Oh my goodness I’ve seen some of the finest cathedrals in the world and Ely is up there with the best of them. What a wonderful experience we had. Absolutely glorious building, we were warmly welcomed and in addition had booked onto the Octagon Tower tour which was guided by Dave. The tour was superb, Dave was extremely knowledgeable and funny with it, definitely not ‘dry’!! A fantastic day Thank you

I hope you visit Ely Cathedral but mostly I'd encourage you to take advantage of the passion and knowledge of the guides there. The enthuse, entertain, inform and engage in an individually fantastic way. Mark did our ground floor tour and ensured we had a firm grasp of the history and many different stages of building THE biggest cathedral there is. Mostly Norman\Roman with a mixture of Gothic we discovered. His explanation and care in showing us the details that remain from before and after the different stages of building was thoroughly engaging. When the square tower fell due to subsidence while building the biggest existing Lady chapel, the roof literally fell in. He then described the fortifying of the columns to take the tonnes of timer and lead which form the 'lantern' that exists now. We went up there too, another amazing tour guide who's knowledge of the structure was as mind boggling as his name (which I can not recall, sadly. Well, there's two of them and he's the big one. We went up the steps at a perfect pace, allowed to keep our breath and heart rate at an acceptable level. After looking down through the windows of the lantern to the cathedral floor below we climbed again and ended up on the roof where you can literally see for miles... I think he said at least 15 miles! Truly amazing cathedral and brilliant team of guides. Thank you

Beautiful stunning place. Historical, absolutely amazing architecture. The cathedral was built in 11 century and it’s very impressive. The art work is banging.

The cathedral is stunning, grand, and full of history. It’s well worth the admission fee. The atmosphere inside is cool and peaceful, and the guides provide interesting explanations at each point. A beautiful and highly worthwhile place to visit.

Great place to visit. Historical. Lots of history.With little parking outside. It's about £14 to enter. Booking in advance is recommended. But outside looks as amazing as inside. Nice gardens too.