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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Peterborough, England

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Peterborough, England

Lyveden New Bield

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

The lowest of the low.

Peterborough, England

Holme Fen Posts

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

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Peterborough, England

Glenn Miller Memorial at King's Cliffe

This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.

The grave.

Peterborough, England

Old Scarlett's Grave

A humble homage to a gravedigger tucked within the dignified English cathedral.

Reconstruction of a roundhouse.

Peterborough, England

Flag Fen Archeology Park

This park features a wooden causeway preserved since the Neolithic era.

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Stilton Cheese Rolling Championship

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

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