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Thorney Heritage Museum

Thorney Heritage Museum

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Arts, Culture & Heritage, Fen Edge Anchor Attractions, Film Locations, The Fen Edge, Things-to-do

Housed in a former Bedford Level Corporation building, Thorney Heritage Museum tells the remarkable story of how this fenland ‘island’ was transformed from marsh to farmland. The museum charts the village’s origins as a Benedictine monastic settlement through to its...
Thorney Abbey

Thorney Abbey

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Arts, Culture & Heritage, Fen Edge Anchor Attractions, Film Locations, Historic Buildings, The Fen Edge, Things-to-do

Once a Benedictine monastery standing on a natural rise in the marshes, Thorney Abbey was a spiritual and cultural centre of the medieval Fenlands. Founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the Norman period, it was known as the “Isle of Thorns” — a monastic ‘island’...
Trinity Bridge

Trinity Bridge

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Arts, Culture & Heritage, Fen Edge Anchor Attractions, Film Locations, Historic Buildings, The Fen Edge, Things-to-do

At the centre of Crowland stands Trinity Bridge, a one-of-a-kind 14th-century stone bridge that once spanned the meeting point of two rivers and a stream. Built in a unique three-way design, it connected the causeways leading from Crowland to Peterborough, Spalding,...
Crowland Abbey

Crowland Abbey

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Arts, Culture & Heritage, Fen Edge Anchor Attractions, Film Locations, Historic Buildings, The Fen Edge, Things-to-do

Crowland Abbey, founded in the 8th century, was one of the most powerful monastic centres in the Fenlands, exerting political, economic, and spiritual influence across the region — including the settlement that became Peterborough. The Abbey’s early leadership and...
Lincoln Road Cultural Corridor

Lincoln Road Cultural Corridor

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Film Locations, Old Town Quarter, Old Town Quarter Anchor Attractions, Shopping & Markets, Things-to-do, Urban Streetscapes

Stretching through Millfield and New England, Lincoln Road is one of Peterborough’s most vibrant and culturally diverse streets. This bustling high street offers a sensory mix of world food shops, family-run restaurants, bakeries, and markets alongside long-standing...

Paston Ridings Farmhouse

by Rebecca Jackson | Aug 10, 2025 | Anchor Attractions, Arts, Culture & Heritage, Film Locations, Old Town Quarter, Things-to-do

Paston Ridings Farmhouse is a Grade II listed historic building that stands as one of the few surviving links to Paston’s agricultural past. Likely dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, the farmhouse retains much of its original character, with traditional...
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