Peterborough · small venue · Verified open
Rock and live music venue in Peterborough
About 100 standing, house PA. Rock, Indie, Blues.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Ostrich Inn in Town Centre, Peterborough is summed up below. It books rock, indie and blues acts. There is an in-house PA.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–01:00Opens in 4h 22m 49s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Rock · Indie · Blues |
4 photos show the inside of The Ostrich Inn, from the stage to the bar. It books rock, indie and blues acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Ostrich Inn, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books rock, indie and blues acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 100 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | RockIndieBlues |
| Website | ostrichinnpeterborough.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 17 Jul 2026 |
The Ostrich Inn is at 17 North Street, Town Centre, Peterborough, PE1 2RA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 22 rooms in our Peterborough venue directory.
Town Centre, Peterborough PE1 2RA
The nearest station is Peterborough (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Ostrich Inn for artists: The Ostrich Inn has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Ostrich Inn publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 12:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–00:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–01:00 |
| Sat | 11:00–01:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–23:00 |
The Ostrich Inn has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Bring your own |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Ostrich Inn, from the venue and its listings. It books rock, indie and blues acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Ostrich Inn is a grassroots music venue in Town Centre, Peterborough with a standing capacity of about 100. It books Rock, Indie, Blues, Acoustic.
Listing notesThe Ostrich Inn is a traditional pub tucked away on North Street, just off Westgate in the heart of Peterborough city centre, and there has been a pub on the site for almost 200 years. It is a serious grassroots music room by pub standards: live music runs up to four evenings most weeks including weekends, alongside regular arts events, and the bills lean rock, indie, blues and acoustic — past and recent acts include Soulscraper, Splitbox, Flesh Tetris, Spoilers (UK) and Prey Drive. Standing capacity is around 100 and a PA is provided. The bar is in the Good Beer Guide and was voted CAMRA City Pub of the Year in 2022, with a changing range of well-kept ales, craft beers, speciality lagers, wines and spirits, plus a sheltered, heated outdoor courtyard.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Ostrich Inn on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Peterborough gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
Open mic, every 2nd Thursday of the month - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Peterborough gig directory.
The Peterborough league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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The Ostrich Inn
Rock and live music venue in Peterborough. Capacity about 100.
- c. 100
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Rock
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Ostrich Inn — Quick Facts
The Ostrich Inn capacity: about 100 standing. Rock and live music venue in Peterborough. Here are the key facts on The Ostrich Inn at a glance.
By size, The Ostrich Inn is the 10th largest of the 11 venues we list in and around Peterborough with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: 33 1/3 Bar And Performing Arts Venue (about 120); Bijou (about 120) and Yaxley Royal British Legion (about 80).
The Ostrich Inn holds about 100 standing, which makes it a small room by the sizes we use across the directory. That is smaller than the typical room we list around Peterborough (about 200). A room under 150 is built for a local crowd - expect a shorter set and a door split or a small flat fee, and plan to fill it with your own following. Treat the number as a guide until it is verified, and check it with the venue first.
The Ostrich Inn this week
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Inside The Ostrich Inn
The Ostrich Inn has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 100. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Ostrich Inn is a grassroots music venue in Town Centre, Peterborough with a standing capacity of about 100. The Ostrich Inn provides a PA system; bring your own drum kit, guitar amp and bass amp — check the rest with the venue.
The Ostrich Inn books Rock, Indie, Blues, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the Peterborough venue directory.
The Ostrich Inn is a traditional pub tucked away on North Street, just off Westgate in the heart of Peterborough city centre, and there has been a pub on the site for almost 200 years. It is a serious grassroots music room by pub standards: live music runs up to four evenings most weeks including weekends, alongside regular arts events, and the bills lean rock, indie, blues and acoustic — past and recent acts include Soulscraper, Splitbox, Flesh Tetris, Spoilers (UK) and Prey Drive. Standing capacity is around 100 and a PA is provided. The bar is in the Good Beer Guide and was voted CAMRA City Pub of the Year in 2022, with a changing range of well-kept ales, craft beers, speciality lagers, wines and spirits, plus a sheltered, heated outdoor courtyard.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Ostrich Inn - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. Rock is the first genre on its list. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Ostrich Inn hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first.
By size, The Ostrich Inn is the 10th largest of the 11 venues we list in and around Peterborough with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: 33 1/3 Bar And Performing Arts Venue (about 120); Bijou (about 120) and Yaxley Royal British Legion (about 80).
Find The Ostrich Inn
The Ostrich Inn is at 17 North Street, Town Centre, Peterborough, PE1 2RA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 22 rooms in our Peterborough venue directory.
The nearest station is Peterborough (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Ostrich Inn in Town Centre, Peterborough; PE1 2RA is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Peterborough this week.
The Parkway Club, The Shed Tap Room & Deli, The Vines At The Peacock and The Woolpack
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Ostrich Inn
The regular night at The Ostrich Inn on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Peterborough gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Peterborough venue directory.
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The Peterborough League
The Ostrich Inn is #17 of 22 Peterborough venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – The Met Lounge 9 gigs
- #2 ▲2 Mama Liz's Voodoo Lounge 1 gig
- #3 ▼1 New Theatre Peterborough 1 gig
- #4 ▲1 The Cresset 1 gig
- #5 ▲1 33 1/3 Bar And Performing Arts Venue 0 gigs
- #6 ▲1 Bijou 0 gigs
- #7 ▲1 Charters Bar 0 gigs
- #8 ▲1 Embassy, Flares And Red Room Peterborough 0 gigs
- #9 ▲1 Falcon Hotel 0 gigs
- #10 ▼7 Here We Aren't 0 gigs
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The Ostrich Inn in brief. The Ostrich Inn in Peterborough is a small room (under 150) that books rock, indie and blues. There’s also an open mic (every 2nd Thursday of the month). Rooms nearby include The Parkway Club, The Shed Tap Room & Deli and The Vines At The Peacock; the Peterborough venue directory has the rest.
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More rooms near The Ostrich Inn: 33 1/3 Bar And Performing Arts Venue, Bijou, Charters Bar, Embassy, Flares And Red Room Peterborough, Falcon Hotel, Here We Aren't, Mama Liz's Voodoo Lounge, New Theatre Peterborough, Queen's Head, Stamford Arts Centre, The Boat Inn, The Met Lounge and The Cresset.
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