# Things to see in Peterborough (United Kingdom): 47 places and when to go

> Peterborough is a city in United Kingdom with around 140,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 47 places in and around it, mainly Nature (22), Wildlife (22), History (14). The best known are Peterborough Cathedral, Burghley House and Fotheringhay Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peterborough/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 52.5804, -0.25
- **Population:** About 140,000
- **Places:** 47 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (22) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (22) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (14) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (2) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** STN London, Essex, 84 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Peterborough

The places in and around Peterborough, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Peterborough Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peterborough-cathedral/): Cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 1.1 km
- [Burghley House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/burghley-house/): Grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK · 15 km
- [Fotheringhay Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fotheringhay-castle/): Ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK · 14 km
- [Flag Fen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/flag-fen/): Archaeological open-air museum in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 4.1 km
- [Longthorpe Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/longthorpe-tower/): Grade I listed house in Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 2.7 km
- [Must Farm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/must-farm-bronze-age-settlement/): Bronze Age site in Cambridgeshire, England · 4.9 km
- [Bourne Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bourne-castle/): Former castle in Lincolnshire, England, UK · 23 km
- [Thorney Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thorney-abbey/): Abbey in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [Durobrivae](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/durobrivae-roman-town/): Roman fortified garrison town at Water Newton in Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 7.0 km
- [Northborough Manor House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/northborough-manor-house/): Grade I listed house in Northborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 9.1 km
- [St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-john-s-church/): Church in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · 952 m
- [St Andrew's Church, Rippingale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-andrew-s/): Grade I listed church, South Kesteven, United Kingdom · 30 km
- [St George's Church, Stamford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-george-s-church/): Church in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK · 17 km
- [Exton Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/exton-hall/): Country house in Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · 29 km
- [Norman Cross Prison](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/norman-cross/): World's first prisoner-of-war camp · 9.0 km
- [St Peter's Church, Tickencote](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-peter/): Church in Tickencote, Rutland, United Kingdom · 22 km
- [Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peterborough-museum-and-art-gallery/): History and art museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom · 1.0 km
- [St Guthlac's Church, Market Deeping](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-guthlac/): Church in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, UK · 12 km
- [St Leonard's Church, Apethorpe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-leonard-s-apethorpe/): Church in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, UK · 17 km
- [St Leonard's Priory, Stamford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-leonard-s-priory/): Grade I listed priory in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK · 17 km
- [Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-and-all-saints-fotheringhay/): Church in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK · 14 km
- [St Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-olga-ukrainian-catholic-church/): Catholic church in Peterborough, United Kingdom · 2.0 km
- [Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bedford-purlieus-national-nature-reserve/): 211-hectare (520-acre) [[ancient woodland]] in Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom · 14 km
- [Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castor-hanglands-nnr/): Nature reserve in Cambridgeshire · 7.2 km

And the other 23, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Eye Green Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/eye-green-local-nature-reserve/), [Great Fen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-fen/), [Holme Fen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holme-fen-national-nature-reserve/), [Lattersey Field](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lattersey-lnr/), [Nene Washes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nene-washes/), [Dogsthorpe Star Pit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/star-pit-nature-reserve/), [Thorpe Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thorpe-wood-nature-reserve/), [Bloody Oaks Quarry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bloody-oaks-quarry/), [Christ’s College Pits Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/christ-s-college-pits-reserve/), [Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/deeping-lakes-nature-reserve/), [Etton High Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/etton-high-meadow/), [Etton-Maxey Pits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/etton-maxey-pits/), [Hills and Holes NNR](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hills-and-holes-nnr/), [Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ketton-quarry-nature-reserve/), [Merry's Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/merry-s-meadows/), [Penfield Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penfield-nature-reserve/), [Ring Haw Field Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ring-haw-field-station/), [Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swaddywell-pit-nature-reserve/), [Thurlby Fen Slipe Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thurlby-fen-slipe-nature-reserve/), [Vergette Wood Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vergette-wood-meadow/)
- **Museums and art**: [Whittlesey Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whittlesey-museum/)
- **Food and drink**: [Nene Valley Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nene-valley-brewery/)
- **Hiking**: [Rutland Round](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rutland-round/)

## When to go to Peterborough

The best time to visit Peterborough is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 55 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 36 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 40 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 31 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 34 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 08 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 30 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 18 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 24 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 26 |

In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26. In April, 47 of the 47 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Peterborough

The nearest main airport is London Stansted Airport (STN, London, Essex), 84 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.5804%2C-0.25)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.5804%2C-0.25)

## Other towns nearby

- [Spalding](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/spalding/): 15 places · 23 km
- [Huntingdon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/huntingdon/): 38 places · 27 km
- [Corby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/corby/): 25 places · 28 km
- [Wisbech](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wisbech/): 12 places · 32 km
- [Ely](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ely/): 28 places · 40 km
- [Grantham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grantham/): 19 places · 41 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Peterborough?

The best known: [Peterborough Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peterborough-cathedral/), [Burghley House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/burghley-house/), [Fotheringhay Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fotheringhay-castle/), [Flag Fen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/flag-fen/), [Longthorpe Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/longthorpe-tower/). In all, 47 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Peterborough?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 34 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 26.

### How do you get to Peterborough?

The nearest main airport is London Stansted Airport (STN), 84 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.5804%2C-0.25) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Peterborough as the destination and these 47 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).