Peterborough
in Peterborough of England, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
52.574 and -0.248 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 52° 34' 25" and W -0° 14' 51"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:10 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:51 am and 8:08 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.733 and 171.133 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Studholme Junction
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Discover Peterborough

Peterborough in Peterborough (England) with it's 163,379 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 74 mi (or 119 km) north of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Peterborough is now 05:10 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Peterborough, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Wyton in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 33 mi (or 54 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Eye, Marholm, Newborough, Peakirk and Glinton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 51% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

8°C (46 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

BULL HOTEL

Address
0,2 mi
WESTGATE
PE1 1RB Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Pearl Hotel

Address
0,4 mi
77 Lincoln Road
PE1 2SH Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Peterborough Marriott Hotel

Address
3,6 mi
Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood
PE2 6GB Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Dragonfly Peterborough

Address
0,7 mi
Thorpe Meadows
PE3 6GA Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Great Northern Hotel

Address
0,1 mi
Station Road
PE1 1QL Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Inn By Radisson Peterborough

Address
0,2 mi
Wentworth Street
PE1 1BA Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn Express PETERBOROUGH

Address
3,6 mi
East Of England Way,Orton Northgate
PE2 6HE PETERBOROUGH
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn PETERBOROUGH - WEST

Address
1,8 mi
Thorpe Wood
PE3 6SG PETERBOROUGH
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Best Western Plus Orton Hall & Spa

Address
1,9 mi
The Village 1a
PE2 7DN Orton Longueville,Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 0:00


Queensgate Hotel

Address
0,8 mi
5-7 Fletton Avenue
PE2 8AX Peterborough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Peterborough Station - Various Traffic on the ECML with Tones 25/01/15

Published: January 25, 2015
Length: 08:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ColstaXC

A choice day trip from my usual patch in Worcestershire, all the way across the belt of the UK to Peterborough, to visit the East Coast Main Line. Peterborough hosts a mass variety of traffic...


TS 2015 - British Rail Class 801 Hitachi - Peterborough / London King Cross Fast - By JMCV 2014

Published: September 27, 2014
Length: 33:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: CarpentierVantourout

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a 393-mile long (632 km) high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle, Edinburgh and is...


East Coast Main Line - Peterborough 15/11/2014

Published: November 17, 2014
Length: 18:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: cmeonthemove

Footage from a day visit to Peterborough station to meet up with Brad aka Greensleeves94, and later Hayden aka HomeMoviePerson. A quiet Saturday overall, but a couple of bonuses in the shape...


Trains In The 1990's Peterborough, Summer 1991 Part 2

Published: January 19, 2015
Length: 01:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrDeltic15

Carrying on from where we left off in Part One, in this second half there's : more parcel trains with Class 31's and Class 47's; Railfreight Class 37's, Class 56, and Class 60 on various freight...


Trains In The 1990's Peterborough, Autumn 1991 Variety

Published: February 08, 2013
Length: 42:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrDeltic15

Trains at Peterborough station filmed during an Autumn 1991 day, with examples of Class 08, 31, 37, 47, 56, 60, 91, 101, 156, 158, 317, and HST all seen. I'll let you decide what are your highlight...


Trains In The 1990's Peterborough, 26th May 1992 Part 1

Published: September 19, 2014
Length: 57:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrDeltic15

A very busy visit with a variety of freight and passenger workings featuring examples of Class 08, 31, 37, 47, 56, 60, 91, 156, 158, 317, and HST - with more to come in Part 2!


Trains In The 1980's Peterborough, May 1989

Published: September 21, 2013
Length: 45:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrDeltic15

Peterborough station on a May 1989 morning with a variety of Class 47's seen along with Class 56's, a Class 37, couple of newly introduced Class 91's(including one of Mk1 charter stock), Class...


Trains at Speed - Peterborough 08/10/2012

Published: September 20, 2013
Length: 28:17 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: StarlifeStudios

A variety of services heading North and South at Peterborough station in the East of the United Kingdom. Trains include: East Coast 91s, 82s, HSTs, Grand Central 180s and HSTs, Hull Trains...


Freight Trains at Peterborough 18 June 2014

Published: June 19, 2014
Length: 24:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: voxley19

Four freight trains pass through Peterborough station during the late afternoon of a gloriously sunny Wednesday 18 June 2014.


laser hair removal clinic and skin treatments peterborough

Published: September 20, 2011
Length: 21:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: laserhairremovalpete

Affordable laser hair removal in Peterborough UK. Out shinning our competitors with fantastic offers. Premier Laser Clinics arent just about laser hair removal, we specialilse in many different...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Heart Peterborough

102.7 Heart Peterborough (formerly Hereward FM) was an Independent Local Radio station for Peterborough, Boston, King's Lynn, Cambridgeshire, south Lincolnshire and west Norfolk. Launched on 10 July 1980 as Hereward Radio 225, the station was the first local service in the area, with the studios originally based in the back of a former pub in Bridge Street, Peterborough, before relocating to the Queensgate Shopping Centre in the city in 1987.

