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Station Newborough Visit the site of the first Napoleonic prisoner Burghley Bainton A Park 1 Glinton of war camp, see the Norman Cross itself and I7 Bluebell Millennium Turf Maze Free See other side for more detail Wothorpe look round the art gallery. Burghley A turf maze in the style of the Minotaur’s House Pilsgate Helpston labyrinth. N12 Oundle John Clare Memorial Sobrite Barnack and House Spring Easton Rice A 40 minute cycle from the Green Wheel. on the Wood B4 BMX track Free. Membership £12/yr Hill Hilly Thorney Southorpe Meadow Wood Enjoy a day out in Oundle. To find out what to Nature Reserve One of the top BMX tracks in the UK. Barnack Hills Ufford see, contact Oundle Customer Services. and Holes Peterborough Phantoms club night on N.N.R Werrington Thorney Tel: 01832 274333 A47 Abbey Eye Green Wednesdays at 6.30pm (April to September). Nature Reserve Green Whe Coaching available, visit Southorpe Paddock Southey Eye Green P13 Prebendal Manor £3.00 - £6.00 Nature Reserve Wood Rout Steps Dogsthorpe A1 e el Star Pit www.peterboroughphantomsbmx.co.uk N.R T Discover life during the Middle Ages and visit Southorpe h Belham A o 1 r Wood 5 Gunthorpe Can be busy with fast n what used to be King Cnut’s Royal Manor. Wittering Tom’s e S13 Burghley House £6.50 - £38.50 Wood traffic at times y Wittering R See the beautiful gardens or let the children Airfield Eye iv Bushey Marholm e Wood r Said to be the largest and grandest house of 47 play some of the fun medieval games. A Mucklands the Elizabethan age, where scenes from Pride Wood Tel: 01780 782575 Castor New Hanglands England and Prejudice and The Da Vinci Code films N.N.R Bretton Lound Sutton Dogsthorpe e Wood Wood CC Railworld Adults - £4, were shot. Wittering Sacrewell Farm Moore Rout Grange and Country Wood Millfield Green Wheel A47 Upton Thistlemoor Ravensthorpe Concessions - £3, Children under 16 - £1 Centre Wood F7 Central Park Free Easton Hornstock A Sited alongside Peterborough’s Nene Valley Wansford 1 A beautiful and charming park at the heart of Peterborough 5 Railway Station and includes attractions North the city, with ‘green flag’ status. Relax at the Westwood Eastfield Side such as an under restoration Swedish Pacific Bedford 7 Purlieus 47 4 tea rooms, visit the aviary, or try your hand at A A Steam Locomotive, 1600 sq. ft. Garden Milton Golf e Wansford Castor Nen tennis or bowling. Children can splash about in Course Peterborough iver Railway and the Rev Richard Paten Nature Pasture N.R Stibbington Station R the paddling pool or build a fairytale castle in Ailsworth Shanks Nene Haven. See the Big Screen Cinema and a 500 Sutton Washes Flag Fen Millennium Old Bridge the sand pit. Sulehay Wansford Riv sq. ft ‘OO’ gauge Model Railway. Forest er Longthorpe Station Ne N Whittlesey ne Va en lley e Coates Railwa Visit www.railworld.net or call 01733 344240. T18 Crowland y Lattersey Yarwell Ferry Nature Meadows Reserve A 10 minute cycle from the Green Wheel. King’s Cliffe Nene Valley A1 Country Railway Park Ferry Orton Mere Q14 Sacrewell Farm & £4.50 - £6.00 Water Newton Meadows Station Visit the ruins of the stunning 8th century Station Eastrea Country Centre Alwalton Croyland Abbey or see the unique triangular Old Experience the countryside at this 18th Yarwell Fletton Green Station RouteW 14th century Trinity Bridge. heel Leisure 5 Centre Century mill and working farm, with activities A60 Nassington Whittlesea Station like tractor rides, a mini-maze and play area. 014 Elton Hall Adults £5.00 - £9.00 Underpass Route 63 continues Orton to/from Coates and Longueville Also home to the Shire Horse centre and a Prebendal Chesterton March Accompanied Children Free Manor East of England Showground Whittlesey Dyke range of other animals. Tel: 01780 782254 Home to the Proby family, Elton Hall is rich House heel Route 05 Farcet W A6 in history and is surrounded by magnificent Green S12 Stamford gardens. Tel: 01832 280468 Hampton A half hour cycle from the Green Wheel. Woodnewton Green Wheel Loop via Haddon, Alwalton and Crown Have a day out in the market town of Lynchwood is unsuitable for children or Lakes D2 Ferry Meadows Free to cycles inexperienced cyclists Country Park Stamford. Why not take your bike on the Country Park Elton Jones’s am Covert Le train and discover Stamford