Less is more
The great outdoors
KIRBY HALL
A visit to this stunning half-ruined Elizabethan mansion is a real treat with its gorgeous, honey-coloured stone and geometric formal gardens. Watch the peacocks wander around the gardens as you take in the history of this historic house via an engaging audio guide. Entry is £6.60 per adult and £4 per child. Please note – Kirby Hall is only open at weekends during the winter. 01536 203230 www.english-heritage.org.uk
FREE! FINESHADE WOOD
A long walk or cycle around this ancient woodland is good for the soul, the waistline and the wallet! Choose a two-, three- or six-mile trail and then follow the clearlymarked paths through glorious countryside. There are bikes to hire here from Rutland Cycling and Top Lodge Café serves up a mean hot chocolate. Entry to the wood is free but parking costs £4 per car per day. 01780 444920 www.forestry.gov.uk/toplodge
FREE! FERRY MEADOWS
Five hundred acres of free entertainment awaits you at Ferry Meadows – walk, cycle, run or just ‘be’ in the great outdoors! It’s such a beautiful country setting it’s hard to believe it’s just a few miles away from Peterborough city centre. There are several cafés to choose from but the dog-friendly Lakeside Kitchen and Bar is a particular favourite with its stunning views of Gunwade Lake and great value snacks and drinks. Admission to the park is free and parking costs £3.50 for up to three hours. 01733 234193 www.neneparktrust.org.uk/ferry-meadows
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NENE LIVING JANUARY 2017
Photo: Ivan Quetglas
Here to entertain you! LUNCHTIME CONCERTS AT ST PETER’S CHURCH, OUNDLE
FREE!
Enjoy a classical performance for free every Thursday lunchtime from 12 January in St Peter’s Church, Oundle. Pupils in their final years at Oundle School will be playing a variety of instruments in these recitals which start at 1.15pm and run for approximately 45 minutes. Soup and a roll from The Little Soup Kitchen can be purchased for £3.50 to enjoy while you listen. Combine your visit to St Peter’s with a wander around Oundle’s lovely Thursday street market and this really does represent a great value day out!
THE KEY THEATRE, PETERBOROUGH
Live theatre screenings are a great way to experience the best theatrical performances without paying exorbitant London prices. On 11 January, The Key Theatre will be showing a live screening of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Tempest starring awardwinning actor Simon Russell Beale. Tickets from £13.50. 01733 207239 www.vivacity-peterborough.com
SAVOY CINEMA, CORBY
At 10.15am on Saturdays and Sundays, the Savoy Cinema offers special ‘Kids Club’ screenings of popular children’s films for just £1.50 a head. A great value way to get the little ones out of the house and keep them entertained for a few hours. Bring your own popcorn or sweeties to keep the cost down even further. 01536 266685 www.savoycorby.co.uk
SHOWCASE CINEMA, PETERBOROUGH Save yourself the cost of a plane ticket to Moscow by watching a live screening of the Bolshoi Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty which will be beamed directly from the Bolshoi Theatre on 22 January. Tickets for the screening of the event at Peterborough’s Showcase Cinema cost from £14.50. 01733 555636 www.showcasecinemas.co.uk
OUNDLE CINEMA
Run by volunteers and offering a sociable experience in the heart of its community, Oundle Cinema screens a range a quality films in the Stahl Theatre on West Street. January’s screenings will include the Roald Dahl classic The BFG and the uplifting Sing Street which tells the story of a young boy forming a band in ‘80s Dublin. Tickets cost £5 per person and there’s a chance to enjoy a glass of wine before the screenings, which start at 7.45pm on Sunday evenings. 01832 274734 www.oundlecinema.org.uk
THE CORE AT CORBY CUBE
The Corby Amateur Theatrical Society’s peformance of Cinderella continues its run until Sunday 8 January and promises a fun-filled evening with good value tickets from just £9 per adult. 01536 470470 www.thecorecorby.com