Companionship carePeterborough
Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 2,042 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Peterborough. This page shows what they enjoy, what Peterborough offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.
18 carers near Peterborough have told us what they enjoy
What the carers enjoy
Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice is wide: 2,042 are within about three hours of Peterborough. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Peterborough offers for it.
Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 19 nearest live-in carers within about three hours of Peterborough, September 2026; 18 of them list interests.
Common ground is easy
Most carers list music, cooking & baking and reading. If that is what your mother or father enjoys, nearly anyone will share it, so choose on the things that matter more: experience, manner and whether they get on.
The less common interests
Fewer carers list these, which is exactly why they are worth searching on. Someone who shares a real passion makes a long week go quickly.
Carers choose the interests on their own profiles. A shared hobby is a good start, not a guarantee, so talk about it when you meet them.
Interest 1
Peterborough's musical life is anchored by centuries of cathedral singing alongside choirs that draw members from across the city.
14 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list music
Somewhere to go
Peterborough
The cathedral choir sings evensong on weekdays in term time, and there is a regular programme of organ recitals and concerts. Attending a short late-afternoon service is an easy outing for a carer to arrange, with no ticket needed and a set finish time.
Source: peterborough-cathedral.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
A community choir set up in 2019 as part of Peterborough Sings, open to people of any age or level of singing experience. A carer can handle transport and sit in on rehearsals, which makes joining far less daunting for someone who has not sung in a group for years.
Source: peterboroughsings.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Old records, a choir concert, singing along in the kitchen. Music often stays with people long after other things fade, and a companion who enjoys it makes it part of the day.
Live-in carers who enjoy musicSome who could come in Peterborough
Janepher N.£160 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decorating
Adriana R.£145 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzles
Maureen Doricah M.£180 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys cooking & baking, socialising, reading, watching TV
Jonathan E.£148 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, fishingInterest 2
Peterborough's walking is shaped by the River Nene and the flat, open valley of parks and meadows that runs from the city centre out towards the countryside.
13 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list walking
Somewhere to go
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough
A large country park of lakes, meadows and woodland about three miles from the city centre, with a network of marked walking routes of different lengths. A carer can pick a short surfaced loop, drive in and park close to the lakeside, and plan a bench or cafe stop part way round.
Getting around: Nene Park says most paths in the central area of Ferry Meadows are surfaced and suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Source: nenepark.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Peterborough
An open riverside stretch of Nene Park nearer the city, with surfaced paths beside the water and space for a short there-and-back walk. Useful for a carer when someone wants twenty minutes outdoors rather than a full day out, with the option to turn back at any point.
Getting around: Nene Park lists the paths at Thorpe Meadows among those that are surfaced and suitable for wheelchairs.
Source: nenepark.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion walks at their pace, knows when to turn back, and drives to the flat, well-surfaced routes so a short walk is still possible when a long one is not.
Live-in carers who enjoy walkingSome who could come in Peterborough
Magdalena B.£160 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, cooking & baking, gardening, knitting
Elizabeth B.£140 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Rhonda B.£149 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys puzzles, knitting, reading, watching TV
Matthew D.£200 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, fishing, gardeningInterest 3
Peterborough sits between the Fens and the limestone villages, where farming and water-powered milling once fed the whole district.
13 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list cooking & baking
Somewhere to go
Thornhaugh
A working eighteenth century watermill and period bakehouse on a farm and country centre near Wansford, restored and reopened to the public after a heritage grant. A carer could take someone to watch the milling and talk over how bread used to be made, then try baking something similar at home.
Source: sacrewell.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer does the lifting, the hot trays and the washing up, so the recipes, the judging and the tasting stay with the person who knows them.
Live-in carers who enjoy cooking & bakingSome who could come in Peterborough
Ezenwa Ogochukwu Josephine O.£160 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys gardening, knitting, yoga, music
Nomazulu S.£130 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, puzzles, knitting
Jurate T.£170 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys painting, puzzles, gardening, knitting
Angelina B.£130 a day8 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, decorating, gardeningInterest 4
Peterborough is the home ground of the poet John Clare, whose writing about village life and the countryside is still read and celebrated here.
13 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list reading
In the calendar
Helpston
An annual festival held in Helpston on the weekend nearest Clare's July birthday, with readings and talks, open to anyone rather than members only. A carer can pick one or two sittings rather than the whole weekend and handle the travel to the village.
Source: johnclaresociety.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Library trips, reading aloud when eyes tire, audiobooks set up and ready, and somebody to talk about the book with.
Live-in carers who enjoy readingSome who could come in Peterborough
Munyaradzi Dean M.£149 a day13 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzles
Therese G.£195 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decorating
Juliana P.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys card games, puzzles, watching TV
Jackson Anei D.£145 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, video games, watching TVInterest 5
Sport in Peterborough runs from the city's Football League club down to gentler council and charity-run sessions in local community centres and parks.
