This Peterborough City and Cathedral Tour with Crowland Abbey & Trinity Bridge tour is great for anyone making a day trip from London. We would meet you outside Peterborough Station (45 minutes from London)/ Peterborough also has great links with the rest of the country too.
Whilst Peterborough might not be the first place you’d think of visiting, just a few minutes walk from the railway station is the historic centre of the city.
Hidden in Plain Sight
Peterborough might not be the first place you’d think of — and that’s exactly why you should go
Just 45 minutes from London on the East Coast Main Line, and just a few minutes’ walk from the station, lies one of the most historically extraordinary cathedral cities in England. Peterborough is frequently overlooked — and that means it remains genuinely unspoilt, unhurried and all the more rewarding for those who make the effort to explore it properly.
The large city square is anchored by the wonderful old Guildhall, built in 1671 and still serving as the heart of local civic life — a farmers’ market is still held here regularly, alongside many other events throughout the year.
The Guildhall & Cathedral Square — the beating heart of the old city
Peterborough Cathedral — Norman magnificence on a site of 1,400 years of worship
From Rome to the Normans
Fourteen hundred years of history — shaped by Romans, Vikings and kings
The site of Peterborough Cathedral was originally Roman, and in the 7th century became the heart of a monastic community — one of the great early Christian settlements of England. That community was spectacularly and violently ended when the Great Heathen Army, led by the magnificently named Ivar the Boneless, swept through and destroyed it.
What you see today was built after the Norman Conquest — and it is genuinely breathtaking. The cathedral’s Early English west front is one of the most dramatic architectural statements in the country, and the interior is equally magnificent. We explore it in full on the tour.
Henry VIII’s first wife — the Queen who refused to accept the annulment of her marriage and died insisting she was the true Queen of England — is buried here in a tomb that remains a place of pilgrimage to this day. Visitors still lay pomegranates, her personal symbol, on the tomb.
The magnificent nave of Peterborough Cathedral — we explore the full interior on the tour
Pricing
Per Person — Entry Fees Included
Child prices available on request.
Train fare not included — direct trains from London St Pancras, book via National Rail. Peterborough also pairs beautifully with Stamford, Oakham or Burghley House — see our combination tours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Meeting Time: 10.00am AM
Location: Peterborough
Duration of Tour: 2-2.5 hours or so at Peterborough
Meeting Point: Peterborough Railway Station for those arriving from London (about 40 minutes to Peterborough) or elsewhere. Otherwise we can meet you at your hotel in Stamford, Oakham or mutually convenient location.
How to book our Peterborough Cathedral and Old City Tour
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