Ely is built on a 23-square-mile island which at 85 feet / 26 m, is the highest land in the Fens. Thanks to this, Ely was not waterlogged like the surrounding Fenland, and was originally an island separated from the mainland, until drained in the 18th century.

Stumpy Ed

September 4, 2020

If you're interested in history, this place is well worth a day.
Sadly we had but an hour so will have to return another time.

Neil Sneade

March 12, 2022

The capital of the Fens. Amazing cathedral although not an awful lot of other attractions.

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Location: Ely (E Cambs), East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Quiet Route into Ely

View of Ely Cathedral from the Riverside Path

View of the River Near Ely

Ely Cathedral

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River Great Ouse Riverside View

Sedge Fen, Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

Lode and Upware Canal Path

View South from Wicken Fen

Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

View of Ely Cathedral

1. Ely to Downham Market loop

2. St Ives road loop to Ely Cathedral & Ramsey Abbey

3. Newmarket to Ely loop

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