Matt Routledge

Delve into the dark past of witchcraft and the witch trials in Ely this autumn at Oliver Cromwell’s House… As we approach Halloween, a popular celebration that has come to be associated with pumpkin carving, scary costumes and trick or treating, our thoughts turn to the macabre and supernatural. That includes witches and witchcraft – […]

A brief history of the CompanyPoets House Hotel, located in the heart of Ely, was originally built in the early 1900s as a series of elegant townhouses. It later became the home of a local poet, Sybil Marshall, from whom the hotel takes its name. Lovingly restored, Poets House has been welcoming guests as a

A brief history of Watergull Orchards and how we produce our delicious Apple Juice Watergull Orchards are a family business operating for over 25 years. We concentrate on producing a high-quality English apple juice. Our juice is made from the finest apples, all grown in Cambridgeshire. The apple juice is pressed on the farm, soon

A Brief History of G’s G’s was founded by Guy Shropshire in 1952, today the business has grown to be an international food and farming business with farms across the UK, Spain, Senegal and Central Europe, growing salads and vegetables for the UK and European markets. The business remains a family business based in Barway,

Our headline Sponsor for the 25th Anniversary of the Apple and Harvest Fayre 2025 is Cheffins. A Brief History of Cheffins Established in 1825 by RD Thorogood, Cheffins is this year celebrating its bicentenary.     The business was originally set up as an auctioneering firm but, over the years, several departments have been borne out

Nestled amongst the Medieval monastic buildings and within eye line of the majestic Ely Cathedral, apples grew in abundance. Times change, however, the city has grown, and the former orchards are now honoured in the names of buildings, streets and developments… To Visit Ely however, the apples that once grew are still hugely important and

2025 is going to be another exciting year for Ely, and we can’t wait to share it with you all. On May 8th, 2025, as a nation, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe. To commemorate VE Day 2025, Ely will join in with the National Day of Commemoration for this hugely important

What a Golden year 2024 has been! First and foremost, we would like to thank you, the Visitor and our community, for supporting what we do here at Visit Ely. Every year it’s a joy to provide a first-class tourism offering and we continue to strive to make Ely not only a place to visit,

The City Council has appointed Matthew Routledge to the honorary office of Town Crier, continuing a long-standing tradition of Ely having a town crier. In Mid-October the City of Ely Council agreed the appointment of a new Town Crier, a post that has been a point of pride for several decades. Though the office is