Located at 52.5746, -0.2471 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Radio stations established in 1980, Defunct Heart Network stations, Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom

Peterborough Rural District

Peterborough was a rural district adjoining the city and municipal borough of Peterborough, England, from 1894 to 1974. The council offices were at 51 Priestgate, in the city of Peterborough. The rural district was created under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district that was in the administrative county of Soke of Peterborough. In 1929 the city's boundaries were extended, with six of the rural district's parishes being absorbed.

Located at 52.57, -0.244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Peterborough, Politics of Peterborough, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Rural districts of England

Peterborough Nene Valley railway station

Peterborough Nene Valley is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is the current eastern terminus of the line. Situated adjacent to Railworld, the station can be found west of the East Coast Main Line, close to the Junction of London Road and Oundle Road. The station was built in 1986 as part of the Nene Valley Railway's Peterborough extension. The station is built on its current site because the NVR could not access the original Peterborough East station site.

Located at 52.5677, -0.247766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nene Valley Railway, Heritage railway stations in Cambridgeshire

Classic Gold 1332

Classic Gold 1332 was a British radio station broadcasting to the Peterborough area on 1332 kHz AM and DAB digital radio. It also was available around Cambridge on DAB digital radio. It was part of the Classic Gold Digital Network which was owned by GCap and was the sister station of 102.7 Hereward FM. Its studios were based in the Queensgate Centre, Peterborough.

Located at 52.5746, -0.24718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
GCap Media, Radio stations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Radio stations established in 1992, Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom

Queensgate shopping centre

The Queensgate shopping centre in the United Kingdom, is situated at Peterborough city centre in Cambridgeshire. It was opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on 9 March 1982 and contains over 90 stores and parking for 2,300 cars. Queensgate bus station is adjacent to the shopping centre and only a short walk from Peterborough railway station, a major interchange. Peterborough Shopmobility provide wheelchairs and electric scooters to help those with limited mobility.

Located at 52.574, -0.244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures in Peterborough, Shopping malls established in 1982, Shopping centres in Cambridgeshire, John Lewis Partnership

Murder of Ross Parker

Ross Parker (17 August 1984 – 21 September 2001), from Peterborough, England, was a 17 year old ]]English male murdered in an unprovoked racially motivated crime. He was stabbed to death and beaten with a hammer by a gang of youths of Pakistani background who were seeking a white male to attack. The incident occurred in Millfield, Peterborough, ten days after the 11 September attacks.

Located at 52.5781, -0.250048 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
2001 in England, 2002 in England, Aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Crime in Cambridgeshire, Hate crimes, History of Peterborough, Murder in 2001, People murdered in England, Racially motivated violence in England, Racism in the United Kingdom

Railworld

Railworld is a Transport & Environment Centre in Peterborough. It is located beside the Peterborough Nene Valley railway station, but it is a separate organisation. Railworld has a superb model railway, tranquil nature haven and so much more.

Located at 52.5679, -0.248056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Railway museums in England, Nene Valley Railway, Transport in Peterborough

Peterborough District Hospital

Peterborough District Hospital in the United Kingdom was the acute general district hospital serving the city of Peterborough and north Cambridgeshire, areas of east Northamptonshire and Rutland. Located on Thorpe Road and West Town, it was decommissioned in 2010, with services transferring to the new Peterborough City Hospital. The War Memorial Hospital, which opened on Midland Road in 1928, was transferred to the National Health Service in 1948, coming under No.

Located at 52.5735, -0.2546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures in Peterborough, NHS hospitals, Hospitals in Cambridgeshire, Hospitals established in 1928

Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery houses the historical and art collections of the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom.

Located at 52.5718, -0.2459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Houses completed in 1816, Museums established in 1931, Art museums established in 1939, Buildings and structures in Peterborough, Art museums and galleries in Cambridgeshire, Local museums in Cambridgeshire, 1931 establishments in England

Boroughby

Boroughby (archaically, the Manor of Boroughby) was an area lying adjacent to Peterborough city centre, immediately to the north of Westgate, in the present-day county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Monk's Tithe Barn was built at Boroughby in 1307. In 1892, the mediaeval barn was destroyed "for the sake of its materials and for the ground on which it stood."

Located at 52.5755, -0.2434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Peterborough

Peterborough Queensgate bus station

Queensgate bus station serves the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The bus station is located adjacent to Queensgate shopping centre and is only a short walk from Peterborough railway station and the city centre. A footbridge links the bus station with the rail station.

Located at 52.5745, -0.2465 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bus stations in England, Transport in Peterborough

The Bull Hotel, Peterborough

The Bull Hotel is a 17th century AA 4-star hotel in the Westgate neighbourhood of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, opposite the Queensgate Shopping Centre. The Bull Hotel, a Grade II listed building, is the premier hotel in Peterborough, and is the only AA recognised 4 star hotel in the city centre. It has served as a notable conference location for middle England, with a capacity of 250. The hotel has 118 rooms and is served by The Brasserie and the Pastroudis Bar and Cafe.

Located at 52.5747, -0.2425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Hotels in Cambridgeshire, Buildings and structures in Peterborough, 17th-century architecture, Grade II listed buildings in Cambridgeshire, Grade II listed hotels

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