@mark long I didnt know about the castle. But you know peterborough east was also the nene valley railway east station. Also you know the big lakes near fletton/ stanground behind IKEA, well their nicknames are LB1 and LB2 for (london brick). Some monster carp in them also

Exactly

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Or Star Road or Eastfeild 🤣

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What about eastfield haha

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@THE GENIUS are you familiar with the concept of sarcasm

Why wouldn’t you expect anyone to come there? I’ve visited Peterborough many many times and in my opinion it is one of my favourite cities in the UK! I think you underestimate your home town!

@@Nooticus Well, regardless of what I think, it doesn't have a great reputation! It was voted "worst place in the UK" last year and all. But it's not all bad - I'm glad you like it :)

Whaaat ? Have you been to Welland, Eastgate, Eastfield, Paston, Bretton, Westwood, Ravensthorpe, Millfield, New England, Paston ?! Most of it is a hellhole now. This country must be an absolute cesspit for this to be one of your favourite cities. Where did you go in Pboro, what are your other favourite cities ? What are your least favourite ? Where do you live ?

Sadly a large majority of Peterborough has been stripped of its historical charm, yes, but undoubtedly its crowning glory has to be the incredible medieval cathedral. Peterborough Cathedral is an architectural gem; known for its famous “West Front”, a very early English Gothic facade, unrivalled in Gothic architecture. It also possess an exquisite Romanesque interior; retaining an incredible amount of 12th century arches, windows and stone carvings - not to mention the largest of 4 remaining decorated medieval wooden cathedral ceilings (built in around 1200), remaining in Europe. The other medieval buildings, churches and 17th century Guildhall surrounding the cathedral are also of note. It was a fantastic visit for me nonetheless! But if it isn’t for you, there are plenty of other historical places to visit in the county of Cambridgeshire. Including medieval cities: -Cambridge *Home to the fourth oldest university in the world (year 1209). Containing loads of medieval college buildings for example at Queens’ College, Corpus Christi College or Trinity. The iconic King’s College Chapel (and other medieval/ baroque religious buildings), pretty streets, punting on the river cam with scenic views of the “backs” of the colleges. Plus bridges such as the Mathematical Bridge or the Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge), Fitzwilliam museum and the Botanical gardens. -Ely *A scenic and charming riverside city (with a small town feel); completely dwarfed by yet another great English medieval cathedral. Ely Cathedral is a truly unique and striking building, due in part to the mix of gothic and Romanesque on its exterior - that gives it an almost “castle-like” appearance. The originality continues inside, with the highest medieval church nave in England, beautifully painted ceilings and of course the gravity-defying central octagonal tower! As well as many pretty villages/ towns: Houghton Village, Kimbolton Village, Stilton Village, Grantchester Village, St Ives (Cambridgeshire), Linton Village, Icklton Village, Hinxton Village, Fulbourne Village, Buckden. *Even a so-called “rough” towns can have incredible architecture, such as Wisbech, Cambridgeshire - with its well preserved 18th century area (filled with stunning Georgian townhouses). Basically what I’m trying to say is that there’s beauty all around us; whether we choose to see it or not. Plus, this is all coming from someone who doesn’t even live in the county!

