Watercolour of Cathedral Square by Wilfred Wood

Themed Tours

Choose from a whole range of themed tours, from Horrible Heritage tours for kids to Medieval Peterborough.

Cathedral Square in 1796, by Nathan Fielding

Georgian Peterborough Tour

The Georgian period is a neglected part of Peterborough’s past &#...

Town Bridge, c. 1900

Buildings Then and Now

Peterborough has many historic buildings, but how have they changed? Ex...

Don't get on the wrong side of a Viking!

Historic Peterborough for Children

A fun ‘Horrible Histories’ style tour of Peterborough’...

Artist's impression of Peterborough, c. 1300

Medieval Peterborough

The Abbots of Peterborough Abbey created a ‘new town’ in Me...

Postcard of Edith Cavell's execution

Monarchy, Monks and Martyrs

An unusual way to look at Peterborough’s past through three diffe...

Memorial to Sgt Thomas Hunter, the 'lonely ANZAC'.

Stone Me! Or Monumental Peterborough

Like many old towns and cities, Peterborough has its share of monuments...

Roundhead soldiers from the Heritage Festival

Tudor and Stuart Peterborough Tour

Discover the fascinating, dramatic and often gory stories from one of t...

Westgate in Peterborough, c. 1900

Victorian Peterborough Tour

The Victorians changed Peterborough from being a small market town and ...

Wartime Peterborough Walk

Wartime Peterborough Walk

Take a tour with our ARP warden round the streets of the city centre an...

What's in a name?

What's in a name?

Why are so many streets in Peterborough called gates? Cumbergate, Cobde...

Lady Mary Wortley Montague

Women of Peterborough

A queen, a war heroine, a nurse, a butter seller, a Saxon princess, a w...

Yuletide Peterborough

Yuletide Peterborough

Take a break from the Christmas shopping to join our costumed guide for...