9 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list sports
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
Weekly walking football sessions run by the football club's charity for men and women aged 18 and over, played at a slower pace with no contact. A carer can drive someone to the session and wait nearby, which removes the main barrier for people who would not go alone.
Getting around: The organisers say the sessions are open to any ability or experience and are played at walking pace, and that walking football can help older adults stay mobile.
Source: haypeterborough.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
The club foundation also runs chair-based exercise sessions for people living with dementia, with carers attending free. This lets someone keep a sporting routine when standing activity is no longer realistic, and the carer can join in alongside them.
Getting around: The listing states the sessions are chair-based and that carers attend free of charge.
Source: haypeterborough.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Watching the match together, a trip to the bowls green or the cricket, or gentle exercise done safely with someone alongside.
Live-in carers who enjoy sportsSome who could come in Peterborough
Janepher N.£160 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decoratingAdriana R.£145 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesElizabeth B.£140 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingMatthew D.£200 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingInterest 6
The heavy clay and fen-edge soils around Peterborough have long supported growing, from village show benches to community plots inside the city.
7 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list gardening
Somewhere to go
Peterborough
A community growing project on a former allotment site in central Peterborough, open to the public on set days with beds, polytunnels and volunteer sessions. A carer could take someone along to potter, sow seeds or simply sit among the planting and talk to other growers.
Source: parksandgardens.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall, Peterborough
Formal walled gardens around a seventeenth century hall at Longthorpe, restored and open to visitors without charge. A short visit suits someone who enjoys looking at planting and borders rather than doing the digging, and a carer can drive and accompany them round.
Source: seearoundbritain.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Potting on at a table rather than kneeling, deadheading from a stool, visiting gardens with level paths and a tearoom: a carer keeps the garden in their week.
Live-in carers who enjoy gardeningSome who could come in Peterborough
Janepher N.£160 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decoratingJonathan E.£148 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, fishingMagdalena B.£160 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, knittingMatthew D.£200 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingInterest 7
In Peterborough the knitting habit is kept alive largely through neighbourhood library groups that double as somewhere warm to talk.
7 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list knitting
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
A regular knitting and crochet group at Bretton Library where people are welcome to bring other handwork or just come for tea and company. A carer can bring the wool, provide the lift and stay for the session, which makes a first visit much easier.
Getting around: The listing says access to the library main floor is wheelchair-friendly, there is a lift to the upper floor and there are public toilets.
Source: haypeterborough.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
The Knit and Natter group at Woodston Library works with the Friends of the library and a local mental health charity on a pop-up cafe aimed at reducing isolation. It suits someone who wants the conversation as much as the knitting, and a carer can settle them in and collect them afterwards.
Source: peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Winding wool, reading the pattern aloud, picking up dropped stitches, and a trip to the wool shop or a knitting group.
Live-in carers who enjoy knittingSome who could come in Peterborough
Adriana R.£145 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesMagdalena B.£160 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, gardeningElizabeth B.£140 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingRhonda B.£149 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys walking, puzzles, reading, watching TVInterest 8
Big fen skies, the Nene valley and some unusually old archaeology give photographers in the Peterborough area plenty to point a camera at.
4 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list photography
Somewhere to join
Parkway Sports and Social Club, Peterborough
A city camera club that welcomes photographers of all abilities and meets at the Parkway Sports and Social Club on Maskew Avenue. A carer can provide the lift to evening meetings and help with kit, so someone can keep the social side of photography going.
Source: sinwp.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Peterborough
A Bronze Age site on the edge of the fen with a preserved timber causeway, reconstructed roundhouses and open wetland, all within a few miles of the city centre. It gives a short, contained photography outing that a carer can drive to, with a visitor centre to rest in between shots.
Getting around: The park's own visitor page says there is an accessible route from the visitor centre to the causeway preservation hall and Hudson Barn, and wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available.
Source: flagfen.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion can plan an outing around the light and the tide, carry the kit, and help sort the pictures afterwards.
Live-in carers who enjoy photographySome who could come in Peterborough
Janepher N.£160 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decoratingAdriana R.£145 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesElizabeth B.£140 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingMatthew D.£200 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, fishingInterest 9
The River Nene and the gravel-pit lakes beside it give Peterborough some of the most reachable coarse fishing in the east of England.
3 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list fishing
Somewhere to go
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough
Fishing is allowed year round in parts of Ferry Meadows on both the lakes and the river, with a rod licence needed. A carer can help sort the licence and permit, carry tackle from the nearby car park and stay for the quiet hours by the water.
