Locations
Serviced apartments in Peterborough, arranged for working stays
Peterborough is an easy city to base working people in. It sits on the East Coast Main Line and just off the A1(M), so getting to site, to head office or home for the weekend is straightforward. And because it is a city rather than a town, the things a longer stay depends on are all close to hand: supermarkets, gyms and places to eat.
The serviced apartments we arrange here are chosen for people staying weeks or months: somewhere to cook, wash clothes and work, so staying in Peterborough feels like living somewhere rather than waiting in a hotel room.
We are a Peterborough company ourselves, so what follows is the advice we actually give guests, not a tourist brochure. Tell us where your people need to be and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Getting in, out and around
Rail
Peterborough station is on the East Coast Main Line, with direct services to London and the north. The fastest London trains take under an hour, but journey times vary by service, so check before travelling.
Road
The city sits just off the A1(M), which makes driving north or south straightforward. That matters when the job is a site visit away rather than in the city itself, and for people heading home at weekends.
Local buses and taxis
Regular local buses serve the city and the surrounding area, and taxis and private hire are easy to arrange for early starts. If your people are driving, say so when you enquire: parking depends on the property, so we check it before suggesting anywhere.
Airports
By road, Luton and Stansted are the most practical airports, useful for colleagues flying in for a visit. Allow extra time for traffic and check the route on the day.
What day-to-day life here is like
On a stay measured in weeks, the things that matter are not the attractions. They are the supermarket run, the gym, somewhere decent to eat when nobody wants to cook, and somewhere green to walk at the weekend. Peterborough covers all of that without fuss.
One practical note: individual places open, close and change their hours, so treat everything below as options rather than promises, and check current opening times before making a special journey.
Essentials and shopping
Supermarkets are spread across the city, so keeping a kitchen stocked is easy wherever people are staying. Queensgate, the main shopping centre, covers most everyday needs in one place.
Eating out
There is a wide mix of cuisines and price points, from casual cafes and pubs to restaurants that suit a proper team dinner. On longer stays most people mix cooking with eating out, which keeps weeknights simple and costs sensible.
Parks and fresh air
Ferry Meadows, part of Nene Park, sits on the edge of the city, with lakes and walking and cycling routes. A walk or a run there is the easiest way to keep a normal routine going while working away.
Gyms and downtime
The city has a range of gyms and leisure facilities, plus a cinema, theatres and the cathedral for evenings off. Enough that a weekend here feels like a weekend, not a wait for Monday.
For the fuller picture, from the weekly shop to the weekend, read our practical guide to staying in Peterborough for work.
Who bases people in Peterborough
The people we work with are rarely booking for themselves. HR teams placing a new starter or a relocation. Project and operations teams housing a crew for a programme of work. Relocation companies who need a dependable local partner. Insurers arranging temporary housing when the length of stay is uncertain. Contractors with a team on site for weeks at a time, who need somewhere to cook, wash and rest properly.
Each of those situations needs something slightly different from the apartments, and our Who We Help page covers them one by one. Or skip the reading: describe the situation and we will say what usually works.
Basing people in Peterborough?
Tell us four things: where they need to be, when they arrive, how many people, and how long for. We will come back with suitable options from the accommodation we arrange, or tell you straight if we cannot help.
The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and once a stay starts, support is available 24/7.