Family tickets to the Cathedral's summer exhibition up for grabs - just keep an eye out for the bus!

Peterborough Cathedral has launched a fun new competition which will have people across the city reaching for their cameras.

‘Monsters on the Bus’ is a real-world observation game which will dangle the prospect of winning family tickets to the Cathedral’s upcoming ‘Monsters of the Sea’ exhibition under participants’ noses.

Featuring no fewer than 16 life-size animatronic sea creatures spanning from prehistoric eras to modern time, the eagerly anticipated exhibition is likely to be one of the hottest tickets in town this summer.

Peterborough Cathedral's new 'Monsters on the Bus' competition is offering free exhibition tickets to sharp-eyed Peterborians with social media skills (image: Getty / Peterborough Cathedral)

placeholder image — Peterborough Cathedral's new 'Monsters on the Bus' competition is offering free exhibition tickets to sharp-eyed Peterborians with social media skills (image: Getty / Peterborough Cathedral)

So how can you win one?

This is the deal.

To help publicise what promises to be a landmark exhibition, Peterborough Cathedral has emblazoned several local buses with eye-catching adverts of a fearsome Great White shark.

You may have already seen them as they certainly have a way of catching your attention.

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for local buses emblazoned with 'Monsters of the Sea' exhibition posters! (image: Peterborough Cathedral)

All participants need to do is to is – safely and sensibly – snap a selfie next to one of the bus adverts and then share it on social media using the hashtag #monstersonthebus.

Each selfie shared in this way serves as an entry into the draw to win one of TEN family tickets to the ‘Monsters of the Sea’ exhibition.

Though the competition is straightforward enough, it promises to be a lot of fun - and make weekend shopping trips much more fun!

"We're thrilled to launch the 'Monsters on the Bus' competition as a fun and engaging way to celebrate our upcoming exhibition," said the Cathedral’s head of marketing, Paul Stainton.

The competition is already up and running and will continue until the end of June.

Winners will be selected and announced on July 1 via Peterborough Cathedral's official social media channels.

Paul is anticipating a furry of bus-spotting activity among sharp-eyed Peterborians.

"We hope this initiative will spark excitement and curiosity,” he said, “and encourage families to come and explore the wonders of the sea this summer at Peterborough Cathedral."

The ‘Monsters of the Sea’ exhibition will run from July 15 to September 1.