What You Can See and Do
In and Around Ely

Ely Cathedral 01353 667735
No trip to Ely would be complete without visiting this magnificent building and taking a walk up the tower. Here you will also find the Lady Chapel, and a souvenier/book shop as well as their coffee shop.

Stained Glass Museum 01353 667735
Housed in Ely Cathedral, this is your chance to see some original stained glass. Complete with souveniers to buy as gifts or to treat yourself.

Oliver Cromwell Museum 01353 662062
Inside Oliver Cromwell House you can browse around the Oliver Cromwell Museum.

Ely Museum 01353 666655
At the end of Market Street you will find the Old Gaol. This has been transformed in to a splendid museum showing what life used to be like. Displays include fossils, old clothing, torture devices and farming equipment. If you have ever wondered what the building used to be like, go along and see the prison complete with prisoner and rats.

Tickets can be bought for each of these from their respective place. Why not save some money and buy a passport ticket from Oliver Cromwell House? This entitles you to an entry in each of the four places above.
Prices are: Adults £9:00, Children and Concessions £7:00. With every adult ticket, a child under 12 can go for FREE.

Oliver Cromwell House 01353 662062
Ely’s tourist Information Centre can be found in Oliver Cromwell House. Helpful staff will advise you further on places of interest and where you could stay while visiting our region. Here you can buy your passport ticket.

Ely River
On a sunny day, what could be better than relaxing by the river with a cold drink?

Waterside Antiques Centre
Whilst down by the river, don’t forget to visit the Antiques Centre. An Aladdin’s cave, you never know what you might find.

Markets
Ely boasts three markets:
Every Thursday – General Market
Every Saturday – Crafts and Antiques
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month – Farmers’ Market

Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum 01353 688360
Located 4 miles outside Ely and shows you what life used to be like when we used pumping stations.

Welney Wildfowl 01353 860711
If wildfowl is your thing, a visit to Welney Wildfowl is a must.

Wicken Fen (National Trust) 01353 720274
Travel 20 minutes outside Ely and you can find yourself among the wildlife at Wicken Fen.

Denny Abbey 01223 860489
Located outside Waterbeach is Denny Abbey. Here you will find a farm museum showing how different a farmer’s life was before they had the machinery we know today.