Getting around: Nene Park says there are two accessible fishing stands near the Lakeside car park for wheelchair users.
Source: nenepark.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
The fishing concession for the river and lakes in Nene Park is run by the Peterborough and District Angling Association, which issues the permits anglers need. Joining through the association gives a regular, structured reason to get out, and a carer can arrange the paperwork and the lift.
Source: nenepark.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can sort the permit and the tackle, drive to a bank spot close to the car park, and bring the chair, the flask and the patience.
Live-in carers who enjoy fishingInterest 10
Peterborough has a settled local art scene built around long-standing societies and the city's own museum collection.
3 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list painting
Somewhere to go
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, Peterborough
The city's museum holds Peterborough's art collection alongside local history displays and changing exhibitions in the centre of town. A carer can plan a short visit around one gallery and a cup of tea, giving someone who paints new subjects to talk about.
Source: peterboroughmuseum.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Setting up the table, washing the brushes, finding a gallery with a lift: a carer handles the practical side so the time goes on the painting.
Live-in carers who enjoy paintingInterest 11
Much of what Peterborough is known for, its river parks and its cathedral precinct, is kept going by large local volunteer teams.
2 of 18live-in carers we looked at
list volunteering
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
The charity that looks after Nene Park has over 200 registered volunteers helping with conservation, gardening, education sessions and the shops. Roles vary in how physical they are, so a carer can help someone pick a seated or indoor task and get them there each week.
Source: nenepark.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Peterborough
The cathedral relies on a team of more than 300 volunteers, including welcomers and exhibition helpers who greet visitors and share information. Welcoming from a fixed spot indoors suits many older volunteers, and a carer can cover the journey and a set shift length.
Source: peterborough-cathedral.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can help find a role that suits sitting down or short sessions, and handle the lifts there and back.
Live-in carers who enjoy volunteeringCloser to home
Not every good day involves going out. These are the everyday interests the carers who could come list most, and each is easier, and more fun, with somebody to share it.
From interest to introduction
Use the link under any interest on this page. It opens a search of live-in carers in Peterborough with the carers who list that interest first; nobody else is hidden, so you still see everyone who could come.
Each profile shows the carer's interests next to their experience, the conditions they have cared for, their day rate and their reviews. Shortlist two or three.
Message and meet them for free. Ask about the hobby: someone who really gardens will tell you what they grow. Nothing is booked until you decide.
We set up the contract, handle invoicing and payment, and insure the care while the carer works. The rest of the week is theirs to fill.
Lee-Ann
Care manager for families in Peterborough
Someone to talk to first
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, which carers share your parent's interests, and whether live-in care or companionship visits suit them better, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Lee-Ann has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Peterborough might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Questions
Yes. Getting out is a normal part of a live-in carer's week: a walk (Ferry Meadows Country Park is a good one), a garden visit, a choir concert, the bowls club or a lunch with friends. Many carers drive, and the search shows who does. Mileage is only charged if you agree it in advance and in writing, and 55p a mile is the usual figure when a carer uses their own car. Entry tickets and cafe stops for the carer are worth agreeing up front too.
Use the link under the interest on this page: it opens a search of live-in carers in Peterborough with the ones who list that interest shown first, and the rest still there below them. Every profile shows the carer's interests alongside their experience, rates and reviews. Message the ones you like, and talk about the hobby when you meet them: it is the quickest way to tell whether the interest is real.
For live-in care it matters more than people expect. A live-in carer shares the house for weeks at a time, and the hours between the care tasks are most of the day. Somebody who likes the same programmes, games or garden fills those hours naturally. It is still second to experience and temperament, so treat it as a tie-breaker between good carers rather than the first thing you filter on.
Live-in care through PrimeCarers is typically about £1,120 a week, with our fee included, and each carer sets their own rate, shown on their profile. That covers somebody living in and helping through the day. If your parent needs company rather than round-the-clock help, hourly companionship visits start from about £15 an hour. Companionship care in Peterborough compares the two.
Then the interest comes to him. A carer can bring the garden to a table on the patio, put the old records on, set up the jigsaw, read the paper aloud or play cards most afternoons. The interests further down this page are mostly the ones done at home, and plenty of carers share them.
Each local suggestion was researched from published sources, and every one on the page has passed a check before appearing: either it was found on a map inside Peterborough, or its source page, which we link to, is live and names the area. Anything that failed was left out. Opening times, prices and access change, so check with the venue before you go, especially for gardens such as The Green Backyard, where it is worth asking ahead about wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team, and their DBS stays under continuous monitoring. Carers write their own profiles, including their interests and skills, so ask about anything that matters to you when you meet them. How we vet carers sets out each step.
See live-in carers with their photos, interests, rates and reviews, and talk to your favourites for free. Nothing is booked until you say so.
