 19thC model housing by the Duke of Bedford.
Museum
67 Church Drive, Orton Waterville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5EX, Tel: 01733 238877
Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1LF, Tel: 01733 864663, Email, www.vivacity-peterborough.com/museums-and-heritage
The new and improved Peterborough Museum is OPEN once again! The museum reopened in March 2012 further to a major £3.2 million redevelopment, jointly funded by Vivacity, Peterborough City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DL, Tel: 01353 667735, Email, www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org
One of England's finest cathedrals with guided tours & tours of the Octagon and West Tower, monastic precincts Also a brass rubbing centre and The Stained Glass Museum.
John Clare Cottage, 12 Woodgate, Helpston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7ED, Tel: 01733 253330, Email, www.clarecottage.org
Located in the village of Helpston, which is between Peterborough and Stamford. John Clare was born in village, and the Cottage was his home where he lived with his family for most of his life.
Historic House
Elton, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6SH, Tel: 01832 280468, Email, www.eltonhall.com
Historic house & gardens with a fine collection of paintings, furniture, books and Henry VIII's prayer book.
The House Office, Burghley House, Cambridgeshire, PE9 3JY, Tel: 01780 752451, Email, www.burghley.co.uk
One of the largest and grandest houses of the Elizabethan age, Burghley was built and designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, between 1555 and 1587, and is still lived in by his descendants.
Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6LU, Tel: 01733 864663, Email, www.vivacity-peterborough.com
The 14thC tower of a fortified manor-house with wall paintings which form the most complete set of domestic paintings of the period in northern Europe.
Historic Site
Oundle Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 9NR, Tel: 01733 344240, Email, www.railworld.net
Railworld highlights sustainable transport and the environment, with superb model railway, hands on items and fun for all the family.
Thorney, Peterborough, PE6 0QD, Tel: 01733 270420, www.thorneyabbey.info
Abbey church with a Norman nave (c1100), a fine church organ originally built in 1787-1790 & a stained glass east window depicting the miracles of St Thomas Becket.
The Abbey Rectory, 46 East Street, Crowland, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 0EN, Tel: 01733 211763, www.crowlandabbey.org.uk
Croyland Abbey is visible for miles around Crowland itself.
Abbey
The Droveway, Northey Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7QJ, Tel: 01733 313414, Email, www.vivacity-peterborough.com
28 acre landscape park and heritage centre with reconstructions, parkland and museum.
Nassington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6QG, Tel: 01780 782575, www.prebendal-manor.co.uk
Described as a hidden gem and dating from the early 13th century the manor is the oldest property in Northamptonshire.
