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All United Kingdom England Peterborough

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Peterborough

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Peterborough, England

Updated May 15, 2019

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The RTV-31.

Peterborough, England

RTV 31 Tracked Hovercraft

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.
The lowest of the low.

Peterborough, England

Holme Fen Posts

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.
The grave.

Peterborough, England

Old Scarlett's Grave

A humble homage to a gravedigger tucked within the dignified English cathedral.
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Many competitors opt to race in fancy dress. (Press)

Stilton, England

Stilton Cheese Rolling Championship

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.
5 miles from Peterborough
Glenn Miller Memorial

Northamptonshire, England

Glenn Miller Memorial at King's Cliffe

This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.
9 miles from Peterborough
Wothrope

Wothorpe, England

Wothorpe Towers

The ruins of a 17th-century lodge on a grand estate are being slowly restored to their former glory.
11 miles from Peterborough
Bowthorpe Oak.

Lincolnshire, England

Bowthorpe Oak

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.
13 miles from Peterborough
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