Guided Tours
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 too much to see and discover, and that is where our expert guides come in. Join one of our team on a guided tour of our city.
Perhaps you want the perfect launching point for your visit? In that case, book one of our Ely Highlights Tours – a tour designed to give you that ideal introduction to the city; giving you the chance to explore afterwards at your leisure. Maybe it will fuel the fires of curiosity and before you know it you’ll be booked on one of our specialised tours covering a multitude of subjects ranging from Ely’s Riverside to the pubs and inns past and present!
Many of our tours have something special at the end: including Monastic Tours that end with tea and cake or a Riverside tour that ends with a fantastic carvery with riverside views!
Below you’ll find our ever-growing range of tours including dates and booking links for each one. Check back regularly to see what new tours are being added and the dates for current tours. Also, don’t forget October every year is our “spooky season” when we turn our attention to the spectres that haunt the streets of the city with our ghostly season of tours!
The Ely Highlights Tour
There is so much to see in Ely, so much to learn and sometimes we get asked “Where do I begin?” – We have the perfect answer- The Ely Highlights Tour!
Our expert guides are ready and waiting to lead you on a comfortable ninety-minute walk around Ely showing you the “Highlights” of our incredible city. With a 1.5-mile route, this is a delightful and relaxed amble. Starting and finishing at Oliver Cromwell’s House, this tour will look at the rich history of this medieval city including its architecture, its monastic roots, the unique relationship the city has with eels and the riverside, once the bustling centre of trade.
Tours depart from Oliver Cromwell’s House at 2 pm.
Tickets – £7.50
For availability and bookings, please check here – The Ely Highlights Tour
Spooky Season 2024
The nights are drawing in and the spectres are beginning to appear! It’s time for Spooky Season to kick off in Ely!
With a wide range of much-loved favourites and brand new delights, why not book one or more of our fascinating and frightening tours this ghoulish season?
For availability and bookings, please check here Spooky Season 2024
Private and Bespoke Tours
Are you looking for that truly special event for you and your family? A birthday with a difference or something different to do when friends meet? It might be that the dates and times don’t line up with what you need but you’d still love to do one of our tours as a group!
Visit Ely are happy to help. All of our tours can be booked for private groups (minimum two people) so that you can enjoy one of our brilliant tours just as you need it to be.
We offer a range of bespoke options including specific finishing locations – for example, why not book a table for your party at Riverside Bar Kitchen, for a delicious carvery, and before have a tour that takes in Ely’s Riverside and finishes with our guided waving farewell at the door of the restaurant so you can sit in comfort, eat and discuss the new facts and tales you’ve learned!
For all such enquiries, please complete the form below and we will be in touch!