Ferry Meadows
Page last updated: 10 April, 2008
At the heart of the Nene Park, running for 6 miles along the River Nene, Ferry Meadows provides unrivalled opportunities for leisure activities. There are meadows, lakes and woods, where you can enjoy pleasant walks, course fishing, bird watching and at the watersports centre dinghy and board sailing are available, or you can relax in one of the cafes and enjoy the scenery across the 500 acre park.
There are also a number of events held throughout the year such as kite flying, rowing club regatta, wildlife exploring and more. Children's play areas, miniature railway, cycle hire, nature trails, pony rides and 30 minute boat trips along the River Nene (Key Ferry Cruises: details below).
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You can travel to and from there via the Nene Valley Railway, which stops at the Meadows
Two 18 hole 'pay and play' golf courses and pitch and putt are nearby, as is one of the Caravan Club's most popular sites.
Facilities for the disabled, including wheelchairs and batricars, are available.
Information: Where: Ferry Meadows Country Park, 3.5 miles west of city centre
Telephone: general enquiries 01733 234443
Key Ferry Cruises operates on the River Nene at Peterborough from Easter to September each year.
Private charter hire and group bookings depart from the Key Embankment in the city centre.
Public scheduled trips operate out of Ferry Meadows in Nene Country Park on Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays and school holidays (except Mondays and Tuesdays) throughout the season.
The first public trips from Ferry Meadows in 2005 begin on Good Friday, 25 March at 1.00 p.m.
Telephone: 0845 22 609 22
Web: keyferrycruises.co.uk.
Email: mail@keyferrycruises.co.uk.
Caravan Club 01733 233526
Web: Caravan Club Site (search for Ferry Meadows).
Watersports Centre 01733 234418
Orton Meadows Golf Course and Pitch and Putt 01733 237478
Web: www.ortonmeadowsgolfcourse.co.uk.
Thorpe Wood Golf Course 01733 267701
Web: www.thorpewoodgolfcourse.co.uk.
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