10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Peterborough That You Shouldn't Miss

Serenity Loves provide affordable hair and beauty treatments in a friendly, relaxing, well-equipped salon - and for extra peace of mind for parents, we come complete with an onsite supervised playroom for your little ones. We provide a range of hair services including children's cuts, gents cuts and different colouring techniques. We also provide a vast amount of beauty treatments - Dermalogica is our featured brand for beauty.

Jet Sim School operate a high fidelity fixed base Boeing 737-800 simulator based in Orton Southgate, Peterborough. The simulator has been built to an extremely high specification with all systems and flight dynamics modeled and operational, the controls also have the correct look, feel and response. IAN, NPS and a multitude of other airline specific options can be turned on & off as required. Non-normal situations and procedures can be fully accomplished as all the buttons, switches and controls work just like the real aircraft. Whether you're an enthusiast, a private pilot or an airline pilot wanting to practice skills, we have got you covered.

Two beautiful River Nene locations offering a variety of Paddlesports along the scenic and tranquil Nene Valley. Families and Friends can enjoy Paddleboarding and Kayaking as an instructor led trip or simply hire a craft to spend quality time together. The motto of Rutland ‘multum in Parvo’ means a great deal in a small place. All types of Outdoor Adventure Activities are available at one of Europe’s largest reservoirs, making Rutland Water the perfect location for Corporate Teambuilding Events, School Trips and Stag & Hen Parties and more!

Peterborough's First Escape Rooms Real-life escape room games are an adventure game similar to the old TV series 'The Crystal Maze'. Groups of people are trapped in a room and have to use items from around the room to solve a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within 60 minutes. Hour Escape Rooms have multiple rooms to choose from

You and your team will be placed inside a themed room with the aim to find the clues, solve the riddles and escape the room in 60 minutes.Use your teamwork and communication skills to escape in time. Opening times can vary- please check the booking page on the website.

Designed for groups of 2 - 5 we have 10 different themed games! We lock you up in a mysterious escape room, and give you exactly 60 minutes to get out. Do you have what it takes to escape?

We trap a small group of people inside one of our amazing themed rooms with the very simple task – escape within 60 minutes or face being TRAPP’D forever. Participants will use their teamwork skills, intuition and intelligence to crack challenging codes, solve mind bending puzzles and unlock cryptic clues which will ultimately lead to their escape. MADAME CURIO'S CIRQUE DELIRIUM - “Roll up, roll up! Enter the mind meddling spectacle that is ‘Madame Curio’s Cirque Delirium’! Try your luck, prove your skills and test your aim… can you conquer our unusual carnival games? THE OUTLAWS OF RED ROCK - An old legend surrounds the mysterious town of Red Rock. Strangers talk of an ancient rare jewel said to hold unimaginable value. It was rumoured to belong to the first mayor of Red Rock around 300 years ago who was supposedly assassinated in a political conspiracy between the neighbouring towns. Whether this jewel truly exists, nobody knows.

Join us at Peterborough Embankment for boat trips on Captains Folly and Cleopatra passenger boats. Enjoy a wonderful trip on the river and discover birds, ducks, and huge carp. Pass bird island, the tree of Cormorants, the floating pontoons. Enjoy a leisurely cruise along the river Nene to Milton Ferry bridge the site of a medieval dungan and the Claypole stream where Eels run. Relax and enjoy the trip as Captain Bob entertains you with wildlife knowledge and local tales.

Peterborough Cathedral is in the heart of the historic city of Peterborough, England. There has been a place of worship and prayer on the site for 1350 years, the present building approaching its 900th anniversary. With superb Gothic West Front and beautiful hand-painted wooden nave ceiling. Peterborough Cathedral is also the resting place of Henry VIII's first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The Cathedral was also once the resting place of Mary Queen of Scots until her body was moved to Westminster Abbey in 1612. Today it continues to be the focus for a vibrant community. It is the principle church for the Church of England diocese of Peterborough, which serves Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough. The origins of the cathedral can be traced back to King Peada of the Middle Angles who founded the first monastery on the site in 655AD. The monastic settlement was almost entirely destroyed by the Vikings in 870 and rebuilt as a Benedictine Abbey between 960 and 970. The Abbey church then survived Hereward the Wake’s attack on the Abbey in 1069, and remained intact until an accidental fire destroyed the second Abbey here in 1116. It was rebuilt in its present form between 1118 and 1238. It became the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Peterborough in 1541 and it is now known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew.

The NVR is a great day out for the kids and the exciting train ride is just part of it, remember loads of our attractions are free like the children's play area and the river-side picnic spot and you can jump, off at other stations and explore what they have to offer too. If you are looking for things to do in Peterborough why not visit us... It not just the train ride either, there are plenty of other things that go towards making the NVR a great place to spend the day. Grown up visitors will love the heritage and nostalgia. Parents and Carers will find loads of things here and at our stations to entertain the children.