High Fire Risk! No barbecues or fires anywhere in the Park until further notice. Find out more here.
Check our events calendar, there’s something coming up for everyone!
Try Running
Thorpe Wood Golf Car Park, Peterborough
Our FREE Try Running’ sessions are aimed at anyone who is completely new to running, is a lapsed runner or for people who just want to get fitter in a safe, supportive and social group.
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Teacher Training – Knots, Builds and Beyond
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
Step outside the classroom for a hands-on half-day training course for teachers and Forest School leaders at Nene Park, designed to spark creativity and develop practical outdoor learning skills.
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Norman Cross Guided Walk (for Heritage Open Days)
Norman Cross, Peterborough
Join our Volunteers for a guided walk around the fascinating site of the Norman Cross Napoleonic Prison Depot. Our passionate volunteers will bring the story of this unique heritage site to life.
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Nature Tots Family Group
Lynch Farm, Orton Wistow
A fun outdoor parent & toddler group for budding explorers. Explore the outdoors and take part in fun, nature-themed activities.
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Foodie Fridays
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
Join us for a summer of Foodie Fridays at Ferry Meadows. Enjoy a delicious variety of street food, refreshing drinks and live music from talented local musicians and performers. It’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend!
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Young Rangers
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
Passionate about the environment? Join our monthly Young Ranger volunteer sessions at Ferry Meadows featuring a new task every time
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Foodie Fridays
Join us for a summer of Foodie Fridays at Ferry Meadows. Enjoy a delicious variety of street food, refreshing drinks and live music from talented local musicians and performers. It’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend!
Ferry Meadows is our busiest Park, but we also care for other greenspaces around Peterborough, as well as Nene Outdoors Watersports & Activity Centre, a community plant nursery, sports pitches and other special places, all for everyone to enjoy.
Ferry Meadows
Just three miles from Peterborough, Ferry Meadows is a beautiful Park full of lakes, meadows and woodlands to explore. Perfect for families, walkers or anyone who loves nature, there’s something here for everyone, whether it’s a gentle stroll or some outdoor adventures.
Explore Ferry Meadows
Nene Outdoors Watersports & Activity Centre
Located in the heart of Ferry Meadows, Nene Outdoors is the perfect destination for outdoor fun and adventure, offering exciting watersports and activities for the whole family to enjoy together.
Explore Nene Outdoors
Thorpe Meadows
Thorpe Meadows is a peaceful Park on the edge of Peterborough, just east of Ferry Meadows. At its heart is a purpose-built rowing lake, surrounded by riverside paths, a unique sculpture collection, plus a mini playground and a cosy café serving tasty treats.
Explore Thorpe Meadows
As a charity, it is our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of our visitors and we do this by offering quality greenspaces, community places, art and cultural experiences. Find out more about some of the projects we are working on which make a difference.
Your Community Greenspace
This five year project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund will complete in 2026 and includes improvements to Park infrastructure, new events and community projects that will respond to the growth of the city and region.
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Norman Cross
Thanks to funding from Historic England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund we have now taken ownership of this site of the world’s first purpose built prisoner of war camp, just south of Peterborough. We want to preserve the site and tell its fascinating story.
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