Introduction
113km (70 miles) NE of London; 26km (16 miles) N of Cambridge
Ely Cathedral is the top attraction in the fen country, outside of Cambridge. After you've seen the cathedral, you can safely be on your way; Ely is simply a sleepy market town that can't compete with the life and bustle found at Cambridge.
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Ely Cathedral
The near-legendary founder of this cathedral was Etheldreda, the wife of a Northumbrian king who established a monastery on the spot in 673. The...
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Grimes Graves
This is the largest and best-preserved group of Neolithic flint mines in Britain; they produced the cutting edges of spears, arrows, and knives...
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Ely Museum
A gallery presents a chronological history of Ely and the Ely Isle from the Ice Age to the present day. Displays include archaeology, social history,...
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