To the East is the World renown Bronze Age(c700BC) excavation of Flag Fen and to the West is the site of the Roman town of Durobrivae. Also to the West is the Nene Park complex, featuring sailing facilities,golf, nature reserves and much more. Peterborough's Millennium,the Green Wheel project is a brand new network of footpaths,bridle ways and cycle ways encircling the city with a safe continuous route which links tourist attractions, and nature reserves with the surrounding area.

The old LNWR opened in June 1845 and was closed in 1972. In 1974 the Peterborough Development Corporation bought the line between Yarwell and Longville Junctions leasing it to the Peterborough Railway Society. In June 1977 the first train was run on the newly named Nene Valley Railway. Since then the railway has gone from strength to strength. With a number of continental locomotives and stock the railway has been used for many Film and Television productions.

The present Guildhall was completed in 1671 having two predecessors which presided over the markets held here since mediaeval times. Built to celebrate the restoration of King Charles 2cnd. It is almost an exact copy of the Guildhall in Amsterdam. The clock dates from the 1740`s and the sundial from about 1707. Used by the City Council from 1874 to 1933 it is now used for special meetings and events.

Longthorpe tower was built in the early 1300`s as a fortified tower. Entrance to the tower was from the first floor of the adjacent house dating from the mid 1260`s The tower walls 6 to 7 feet thick it would have given William de Thorpe maximum security. After the 2cnd.World war renovation work was undertaken and it was then that wall paintings were discovered dating back o when the tower was built.They depict the seven ages of man,the five senses and the labours of the months.Many birds from the nearby fens can be identified.The tower is quite unique and is a scheduled ancient monument.

The Norman Cross monument erected in memory of the 1,800 French soldiers and sailors who died in the prisoner- of- war camp at Norman Cross during the Napoleonic Wars. Originally standing by the side of the Great North Road (A1) it was surmounted by a bronze Imperial Eagle which was sadly stolen in 1990 and was replaced in April 2005.The monument was moved to it`s present site by the Yaxley road when the A1 was made into a dual carriageway. All that remains of the former camp is the house of the commandant of the camp which was built in 1796. Peterborough museum contains many fine articles of prisoner-of-war craft.

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