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Welcome to Ely and beyond...

Rising above the Cambridgeshire Fens, Ely is the destination City with something for everyone.

From the monastic buildings of the city past, the vibrant food scene and the scenic majesty of the Riverside, Ely packs a great deal into a pocket city. With Ely Cathedral, independent shops around the city centre, places to relax and replenish both body and mind, there has never been a better time to enjoy this quintessentially English jewel in the heart of East Cambridgeshire. 

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Things to do

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Group visits and Guided Tours

What's On

Visit Ely Guided Walks Programme
Visit Ely has always been incredibly proud of the city that we serve. From the majestic Cathedral to the riverside, there are fascinating facts and spellbinding sights wherever you look. It might well seem like there is simply to much to see and discover, and that is where our expert guides co...
27 January 2024
30 September 2025
Escape Room: The Tomb of the Templars
10:00
6 April 2024
31 January 2025
Ben's Yard Meet the Makers Markets
10:00
4 May 2024
30 November 2024
Experiment: Vita-Datum – Escape Room Experience
The latest Escape Room Experience from the long established Ely's Escape Rooms!  
10:00
6 July 2024
3 May 2025
The Rise of the Body Snatchers – Halloween Special
The year is 1842. Victorian England. Dr Caleb Shaw, a notorious and elusive surgeon associated with the criminal underworld is generously rewarding body snatchers to bring him recently deceased corpses and body parts for his illegal medical practises and study.
5 October 2024
27 October 2024
Ailsa Lyn - 'Finding Inspiration in the Natural World'
5 October 2024
26 October 2024
Life Drawing at Haddenham Arts Centre
09:30
5 October 2024
2 November 2024
Ely's Apple and Harvest Fayre 2024
10:00
12 October 2024
12 October 2024
Family Explorer Tours at Ely Museum
13:00
13 October 2024
The Monteverdi Choir perform Bruckner & Gesualdo: Echoing across the centuries
19:30
16 October 2024

Latest news

Ely Folk Festival 2024 hailed as huge success!
Ely Celebrates Armed Forces Day 2024
This year, Visit Ely and the Ely branch of the Royal British Legion came together to provide the community with a ‘bigger and better’ National Day of Celebration.
2023 – Looking Backwards and Looking Forward
History Comes Alive at Sessions House Ely
As with every year, Ely is honoured to host two servicesThough the Haunted season has since passed and thoughts turn to Christmas, that didn’t stop the specters of history from appearing before a sold out audience at Ely’s Sessions House on 10th November, when three trials were recreated in the v...
What a Weekend - Ely's Eel Day and Food, Drink and Craft Fair 2023
Overall feedback was ‘The Best Eel Festival Yet’.  You can’t get better than that.
Busy start to the year
It’s the beginning of February 2023 and it’s been busy at Visit Ely. In fact, it’s going to be a very busy year for Visit Ely and Ely as a whole. We’ve got so much planned for 2023 and we can’t wait to get things going.

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