| Dating back to before the Bronze Age, Peterborough | | | | still hold the record for the highest number of league |
| is an area of fenlands, which are flat and some areas | | | | goals scored in one season. |
| are even below sea level. | | | | The more leisurely sport of rowing is featured in |
| One of the most famous features of Peterborough | | | | regattas in both spring and summer and February |
| is the cathedral. This was originally founded in 655 AD | | | | sees a river race, once again on the river Nene. |
| and the current building dates back almost 900 years. | | | | The Great Eastern Run is a half marathon that takes |
| Fans of imposing gothic cathedrals won't be | | | | place on the streets of the city and usually attracts |
| disappointed here! The cathedral boats three | | | | around three thousand runners as well as plenty of |
| enormous arches that are architecturally unique. | | | | spectators. |
| The nightlife in Peterborough is varied and there are | | | | If ice hockey is your favourite sport then make sure |
| plenty of venues to visit whether you are looking for | | | | to check out the Peterborough Phantoms in one of |
| a quiet drink or would prefer to dance the night | | | | their Premier Ice Hockey League games. |
| away. You may want to take the time to listen to | | | | Fans of motor sports are catered for in |
| local bands, who regularly play at the various venues | | | | Peterborough at the East of England Showground, |
| in the city. | | | | which regularly hosts speedway races. |
| For a more cultural time, it would be worth coinciding | | | | One of the interesting archaeological sites in the area |
| your visit with events such as the CAMRA beer | | | | is Flag Fen. This is a Bronze Age site with a visitor |
| festival or the annually occurring East of England | | | | centre to make sure that you can follow the site's |
| Show. | | | | history from then to modern times. There are also |
| Or maybe you would prefer to take in a play at the | | | | some interesting Iron Age roundhouse |
| Key Theatre, located on the bank of the river Nene. | | | | reconstructions that you can wander round. |
| It features local and national productions as well as | | | | Railway enthusiasts can check out the heritage Nene |
| concerts and other entertainment. | | | | Valley Railway, which is currently being run by the |
| As befits a multicultural city, there is a wide range of | | | | Peterborough Railway Society. |
| restaurants in Peterborough featuring the expected | | | | If you enjoy visiting historic stately homes, be sure |
| Chinese, Italian and Indian cuisines and, more recently, | | | | to go to Burghley House, just north of the city. The |
| Polish and Japanese food as well. | | | | gardens were laid out by Capability Brown in the |
| The Posh (Peterborough United Football Club) play | | | | 1700's and the impressive looking house itself dates |
| their games in a ground on the south bank of the | | | | back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. If you saw |
| river Nene. They have a reputation for upsetting the | | | | the film "The Da Vinci Code", then you may well |
| apple cart in a variety of football competitions and | | | | recognise it as one of the locations that were used. |