Peterborough Cathedral gets ready for Shaun the Sheep

Peterborough is bracing itself for a Shaun the Sheep summer as it joins the city to celebrate the country’s most famous animated sheep.

From 28 July to 31 August there will be twelve giant Shaun the Sheep statues dotted throughout the city – including the cathedral. Each one has been painted by different artists from across the world and each stands at 160cms. Visitors are invited to find every one of them with a special summertime trail, Find the Flock. And there’s extra digital content to download too. 

As part of Shaun in the city, the cathedral has organise farmyard sports activities game in the Cathedral’s Cloisters for two weeks in August when visitors are invited to join in sports including the Herd-les, Egg 100 metres, the Sty Jump and the Marrow-thon and there will be special appearances by Shaun the Sheep. 

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Peterborough Cathedral has also organised a summer of music, events and crafts too with a wide range of concerts by candlelight, organ recitals, an old Skool disco and more – including a summer farmers’ market, a gin and rum festival and craft workshops.

Check out all the summer events here.