Grimeshaw Wood, Peterborough

Name: Grimeshaw Wood
Address: Peterborough, United Kingdom

#45 among attractions in Peterborough

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Grimeshaw Wood is a 16.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Peterborough City Council, and managed by the council together with the Peterborough Environment City Trust. ()

Elevation: 115 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°35'38"N, 0°17'20"W

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Peterborough United Kingdom

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Grimeshaw Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Queensgate shopping centre, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, St John the Baptist Church, Longthorpe Tower.

2.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Queensgate shopping centre, Peterborough
59 min walk • The Queensgate shopping centre is located in the centre of the UK city of Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. It contains over 100 stores and parking for 2,300 cars in four onsite multi-storey car parks. Queensgate bus station is located within the shopping centre and only a short walk from Peterborough railway station.
2.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Peterborough
61 min walk • Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery houses the historical and art collections of the city of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England. Managed by Vivacity on behalf of the city council, it is part of the Greater Fens Museum Partnership.
2.4 miSE
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough
62 min walk • St John the Baptist Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in the city of Peterborough, now Cambridgeshire, England.
1.6 miS
Tower, Historical place, Forts and castles
Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough
41 min walk • Longthorpe Tower is a 14th-century three-storey tower in the village of Longthorpe, famous for its well-preserved set of medieval murals.
2.3 miSE
Church
St Peter and All Souls, Peterborough
59 min walk • The church of St Peter and All Souls is a Roman Catholic church in Peterborough, on Park Road, north of the city centre. It has been part of the Diocese of East Anglia since 1976, having fallen under the Diocese of Northampton from its building in 1896 until then.
1.6 miSE
Building, Park
Thorpe Hall, Peterborough
41 min walk • Thorpe Hall at Longthorpe in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, is a Grade I listed building, built by Peter Mills between 1653 and 1656, for the Lord Chief Justice, Oliver St John.
1.9 miE
Nightlife
Hand and Heart, Peterborough
50 min walk • The Hand and Heart is a public house at 12 Highbury Street, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3BE. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in 1938, and its interwar interior is largely unchanged.
1.6 miS
Park
Thorpe Wood, Peterborough
41 min walk • Thorpe Wood is a 10 hectare nature reserve on the western outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
2.1 miSE
Park
Woodston Ponds, Peterborough
53 min walk • Woodston Ponds is an 8.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve between the River Nene and the Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site was formerly settling ponds to remove washings from sugar beet.
1.8 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Peterborough City Rowing Club, Peterborough
47 min walk • Peterborough City Rowing Club is a rowing club based at Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
2.1 miSE
Park
The Boardwalks, Peterborough
54 min walk • The Boardwalks is a 7.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is owned and managed by Peterborough City Council. The site runs along the north bank of the River Nene. It has ponds with water beetles, frogs, toads and smooth newts. Bats nest in large willows, and birds include herons and woodpeckers.