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What a truly glorious event Ely hosted over the weekend, with over 8000 visitors and community attending the Silver Anniversary of the Apple and Harvest Fayre. 2001 was the very first event, held on the Market Square and year on year it’s grown into one of Ely’s finest autumn events organised by the Visit Ely […]

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

The City of Ely Council, together with the Ely Branch of the Royal British Legion, were pleased with all those that joined in Ely’s VJ 80 commemorations. Friday 15th August 2025 was a day to remember, as over 100 people joined the service at Ely’s War Memorial, with the Reverend Canon Richard Darmody leading the

A special commemorative plaque has today (30 July) been unveiled at Ely station to mark the 180th anniversary of the coming of the railway to the city. Organised by Visit Ely, the plaque was unveiled in front of representatives from the local community and the rail industry, including the station operator, Greater Anglia. The Mayor

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