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  This is Ely Cathedral from the nearby meadow.

Ely is unusual in having a park with delightful views of the cathedral nearby. This is about 300m from the cathedral and is a delightful walk.

This is called "The Ship of the Fens". It is on top of a hill and can be seen for miles, much like Chartres in France.  The photo ...

During WW2 my dad was a Pathfinder flying night raids in Lancaster bombers over Germany.  Before joining flying crew he had to have his appe...

At the moment there is an exhibition at Ely Cathedral of statues by Sean Henry.  These are large and small and some are very realistic.

This was Ely earlier in the week. Ely Cathedral is in the background. It is called "the Isle of Ely" as it is built on a rare hill...

As mentioned before, we went to Ely with a friend yesterday.  This is the River Great Ouse, into which the River Cam flows is shown in the p...

  Yesterday, we went to Ely with a friend who is staying with us.  We ate at a small cafe at lunchtime.

The place in the photo has been serving food since the 1200s. Luckily the cheese scones are not that old 😉😉.

  The photo show Ely as the train from Norwich drew into the station earlier this week. Ely is dominated by its cathedral on the hill. The R...

On Wednesday, we ate at the Almonry restaurant in Ely. This is next to Ely Cathedral and has been serving food since the 1200s - that is som...

We went to Ely earlier today. This included eating in the Almonry restaurant that has been serving food since the 1200s. The food is fresh ...

Today, we went to Ely. There was an art exhibition in the Lady Chapel at the cathedral.  It was very good and free.

Ely is about 20 minutes away from us by car. The cathedral, which is very old, dominates. See  https://www.elycathedral.org/

  This house was next to Ely Cathedral. I think it is either a cathedral office or linked to the King's School.

This morning we went to Ely Cathedral and had lunch in the Almonry that dates back to the 13th century. Imagine eating here then! We had a c...

Ely is about 8 miles away "as the crow flies". It is about 12 miles away by road. On top of the hill is the magnificent cathedral ...

This was Ely yesterday by the River Great Ouse.  Ely is a nice place with a cathedral on the hill and an attractive waterfront. The railway ...

  This was where we had lunch today: Peacocks in Ely, Cambs.. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. We tried to take a friend there on a Tue...

This is the cathedral cafe. They've been serving food here since the 1200s.  Thankfully the cheese scones are not that old!  The undercr...