Accompany our costumed guides round the
streets to discover the often hidden buildings that still survive
from this period, and learn more about the families that lived in
them 350 years ago. Hear the stories of the Queens buried in the
Cathedral: Katherine of Aragon, first of Henry VIII's six wives,
and Mary Queen of Scots, beheaded at nearby Fotheringhay Castle in
1587.
Learn what happened when Henry VIII closed the
abbey down - and how the last abbot became the first Bishop of
Peterborough. Find out about what happened when the Civil War
came to Peterborough in the shape of Oliver Cromwell then grimace
at the ghastly story of the plague in Peterborough, when a third of
the town died.
Tour dates for 2011
Sunday 20 March at 2pm
Sunday 22 May at 2pm
Sunday 19 June at 2pm
Sunday 28 August at 2pm
Sunday 6 November at 2pm
Ticket prices and how to
book
As with all our tours, this walk is
available for group bookings (subject to
availability).
Many of Peterborough’s most popular cultural and sporting
facilities are part of Vivacity, an independent,
not-for-profit organisation with charitable status.
Find out more about
the trust on the Vivacity website.