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Photo of Nene Park, a country park near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Nene Park© Paul Shreeve / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Peterborough StationPeterborough

27 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the River Nene, a 91-mile river navigation running from Northampton to near Wisbech, England.Highlight

River Nene

River navigation

Guillotine-gated locks and water meadows from Northampton to Peterborough, where the Nene slips out into the Fens.

0.7 km S · Northamptonshire & Cambridgeshire

Photo of Peterborough Cathedral, a cathedral in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Peterborough Cathedral

Cathedral near Peterborough

Dramatic Norman nave and painted timber ceiling.

0.8 km SE

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Peterborough Lido

Lido near Peterborough

A Grade II-listed Art Deco lido of 1936 by the River Nene, with a clock tower and three heated pools.

0.9 km SE

Photo of Longthorpe Tower, a landmark near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Longthorpe Tower

Landmark near Peterborough

A 14th-century fortified tower on the edge of Peterborough, famous for the most complete set of domestic medieval wall paintings in England.

2.5 km W

Photo of Nene Park, a country park near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Nene Park

Country park near Peterborough

A country park in Cambridgeshire.

3.2 km SW

Photo of Flag Fen Archaeology Park, a visitor attraction near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Flag Fen Archaeology Park

Attraction near Peterborough

Bronze Age timber causeway preserved in the Peterborough peat, with a reconstructed roundhouse and a museum of fenland finds.

4 km E

Photo of Nene Valley Railway, a visitor attraction near Fotheringhay, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Nene Valley Railway

Attraction near Fotheringhay

Preserved steam line running for miles along the Nene through Ferry Meadows into Peterborough, with a working museum yard.

9.4 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Oakham Ales Brewery Tap

Brewery near Peterborough

Peterborough's landmark brewpub in a former labour exchange, one of the largest in Europe, pouring the brewery's own award-winning ales.

0.5 km SE

Thorpe Hall

House & garden near Peterborough

A rare Commonwealth-era house built in the 1650s for Cromwell's Lord Chief Justice.

1.7 km W

Photo of Crown Lakes Country Park, a country park near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Crown Lakes Country Park

Country park near Peterborough

A country park in Cambridgeshire.

4.2 km S

Photo of Castor Hanglands, a National Nature Reserve near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Castor Hanglands

National Nature Reserve near Peterborough

A National Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire.

7 km NW

Photo of the River Welland, a river navigation running from Stamford to Fosdyke, England.

River Welland

River navigation

A fenland river winding through Spalding's bulb country between the Deepings and the outfall toward the Wash.

8.5 km N · Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire

Photo of St Mary's Church, Whittlesey, a church in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

St Mary's Church, Whittlesey

Church near Whittlesey

Fenland market-town church distinguished by its tall, elegant 15th-century crocketed spire, a landmark for miles across the peat.

8.5 km E

Everything else within 10 km (14) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.