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Stained Glass Museum Wins Award For Spotlight & Behind-the-Scenes Tours

News, Organisations, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

The Stained Glass Museum in Ely has won a prestigious award at the inaugural Museums in Cambridgeshire Awards 2019. The museum, located in the south triforium of Ely Cathedral, was the overall winner of the ‘New for You’ award category, for its new free 15-minute ‘Spotlight’ and 20-minute ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Tours. Since their introduction in May …

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Core – It’s Ely Apple Festival Time Again

Events, News, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

One of Ely’s best loved festivals makes a welcome return on Saturday, now in its 20th year. Held on Palace Green, opposite Ely Cathedral, Ely’s Apple Festival will once again be joining in with the National Apple Day celebrations by providing a whole host of apple related competitions, activities and wares. Running from 10 am …

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Winter Swans Begin their Migrations

Events, News, Organisations, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

As the first flakes of snow fall in Arctic Russia, migration has begun for the Bewick’s swans, but how many of them will make the journey all the way to the UK? Whilst the birds move south through Russia they are at the very start of a 2,500 mile journey which will take them weeks, …

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New traders and exciting activities announced for the 2019 Christmas Gift & Food Fair

Events, News, Organisations, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

Widely acknowledged as one of East Anglia’s exceptional Christmas shopping experiences, Ely Cathedral are preparing for the popular Christmas Gift & Food Fair with some exciting new additions for 2019. Several new traders will make up over 100 handpicked stalls located inside Ely’s magnificent medieval nave. Amongst those to catch your attention as you browse …

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Racing Potatoes – and the Chips were Free!

Events, News, Organisations, Sport, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

A bumper crowd lined the streets despite the rain as the teams smashed it over a half mile potato racecourse in Ely high st. The Ely Potato Race akin to Monaco is the most famous potato street race in the world, and one of the quirkiest events in the UK! A two-man Atrium gym team …

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Leap Into Dance at Ely Markets This Half-term Holiday

Events, News, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

This half-term Ely Markets is hosting a spectacular dance and circus event for all the family. There will be two performances of ‘Moon’ by the 2Faced Dance Company on Wednesday 23rd October in the Market Place. This is a free event, brought to the city by Babylon Arts and The Library Presents as part of …

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Carnival Theme for the 2020 Isle of Ely Arts Festival

Events, Music, News, Organisations, Tourism, Youth / By Alison Cooney

Building on the success of this year’s Isle of Ely Arts Festival, the organisers are busy planning an exciting programme for June 2020 on the theme of ‘Carnival’. Plans so far include a big community concert in the Cathedral involving lots of children and musicians from local orchestras performing music from The Carnival of Animals, …

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Open Heritage Weekend in Ely

Events, News, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

This weekend is Open Heritage Weekend in Ely! Where you can visit some of Ely’s oldest buildings for FREE! “The City of Ely is steeped in history and is proud of its strong heritage with the largest collection of monastic buildings in private dwelling in Europe. It is therefore fitting that we join in with …

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Visit Oliver Cromwell’s House this Summer

Events, News, Organisations, Places to Visit, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

2019 is shaping up to be quite a year for one of Ely’s key visitor attractions, Oliver Cromwell’s House. It began with the opening of their new refurbishment by Earl Spencer back in March as a result of funding from the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development. The former home of the Lord Protector and …

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Banksy gets his hook into Ely Cathedral

Events, Featured, Organisations, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

An extraordinary art work by the renowned street artist, Banksy, will be on temporary display in Ely Cathedral during the summer months. The Grappling Hook (2017) is an original piece signed by the artist, and is presented in the form of a large crucifix with 3 steel grapples and over 4 metre length of knotted …

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Iceland Calls to Welney Swans

News, Organisations, Places to Visit, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

For the first time, whooper swans hatched from injured, resident birds at WWT Welney have been recorded migrating north towards Iceland. During 2018 two pairs of whooper swans fledged young, all six of which were fitted with leg rings that have individual codes. This method of tracking birds is reliant on bird watchers spotting, identifying …

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Locked in a room – Can you Escape?

advertiser, Business, Tourism / By Mark Cooney

Being locked in a strange room with your friends, filled with unusual items and locked boxes looking for a way out might seem a strange way to spend time together but interest in this activity is on the rise. Steve Blake runs these kinds of activities across East Anglia and explains what an escape room …

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Welney Nominated for Gold Accolade

Featured, Organisations, Places to Visit, Tourism / By Alison Cooney

WWT Welney are excited to have been nominated for a Gold Accolade within the Visit England, Quality Assurance Scheme. The team at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust site pride ourselves on creating a welcoming and informative experience for visitors, so that everyone can connect with wetlands and the incredible wildlife. The continued improvements made to …

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Come to The Red Herring cries Mayor Rouse

Featured, Foodie, Tourism / By Mark Cooney

Ely has a large selection of restaurants but the newest one gives you a taste of the seaside by the river. The Red Herring, owned by TLC Inns opened officially yesterday after a weekend of successful soft launches and oh how the weather tested them. We were invited to see the new restaurant alongside the …

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