New walking mini-maps for Peterborough

We have joined forces again with Hereward Community Rail Partnership (HCRP) and with help from CrossCountry’s Community Engagement Fund have produced four new walking mini map leaflets as listed below and can be downloaded. The leaflets are A4 trifold size, available at various locations including the Museum Tourist Information desk, railway station and our open meetings.

Walking & Cycling map downloads (further maps in the websites section)

Peterborough City map, cycling and walking map of Peterborough with close up of city centre area
follow link to download

Peterborough, Stamford and surrounding area, above map extended to include Stamford and surrounding area
follow link to download

Our thanks to Hereward Community Rail Partnership (HCRP) and Fenland District Council for producing these maps and more are available to download via the HCRP website below. Should agents need further supplies contact Joanne Rose at Fenland District Council - JRose@fenland.gov.uk

Useful Peterborough websites

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Our website contains links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over them, their content, security or any links from that site. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and they are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the websites in question.

Discover Peterborough for the most up-to-date information on events and attractions.
discoverpeterborough.co.uk

Hereward Community Rail Partnership for more walking and cycling maps and other information.
herewardcrp.org/walking-cycling-maps

Sustrans Peterborough Green Wheel provides a mixture of traffic-free paths, quiet roads and urban cycle lanes. Visit their website for more details.
www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/peterborough-green-wheel

Chadwick Design Ltd, our server host for our webpages
www.chadsonline.co.uk

Azets, (formerly Baldwins Accountants) our auditors
www.azets.co.uk

Burghley House, probably the country's finest Elizabethan mansion
www.burghley.co.uk

Fane Road Archaeology Group - FRAG. Peterborough archaeology talks, walks, digs & workshops.
www.peterborougharchaeology.org

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, an important Fen-edge site with visitor centre, a busy programme of events and open excavations
flagfen.org.uk

Friends of Norman Cross, the group does not appear currently active but the historical content of the website regarding the history of Norman Cross and its setting, in particular the Napoleonic Prisoner of War depot that existed on this site from 1797 to 1814 is of interest.
www.friendsofnormancross.org.uk

Friends of Peterborough Lido who help in trying to protect and promote the Lido.
friendsofpeterboroughlido.co.uk

The John Clare Society celebrates the romantic poet John Clare, born in Helpston, a village near Peterborough.
www.johnclare.org.uk/

John Clare Cottage is open to the public and operated by the John Clare Trust
www.clarecottage.org

The Cottage has been restored, using traditional building methods, to create a centre where people can learn about John Clare, his works, how rural people lived in the early 19th century and also gain an understanding of the environment.

The Langdyke Countryside Trust is a community organisation dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the natural and built heritage around Peterborough and Stamford centred on Helpston, the home of the Peasant Poet John Clare who so loved his local countryside.
www.langdyke.org.uk

Nene Park Trust is the registered charity which looks after Nene Park in its entirety. Established in 1988 to ensure that the Park would be managed and protected forever, the Trust looks after all maintenance, coordination of the Park's activity programme.
www.nenepark.org.uk

Nene Valley Archaeological Trust The Nene Valley has attracted people to live and do business since the Neolithic. The Trust has been helping to discover, document and communicate the history of the area since 1958. They bring together professional archaeologists, support local amateur groups, lobby government, and help focus funds and expertise on Nene Valley archaeology.
www.nenevalleyarchaeology.co.uk

Nene Valley Railway is a busy steam railway linking Wansford, on the A1, with the centre of Peterborough and passing through Nene Country park.
www.nvr.org.uk

Opportunity Peterborough is an economic development company established to support local businesses and attract new companies to set up in Peterborough.
www.opportunitypeterborough.co.uk

Peterborough 2029 - Culture in Motion, a city shaped by movement, making, and belonging. Peterborough is an ideal candidate for UK City of Culture 2029. Follow link to find out more.
peterborough2029.uk

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough's finest building and burial place of Katharine of Aragon and Mary Queen of Scots.
www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk

Peterborough's Community website contains a wealth of information and links about Peterborough's businesses, organisations and people.
www.peterborough.net

Peterborough and District Family History Society
www.peterborofhs.org.uk

Peterborough Environment City Trust is a charitable trust promoting environmental initiatives in the Greater Peterborough area.
www.pect.org.uk

Peterborough Images Archive. A collection of interesting pictures of Peterborough.
www.peterboroughimages.co.uk

Peterborough Interactive. See Peterborough as it is - and as it changes. An interactive map of the city in immersive 360° tours, photography and film. Wander the streets, the riverside and the landmarks, and watch the place evolve over time.
peterboroughinteractive.co.uk

Peterborough Library and Archive Service is a resource for family history and local history research.
peterboroughlibraries.org.uk

Peterborough Local History Society the website of the local history society
www.peterboroughlocalhistorysociety.co.uk/

Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The museum has modernised galleries devoted to its outstanding collections of Jurassic fossils and the work of the inmates of the Norman Cross Napoleonic Prisoner of War camp as well as excellent exhibitions on the Natural History, archaeology and social history of the area.
peterboroughmuseum.org.uk

Peterborough Sculpture Park an exciting and significant collection of artworks which are on permanent public display across the City and free to view.
www.nenepark.org.uk/peterborough-sculpture-collection

Peterborough Telegraph the website address of 'peterboroughtoday.co.uk' is actually the website of Peterborough Telegraph, the city's weekly newspaper.
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Peterborough Visitor Information page for attractions, and where to stay.
discoverpeterborough.co.uk/

Peterborough War Memorial
www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/114882

Railworld, the Railworld Wildlife Haven is a unique attraction which combines green and wildlife issues with model railways. Its aim is to ‘entertain and educate about our amazing world’.
www.railworldwildlifehaven.org.uk

Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre at Thornhaugh where the A47 and A1 meet.
www.sacrewell.org.uk.

Village Churches around Peterborough. An affectionate ramble around the village churches which surround Peterborough.
www.peterboroughchurches.com

Related Regional and National bodies

East of England Civic and Amenity Societies (EECAS) is the regional umbrella body for the various civic societies (also amenity, heritage or preservation societies) in the East of England. It has links to all those with websites.
www.cambridgeppf.org

Civic Voice. Civic Voice has replaced the Civic Trust as the national voice of the Civic Societies and at this site you can find details of other civic societies in the UK that have web sites.
www.civicvoice.org.uk

Historic England, for the listing of important historic places in England. The list includes buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more.
historicengland.org.uk

Searching for your family tree? there are many websites available so use a search engine to find what is available and make an informed choice but here is one of them.
trees.ancestry.co.uk/

The Conduit - Cambridge Antiquarian Society promotes the study of history, architectural history and archaeology, and the conservation of relevant features and objects within Cambridgeshire.
www.camantsoc.org/