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8-Hour Tour To The Peterborough And The Fens

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Rural Experience, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    8 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English

Description

Peterborough is an ancient city with many stories to tell.  Peterborough Cathedral and Burghley House are the most famous, but there are also tales of railways, brickworks, Napoleonic prisoners of war, Flag Fen and Must Farm (Bronze Age), farming and fen drainage. Travelling between them needs a car.

Highlights
  • The key parts of a day here are:
    • Peterborough Cathedral and the historic area around it
    • The Fens are wide open farmlands with views of huge skies and ancient villages. 
    • Burghley House is within the City of Peterborough's area, but also part of the beautiful Stamford and Rutland area - here it is very like parts of the Cotswolds, with stone towns and rolling hills
    • Other sites such as Sacrewell Farm, John Clare's Cottage or Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre may be chosen for inclusion
  • A day in Peterborough and the Fens expand_more
    • 9.30 - Pick up from Peterborough Railway Station; 20-minute walk to Cathedral.
    • 10.00 - Visit the Cathedral for a highlights guided tour of the church and historic surroundings.
    • 11.30 - Drive past Flag Fen and River Nene to Thorney.
    • 12.15 - Lunch at Tea@18 (costs not included).
    • 1.00 -1.45 - Post-lunch walk around the village and visit Medieval Abbey.
    • 2.00 - 3.00 - Drive to Burghley House via seeing Crowland Abbey, Peakirk, Northborough, Helpston (birthplace of poet John Clare) and Barnack.
    • 3.00 - 4.30 - Visit Burghley house (ticket includes guides in the house).
    • 5.30 - Drop back at Peterborough Railway Station.
What's Included
  • Transport (either with Driver Guide or Tourist Guide and licensed driver)
  • Guiding through the day
What's Excluded
  • Donation for tour to Peterborough Cathedral
  • Timed entrance tickets to Burghley House
  • Refreshments at lunchtime
What to bring
  • There will be some city walking, and both the Cathedral and Burghley House are very large! Comfortable shoes are most important.
Know before you go
  • Entrance tickets for Burghley must be booked separately.
Meeting Point

Station, Station Road, Peterborough, UK

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 3GBP 600 Per Group

This is a private tour
Starting From

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USD 785 / group