Heritage & Culture

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From Karachi, with love…

Saris

Shabina Qayyum and her husband Asad both work for the NHS as doctors – Shabina as a busy GP...

Steam along the Nene

Steam along the Nene

One of this region’s biggest tourist draws is the Nene Valley Railway, running from Peterborough to Wansford and Yarwell....

St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!

Kyneburgha

One of the region’s most historically and architecturally significant churches, St Kyneburgha in Castor, celebrates its 900th anniversary this...

The ‘Weaker Vessel’?

A new exhibit at the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon looks at the experience of women through the Civil War...

Tell me a story

Peterborough Museum

If you ever want to hunt for treasure in the city then head to Peterborough Museum: it’s chock-full of...

Flag Fen – all wrapped up

Bronze Age Roundhouse

It’s hard to imagine what it must have been like for Bronze Age people with only hearth-light to keep...

Burghley’s Big Sleep

Burghley House

At the end of each October, Burghley House prepares to close its doors to the public and enter hibernation...

A Very Burghley Christmas!

The team at Burghley House always end the year on a high, with their sumptuous (and extremely festive) Christmas...

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