Peterborough Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England
About Peterborough
In Jurassic times this area was covered by a tropical sea, depositing thick layers of clay, limestone and decomposing dinosaurs. The last Ice Age (the "Devensian") didn't quite reach here but its melt-off left beds of gravel. These are just what you need for pottery, bricks and road construction, and even in Roman times there were brick works here. The land is low-lying but not too low - it's just west of the Fens, so it's fertile, and a natural route for roads and later railways. An important medieval city grew up and the cathedral was built from the 12th century. In early modern times the Fens were drained, and the 19th / 20th century saw a growth in engineering, such as Perkins the diesel manufacturers. Brickmakers continued to scoop out the local clay, and their spent pits flooded to d
Top Attractions in Peterborough
Explore the best things to see and do in Peterborough:
- ★Flag Fen Archaeology Park
- ★Longthorpe Tower
- ★Nene Valley Railway
- ★Peterborough Cathedral
- ★Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
- ★Planet Ice
- ★Sacrewell Heritage Farm
Where to Eat in Peterborough
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Tap & Tandoor
Where to Stay in Peterborough
- 🏨Bull Hotel
- 🏨Dragonfly Hotel
- 🏨Holiday Inn
- 🏨Park Inn
- 🏨Peterborough Marriott Hotel
Peterborough Travel Guide Sections
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