1. The House
2. Rates and Routes
3. The City of Ely
4.The City of Cambridge
5. Tours of Cambridge
6. Excursions from Ely
7. Ely to London and Europe
Excursions from Ely
Cambridge (16 miles) is the principal destination See The City of Cambridge Prickwillow (3 miles) has a Pumping Station museum. Stretham Old Engine (5 miles) is a beam engine of the early condensation type, installed in 1831 for draining the fens. Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (4 miles) attracts ducks and swans in winter and waders in spring and summer. Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (6 miles). The last remaining undrained portion of the Fens. Anglesey Abbey (14 miles) has an interesting interior and lovely gardens in the biggest area set to lawn in the country. Newmarket (14 miles) is the home of horseracing, with the Horse Museum and the National Stud. Oxbrugh Hall (18 miles) is everyone's idea of a Robin Hood castle with turrets and moat and drawbridge, but this is for real: 500 years old, not a Disney concoction! Bury St. Edmunds (24 miles) is a town with historic buildings including a hotel made by Dickens. The ruins of the Abbey are set in a beautiful park. King's Lynn (26 miles) was once a notable port for the region and has many historic buildings and two outstanding churches. Sandringham House (33 miles), is one of the homes of the Royal Family set in beautiful grounds. The chapel should be visited. |
Air Displays Duxford (21 miles) is an old R.A.F. station hosting the famous aviation and military museum, which includes a walk-in Concorde, and gives frequent flying displays. From Cambridge there is a free bus to Duxford.
R.A.F Mildenhall (11 miles) The U.S.A.A.F. gives a flying display annually. Old Warden Aerodrome (39 miles) is a museum of early aircraft with occasional flying displays. Train Services As well as to Cambridge and London there are services to King's Lynn, Bury St Edmunds, Peterborough (for the North), Norwich, Harwich, for departure by ship to the Continent. For Air Connections with UK and Europe see Ely to London and Europe |
Concorde (now
viewable in a hangar)