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All the United Kingdom England Peterborough

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Peterborough

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

Updated April 28, 2025

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The lowest of the low.

Peterborough, England

Holme Fen Posts

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.
The RTV-31.

Peterborough, England

RTV 31 Tracked Hovercraft

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

Peterborough, England

Old Scarlett's Grave

A humble homage to a gravedigger tucked within the dignified English cathedral.
Reconstruction of a roundhouse.

Peterborough, England

Flag Fen Archeology Park

This park features a wooden causeway preserved since the Neolithic era.
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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
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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
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