BIG STORIES. LITTLE EXPLORERS.
The little theatre of time.
A sea full of giants. A city full of stories.
Pull back the curtain on Peterborough’s past.
YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE
One city.
A million “wow!”s.
Welcome, time traveller! Meet a sea reptile, peek inside the past and discover how Peterborough became the city you know.
Six stops. Six little mysteries. Can you earn every stamp?
YOUR TIME TRAVELLER’S PASSPORT
Collect a little history.
0 of 6 stamps collected. Solve a mystery at each stop.
All six stamps! You’re a Peterborough Time Explorer. What will you discover next?
KEEP TURNING THE PAGES
Pick your next “wait… what?!”
There’s a whole city of stories behind the curtain.
Choose one to explore together with a grown-up.
There was a sea here?!
Meet the extraordinary creatures beneath our feet.
Dive into the story ↗ 02 / MUST FARMA home above the water.
What would you pack for life in the Bronze Age?
Step into the story ↗ 03 / ROMAN PETERBOROUGHPass the Roman pot!
Follow the roads to a town called Durobrivae.
Uncover the story ↗ 04 / TWO QUEENSA royal connection.
Discover why two queens are part of our city’s story.
Meet the history ↗ 05 / THE RAILWAY CITYAll aboard, Peterborough!
Find out how the railway helped change the city.
Follow the tracks ↗ 06 / THE GROWING CITYAnd then… there was you.
New places, new neighbours and stories still being made.
Discover the next chapter ↗THE NEXT CHAPTER IS YOURS
History isn’t just long ago.
It’s all around you.
Find an old building. Ask someone about their childhood.
Draw something you’d put in a museum of Peterborough today.
Illustrated puppets are imaginative story props. Discover the evidence in the linked history pages.
Stamps last until you reload this page. No names or accounts needed.