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Peterborough Cathedral
Attractions in Peterborough

Peterborough Cathedral and more: what to see in Peterborough

Peterborough and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral. We list 4 places to visit inside Peterborough’s built-up area and 6 within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Go 15 km out for Burghley House.

Photo: Peterborough Cathedral, NotFromUtrecht (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Peterborough
4
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Peterborough’s big names

Following Peterborough Cathedral are 3 museums and 2 castles.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedralin townCastle · English HeritageLongthorpe Towerin townMuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Galleryin townMuseumRailworldin townCastleWoodcroft Castle1.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumFlag Fen700 m outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

The map stretches to Elton Hall, 11 km away.

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The dashed line is Peterborough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What kind of places

There are more castles or historic places (4) than anything else, then museums or galleries (4).

Museums & galleries 4 museums2 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house2 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Peterborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Longthorpe Tower).

Every place

Everything on the list

In town there are 4, and the list adds 6 more within 5 km of its edge.

Flag Fen

Museum · 700 m outside town, to the east

Archaeological open-air museum in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

About Flag Fen →

The 4 inside Peterborough come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

270 listed buildings and 8 scheduled monuments are on Peterborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Peterborough →

Big names nearby

Further away

Day trips number 12; the best known is Burghley House, 15 km off.

Historic houseBurghley House15 km northwestCastleFotheringhay Castle14 km southwestCastleKimbolton Castle33 km southGarden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor36 km northwestAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)18 km southeastAbbey or prioryCrowland Abbey13 km northeastCastleBarnwell Castle19 km southwestAbbey or prioryThorney Abbey11 km northeastFortBuckden Towers31 km southMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum23 km northCastleRockingham Castle33 km westCastleOakham Castle34 km west

Places well known beyond Peterborough (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Questions about Peterborough’s attractions

What are the main attractions in Peterborough?

The best known inside Peterborough’s built-up area are Peterborough Cathedral, Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery and Railworld. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Peterborough have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Peterborough: Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Railworld, Flag Fen and Whittlesey Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Peterborough?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Peterborough, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Longthorpe Tower).

What are the best-known days out near Peterborough?

Within 40 km: Burghley House (15 km), Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Kimbolton Castle (33 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (36 km).

Where are Peterborough’s historic buildings listed?

Peterborough has 270 listed buildings, 33 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Peterborough when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (20)

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