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  1. "An undiscovered gem". With magnificent Norman architecture, a unique 13th-century nave ceiling, the awe-inspiring West Front and burial places of two queens to make your visit an unforgettable experience. Exhibitions and a timeline of artefacts in the Cathedral Visitor Centre within the Precincts tell the Cathedral's story. Guided tours of the Cathedral are available Monday to Saturday, with tower tours during the summer months and candlelight tours in the winter. There is a gift shop inside the Cathedral and a restaurant and tea room is available in the Becket Chapel opposite the main cathedral building.
    1. The theatre programme is made up of 'home-grown' productions, national touring shows, local community productions & a full programme of one-off concerts.
    2. The I Matter Exhibition at Peterborough Museum
      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.
      1. A selection of restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs where you can get food and drink in Peterborough city centre.
      2. Boat hire on Peterborough embankment.
        The Embankment by the River Nene plays host to many events throughout the year.
      3. Cathedral square
        At the heart of the city centre is Peterborough's iconic Guildhall, situated in the midst of many popular shops and eateries. The surrounding area is used for various events, including Farmers Markets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month and the ever-popular Christmas Light Switch-on every December. The square also features a network of water fountains which are lit up in a colourful display as the evening draw in. Further information on upcoming events can be obtained from the council website.

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      1. Add New Town Youth 1985 to your Itinerary

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        Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1LF

        Telephone

        01733 864663

        Peterborough

        An exhibition of photographs by Russell Boyce, capturing the challenges, hopes and aspirations of diverse youth groups, growing up in Peterborough, as Britain struggles out of recession during 1985.

        The pictures were taken by photographer Russell…

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      2. Add Ratzi to the Rescue to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1LF

        Telephone

        01733 864663

        Peterborough

        The Roman hare is missing!

        Starting at Peterborough Museum, where you will pick up your free booklet and follow the trail around the Peterborough City Centre, finding clues and Ratzi hidden pictures along the way, to help Ratzi rescue the missing…

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      3. Add The White Ship: an online talk by Earl Spencer to your Itinerary

        Address

        Minster Precincts, PETERBOROUGH, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        PETERBOROUGH

        To coincide with the day on which 'The White Ship' is released in paperback, Charles Spencer will take up the themes of his book: conquest, anarchy and the wrecking of Henry I's dream.

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      4. Add The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Cathedral, The Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        02079363420

        Minster Precincts, Peterborough

        Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composer, William Byrd.

        2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. William Byrd was widely admired in…

        Venue

        Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

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      5. Add Fairport Convention to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, with 2022 being their 55th anniversary! During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same -…

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      6. Add Christmas Magic to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Cathedral, The Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        Minster Precincts, Peterborough

        Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Voices and Peterborough Community Chorus with Peterborough Festival Brass perform all your festive favourites.

        Venue

        Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

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      7. Add Blockbuster @ The Key Theatre to your Itinerary

        Address

        Embankment Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        ​BLOCKBUSTER includes integrated British Sign Language and creative captioning.

        Theatres are open again and Lamphouse Theatre are back! But, they’ve spent a whole year watching Netflix, and they’ve forgotten how to make theatre.

        What’s the…

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      8. Add One Giant Leap to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Cathedral, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XZ

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        Peterborough

        Back for half term, by popular demand, is our 90 minute children's activity session is inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing. It includes the famous teddy bear parachute jump!

        Venue

        Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

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      9. Add My Cathedral Art Adventure to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Cathedral, The Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        Minster Precincts, Peterborough

        Pick up a trail sheet from the Welcome Desk as you enter the Cathedral, then draw as you go from place to place.

        When you're ready we will show you how to turn your sketches into a colourful creation to take home by using a simple wax and ink…

        Venue

        Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

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      10. Add Birmingham Little Theatre Hermanis Paukss "Chirp, Chirp!" to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        Birmingham Little Theatre presents a fairy tale for adults. A telling about the life of an empire. Expect the unexpected in little time.

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      11. Add Coffee Shop After Dark to your Itinerary

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        Brook Street, PETERBOROUGH, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1TU

        PETERBOROUGH

        Are you aged between 14-17 with a learning disability?

        Do you want to make new friends, find out about things important to you and have a say about your local area? 

        Then Coffee Shop Afte Dark is for you!

        Come and join The Access…

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      12. Add Mary Rose to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        An old Sussex manor house, standing empty and for sale, is haunted by the ghost of a young woman who once lived there. A play by J M Barrie.

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      13. Add West Side Story to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks -- two rival gangs vying for control of the streets.

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      14. Add Nabil Abdul Rashid - Nobody Actually Believed I's Last @ The Key Theatre to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        After reaching the final of Britain’s Got Talent 2020 (3000 Ofcom complaints), Nabil Abdul Rashid brings his brand-new stand-up show on tour.

        From growing up under military rule in northern Nigeria to falling into legal trouble as a teenager in…

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      15. Add Online Talk - Peterborough Abbey before 1116 to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Cathedral, The Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        Minster Precincts, Peterborough

        Cathedral archaeologist, Dr Jackie Hall, presents the archaeological discoveries that inform our understanding of the Saxon abbeys that have gone before.

        Venue

        Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

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      16. Add ROH SCREENING: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY to your Itinerary

        Address

        Key Theatre, Embankment Rd, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 852992

        Peterborough

        The Sleeping Beauty holds a very special place in The Royal Ballet's heart and history.
        It was the first performance given by the Company when the Royal Opera House reopened at Covent Garden in 1946 after World War II. In 2006, this original staging…

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      17. Add Lilies on the Land to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

        Telephone

        01733 207239

        Peterborough

        Lilies on the Land is a truly remarkable and sparkling piece of theatre which celebrates an extraordinary episode in Britain’s history – the Women’s Land Army of World War II.

        Venue

        Key Theatre, Peterborough

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      18. Add Socially Accessible to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1LF

        Telephone

        01733 864663

        Peterborough

        An engaging exhibition that focuses on a 50-year period where the growth of user lead organisations pushed for not just legislative change but a change in attitudes towards disabled people.

        This exhibition has been developed in partnership with…

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      19. Add Jane Eyre to your Itinerary

        Address

        The Cloisters, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, PE1 1XS

        Telephone

        01733 355315

        Peterborough

        Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece will be brought vividly to life in this new adaptation to be staged in the tranquil setting of Peterborough's Cathedral Cloister on Friday 20th August.

        From the cruelty of Jane’s life as a child to the passions…

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      20. Add Trephination for the Twenty-First Century to your Itinerary

        Address

        Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1LF

        Telephone

        01733 864663

        Peterborough

        Performance by Amanda Grace

        This one-woman exploration of Madness combines psychological theory and theatrical technique to create an ardent and authentic performance of care, including a post-show discussion between artist and audience…

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