History repeating itself – Peterborough Museum
So, you think you’ve seen Peterborough Museum? Think again, for the venue has just reopened after a complete revamp...
Heritage & Culture
Stamford: the town that lives history
Richard Gunn tells the story of Stamford, one of Britain’s best-loved and best-preserved old towns and explains quite how...
Kingdom of Heaven | The Very Reverend Charles Taylor
In many ways Peterborough Cathedral is Peterborough itself. It has stood as one constant in an ever-changing landscape for...
The History Man
If there’s a ‘face’ of local heritage, then it belongs to Stuart Orme, Vivacity’s Interpretation Manager. RICHARD GUNN meets...
Miranda Rock, Director of the Burghley House Preservation Trust
Miranda is a direct descendant of William Cecil. Her grandfather, the sixth marquess, set up the Burghley House Preservation...
Beautiful Burghley
RICHARD GUNN visits Burghley House near Stamford, probably the finest of England’s surviving Elizabethan houses, and tells its history...
Fotheringhay: A place of Royal Triumph and Tragedy
RICHARD GUNN visits Fotheringhay, the small Northamptonshire village that has played a large and complex role in British history
All change at the museum | Peterborough
One of Peterborough’s most popular tourist locations has closed its doors. But, it’s only for a year and, as...
Steam along the Nene
One of this region’s biggest tourist draws is the Nene Valley Railway, running from Peterborough to Wansford and Yarwell....
Flag Fen | Last chance to see
One of the most important Bronze Age sites in Britain lies just a few miles outside of Peterborough. Yet...
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St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!
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John Clare – Peterborough’s Rural Muse
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The ‘Weaker Vessel’?
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Tell me a story
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Flag Fen – all wrapped up
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Burghley’s Big Sleep
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A Very Burghley Christmas!
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Flora and Fauna: Burghley House’s natural...