If you want some historical places to visit in the UK (mainly England): **everything is in England unless stated as otherwise* *Medieval Cathedrals (+1 Baroque and +1 modern):* Lincoln Cathedral, Durham Cathedral *one of the best examples of 'romanesque' achitecture, York Minster, Ely Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral *longest 'medieval' cathedral in Europe, Peterborough Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral *specifically the incredible cloisters, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral *not medieval, but 17th century Baroque, Liverpool Cathedral *not medieval, but gothic revival (7th largest cathedral in the world). *These are my top 14. *Other interesting Medieval religious buildings:* King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, Exeter Cathedral,Worcester Cathedral, Bath Abbey, St Albans Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey *one of the best examples of ‘Romanesque’ architecture,Southwell Minster, Beverley Minster *one of the largest parish churches and a gothic masterpiece, Chester Cathedral, Ripon Cathedral *contains one of the oldest surviving parts of any cathedral in England - the crypt built somewhere around the year 672, St. George's Chapel, Windsor. *Some examples of other religious buildings e.g chapels/ abbeys/ cathedrals/ large parish church. *Medieval Abbey ruins:* Fountains Abbey, Whitby Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Glastonbury Abbey, Tintern Abbey (Wales), Battle Abbey *important as site of 1066 battle of Hastings. *Cities (historical as opposed to the more “modernised”) that are not the more popular London:* York, Bath, Edinburgh (Scotland), Canterbury, Cambridge, Lincoln, Oxford, Durham, Norwich, Norfolk, Wells, Somerset, Stirling (Scotland), Salisbury, Bristol *slightly more of a typical, “modern” city, yet retains large amounts of 18th century architecture, Chester, Winchester, Ely, Worcester, Worcestershire, Brighton *more of a “modern” example, but still retains loads of old streets and regency buildings, Lichfield, Exeter *Probably the most noticeably bombed city on the list (from WW2), yet still contains lots of historical buildings and streets, St Albans, Hertfordshire, Windsor town *officially a large town, Rochester, Kent *officially a town, but has a cathedral, Southwell *officially a town, but has a cathedral. *25 examples of different sized historical cities in England (+2 Scottish) other than London. Yet even the larger (more modernised) cities have great architectural features such as Liverpool with 'the three graces' and gigantic cathedral. *Pretty Cotswolds towns/ villages:* Castle Combe, Wiltshire, Burford, Oxfordshire, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Corsham, Wiltshire, Bibury, Gloucestershire, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. *Here are 10 examples of Cotswolds towns/ villages. *Pretty villages (not in the Cotswolds region):* Lacock, Wiltshire, Kersey Village, Suffolk, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, Chiddingstone Village, Kent, Clovelly Village, Devon, Mousehole, Cornwall, Corfe Castle Village, Dorset, Shere, Surrey, Micheldever, Hampshire, Culross Village (Scotland), Staithes, North Yorkshire, Chilham Village, Kent, Polperro, Cornwall, Cockington Village, Devon, Hawkshead, Cumbria, Chelsworth, Suffolk,Woburn Village, Bedfordshire, Dunster, Somerset, Castleton, Derbyshire, Wherwell, Hampshire, Milton Abbas, Dorset, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, Turville, Buckinghamshire, Abbotsbury, Dorset, Bakewell, Derbyshire, Wendens Ambo, Essex, Weobley, Herefordshire, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, West Lulworth Village, Dorset. *29 examples of pretty English Villages (+1 Scottish). *Pretty towns (not in the Cotswolds region):* Lavenham, Suffolk, Rye, East Sussex, Totnes, Devon, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, St Ives, Cornwall, Ludlow, Shropshire, Richmond, North Yorkshire, Arundel Town, West Sussex, Fowey, Cornwall, Stamford, Lincolnshire, Dartmouth, Devon, Sandwich, Kent, Oundle, Northamptonshire, Axbridge, Somerset, Whitby, North Yorkshire, Sherborne, Dorset, Frome, Somerset, Stratford-upon-Avon *probably the most famous on the list, Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, Malton, North Yorkshire, Lewes, East Sussex, Shaftesbury, Dorset, Uppingham, Rutland, Ledbury, Herefordshire, Lymington, Hampshire, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Salcombe, Devon, Saffron Walden, Essex, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. *29 examples of pretty English Towns. *Medieval Castles:* Bodiam Castle, Conwy Castle (Wales), Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Alnwick Castle, Dover Castle, Caernarfon Castle (Wales), Leeds Castle, Raglan Castle (Wales). Bamburgh Castle, Arundel Castle, Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Windsor Castle, Castle Rising, Caerphilly Castle (Wales), Berkeley Castle, Castle Stalker (Scotland), Pembroke Castle, Harlech Castle (Wales), Bolton Castle, Caeverlock castle (Scotland) *only moated triangular castle in the world, Beaumaris Castle (Wales), Rochester Castle. *23 examples of English, Welsh and Scottish Castles - all in different sizes and conditions. *Medieval ‘moated’ Manor House / Medieval Manor [built before 1485]:* Haddon Hall, Stokesay Castle *smaller, but extremely unique medieval manor house, Knole House, Hever Castle, Oxburgh Hall, Herstmonceux Castle *rare as medieval brick, Ightham Mote, Penhurst Place, Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire *minuature medieval manor house, Baddesley Clinton Manor, Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire *rare as medieval brick. *10 examples of medieval manors in England built before 1485, all different sizes - some with/ without moat. *Tudor [1485-1558], Elizabethan [1558-1603] or Jacobean [1603-1625] Palaces/ Great Houses:* Hampton Court Palace, Burghley House, Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, Longleat House, Blickling Hall, Little Moreton Hall *example of a miniature Tudor Manor House, Audley End House, Highclere Castle *not an authentic Jacobean house, but was redesigned in the 19th century in that style, Sudbury Hall. *10 examples of large estates built between 1485-1625. *Classical Palaces/ Great Houses [around 1616-1800]:* Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth House, Castle Howard, Holkham Hall, Wilton House, Houghton Hall, Dyrham Park, Kedleston Hall, Belton House, Stourhead House. *10 examples of large estates built between 1616-1800. *Natural sites:* Lake District, Snowdonia National Park (Wales), Scottish Highlands (Scotland), Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales), The Isle of Skye (Scotland), Northumberland National Park, Scottish Lochs (Scotland), Jurassic Coast. *10 examples of natural beauty in the UK. *Ruins - Neolithic/ Roman:* Stonehenge/ Avebury/ other stone circles, Hadrian’s wall - Roman, Roman Baths, Bath, Neolithic Monuments Orkney (Scotland), Fishbourne Roman Palace/ Bignor Roman Villa, Vindolanda Roman Fort/ Corbridge Roman Town, Portchester Castle (Roman remains)/ Roman lighthouse at Dover Castle. *Historical things to do in London that are “lesser-known”:* -Maritime Greenwich - the Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich - especially the ‘Painted Hall’ as well as ‘Queen’s House’, -Chiswick House - a Palladian Villa with lavish 17th/18th century interiors, and tranquil gardens, -The many ‘Baroque’ churches of London (other than St. Paul’s Cathedral) e.g ‘St Mary Le Strand’, -The hidden ‘medieval’ religious buildings e.g ‘St Bartholomew-the-Great church’, or non-religious buildings e.g ‘Westminster Hall’ (finished in 1097), -Another great painted ceiling in London (albeit much smaller than those in Greenwich) can be found in the ‘Banqueting House, Whitehall’, painted by Rubens, -Some of the surviving great houses of London such as ‘Syon House’ (with its incredible 18th century Neo-Classical Robert Adam interiors), Osterley Park (another Robert Adam) and ‘Ham House’ (such a rare 17th century survival), or some of the mansion houses such as ‘Spencer House’ or ‘Apsley House’. *This is a list that I made for an Australian friend of mine who wanted it focused on ‘historical’ places*