by bike. Contact s ll’ At the heart of the Nene Park, Ferry Meadows vi Stamford Tourist Information,Tel: 01780 Fotheringhay ea Elton Yaxley B has lakes for coarse fishing, children’s play Hall Haddon l Whee 755611 Castle Mound and Green e areas, cafés and a miniature railway. Easily Church Rout A B 1 i 5 l e 0 (M l R20 Thorney Free accessible by cycle from the city centre and n A6 Ne i ) River n g Norman Cross the Green Wheel. Tel: 01733 234443. Southwick Art Gallery Visit the abbey and heritage museum to find Wood Stock Hill B New r o o r Good going discount; 10% off at lakeside o N out the secrets of Thorney’s past. or k t h W bar & restaurant. Short Warmington e Wood st ern T12 Tansor Cu Stamford Shakespeare Company Cotterstock t E10 Flag Fen £3.00 - £15.00 Norman Tolethorpe Hall Rutland Open Air Theatre Cross Gated Variable prices Discover how people lived at Flag Fen 3,500 Glapthorn Road years ago. Explore the reconstructed Bronze A historic manor house and delightful open Stilton Age houses to experience what life was like for Folksworth air theatre home to the Stamford Shakespeare Advisory on-road cycle route Ramsey your ancestors. Family tickets available. Good Oundle Mereside Company. To find out more about the going discount. Tel: 01733 313414 Advisory off-road cycle route The Holme Fen Posts performances and book tickets in advance, Park Wood Ashton Green Wheel on-road cycle route contact the Box Office on 01780 756133. E8 Peterborough Greyhounds £10.00+ Tourist Information Caldecote Ramsey (Summer only). Lutton Green Wheel off-road cycle route CycleRamsey shop Forty Foot Enjoy the thrills of Greyhound racing with St Mary Map Reference key friends, family or colleagues in the comfortable Advisory on-road cycle route Named/Numbered on-road cycle route Shopping Centre Denton A Polebrook Ashton Wold 1 ( Toilets Advisory off-road cycle route Named/Numbered off-road Mcycle route Holme stadium. Price includes entry, programme, ) iverNen Q13 See Beyond Peterborough map R e Leisure or Sports meal, drinks and two small bets. Barnwell GreenAdvisory Wheel on-road on-road cycle cycle route route Country Tel: 01733 296939 Park Tourist Information Heritage GreenAdvisory Wheel off-road off-road cycle cycle route route Glatton E4 Around Peterborough Cycle shop Café See map CC Peterborough Free. Named/NumberedGreen Wheel on-road on-road cycle cycle route route National Cycle Network route number Conington Shopping Centre Recycling Centre CC See Peterborough City Centre map Museum Donations welcome Named/NumberedGreen Wheel off-road off-road cycle cycle route route Regional Cycle Network route number Toilets Caravan and Camping site e d Cycling Information Places of Interesto All prices are per person and correct at time of Discover Jurassic sea monsters, Roman Named/Numbered on-road cycle route Signalled crossing L Leisure or Sports Golf Course ’s k tombs, and see some of the 200,000 objects Barnwell n printing. Advisory on-road cycle route Named/Numbered off-road cycle route Warning - please take care on or crossing roads Tourist Informationo Heritage Church Ramsey Hemington M and artefacts including everything from Cycle shop Café Horse riding stables Advisory off-road cycle route National Cycle Network route number Level crossing mammoth remains to a fine collection of art, Shopping Centre Recycling Centre Public house Visit the Tourist Information Centre to discover Pilton Green Wheel on-road cycle route Regional Cycle Network route number National rail line and station which help bring Peterborough’s fascinating Toilets Caravan and Camping site 0 Miles 1 2 more about Peterborough’s attractions, events, history to life. Tel: 01733 343329 Green Wheel off-road cycle route SignalledNational Cycle crossing Network route number Heritage rail line and station Luddington Leisure or Sports Golf Course 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 shows and places to stay. Tel: 01733 452336 or Named/Numbered on-road cycle route Regionalin Cycle the Brook Network route number Road closed to traffic except cycles Warning - please take care on or crossing roads Heritage Church visit www.visitpeterborough.com Named/Numbered off-road cycle route Signalled crossing Level crossing Great Gidding Sawtry Café Horse riding stables Thurning NationalWarning rail- please line and take station