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Peterborough attractions
Peterborough Cathedral, tel 01733 355300, . Open M-F 9AM-6.30PM, Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 7.30AM-5PM, NB: access may be limited during services, no set admission fee, but donations appreciated (£3.50 suggested). Originally founded as an abbey in 665, the present building was started in 1118 and completed in 1238. Highlights of the Cathedral include the West Front with its unique English Gothic Portico, the original 13th century painted nave ceiling (the only English example and one of only four in Europe!), the burials of Katharine of Aragon (1st wife from six of Henry VIII) and of Mary Queen of Scots, the fan vaulting of the New Building Ceiling, the Hedda Stone (an 8th Century Saxon carving from the original church) and St Oswald's Chapel with its original 12th century watchtower.
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, tel 01733 343329, fax 01733 341928, , . Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 12noon-4PM, closed most Mondays and public holidays. Free.
Flag Fen - Britain's Bronze Age Centre, tel 0844 414 0646, . Summer Opening Hours 2007: 31st March – 2nd November 2007 (inclusive) 10AM-5PM Tu-Su with last entry to the park at 4PM. In 2007 the site will be closed on all Mondays for maintenance work and care of the collections (Except for all Bank Holidays from Easter to October). The Flag Fen website is regularly updated and includes information on public events and developments in the archaeological park, educational programmes for schools, opening times and admission charges. It also carries news of the latest archaeological discoveries from the excavations.
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