Nice BOM plug there. About time for another episode actually. I wonder how the Escargot is getting on too ?

#Hellhole

Only to feel better about where you live ...

Peterborough will be modernised quite alot over the next few years with a new impressive Railway station, new hotels, offices, retail and a new fully fledged University and campus these all will occur in many new developments starting now and 2021. Hopefully when you visit in a few years we will hopefully look more futuristic.

No. It will still be a hellhole...

Same haha

Litro same

Same tho

Indeed. As it's just up the A1 road in neighbouring Lincolnshire. And close to the Rutland border.

@@Andrewjg_89 Right next to it in fact haha. Also, the shortest border (with Northamptonshire )in the UK

I did check, but it wasn't open on the day I was there. Next time.

I live here and can confirm.....it is.

I live here to, love It

I wasn't being disrespectful guys,I just read the poll last week to see if my town (Coventry)was there,it wasn't,surprisingly but later on I saw a you tuber visit Peterborough and it looked ok.stay safe.

Nope

It’s not okay. It’s awful x

Did you go to the king's school?

Poor you ...

@@002lisamarie not really. I love Peterborough cathedral

It’s awful .

Rosie, In Peterborough it's Neeeeen. The Nen is upstream of Thrapston

@@neilshep50 Agree, in Peterborough and further east it is pronounced NEEN unlike google maps which pronounces it NEH-Nay!

Peterborian as well, disagree on pronunciation, I'd say neen like bean not nen like pen.

Don’t show her the rest of the city ? #hellhole

not everybody in Peterborough are aggressive rude or discourteous. there is good/bad where ever you go, do not judge a book by its cover.

@@catherinesavage8431 Appreciate that, been many times, it must have been a bad day to come across a number of unpleasant people.

True x

At least she got to leave, I'm stuck here.

Where do you live in Peterborough? X

Definitely my favourite comment!

Really ? Where do you live ?

There are plenty of hellhole estates she didn’t visit...

J Risner yeah it’s awful here

01 0813 no it isn’t

Ninjashield 428 are you sure you live here? And tell me then why we were voted the worse place to live in the UK

01 0813 yea I’m very sure I live in Peterborough

Where do you live now x

It’s terrible now. Where do you live now ? X

002lisamarie i am still here in woodston. Really sad to see all the empty shops, the lack of decent shops, the homeless situation, the run down areas and all the good businesses that have gone. Awful council and devoid of ideas sadly

It’s not Hun. I can assure you ....

And that's the best way to see it......on a train going straight on through.

Don’t bother visiting. It’s awful now due to mass immigration - mostly of the wrong kind.

got to love holme

Although Perkins Engines does not exist anymore as a Ltd company. It is simply a marketing brand of Caterpillar now... They annexed it as a registered business, and even the site is officially Caterpillar Business Park or something like that. They were asking staff (Inc me) not to call the place we worked at Perkins Engines anymore at the time we were being made redundant in 2015. Shameful end to a once famous and proud local engineering giant.

Poor you....