Dinosaurs are coming:

Cathedral Square was transformed into Jurassic Park as dinosaurs roamed freely in the city centre. A number of ‘T-Rexs’ were in the city on Friday to promote this summer’s dinosaur exhibition at Peterborough Cathedral.

The exhibition - which includes a life sized T-Rex skeleton and animatronic dinosaurs - is the latest attraction to bring visitors to the historic building, after Tim Peake’s spaceship went on display alongside The Museum of the Moon, a scale model of the moon, hanging from the ceiling - in 2018, and the spectacular Gaia art installation last year, which saw a giant globe suspended from the roof.

The Very Rev Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough, said: “People have asked how we could possibly follow Tim Peake’s Spacecraft or Luke Jerram’s amazing artworks, but knowing how popular dinosaurs are at the Natural History Museum in London, we feel that this will be a fitting sequel. It’s going to be a great day out for families, not just to see T-Rex and his friends, but also to spend time exploring this wonderful cathedral and asking our own big questions about the world and our place in it.”

The exhibition is coming to Peterborough thanks to The Natural History Museum, and Alex Burch, Head of Public Programmes at the museum said: “It is our hope that these exciting animals, that once roamed our planet, can inspire a love of the natural world and motivate people to protect our shared earth.”

The exhibition will run at the Cathedral from July 20 until August 31.

Tickets are now on sale, and cost £6 per person, or £20 for a family ticket (two adults and up to three children aged 3-16)

There will be special craft and activity sessions for youngsters every Thursday at 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm, each costing £5.

For details or to book, visit www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/t.rex

Deena Dyer meets one of the dinosaurs