Ely

It was a bank holiday, and we had a very nice day trip to Ely in East Cambridgeshire. Ely means 'eely place, place where eels are found'. Eels are still caught in the River Great Ouse. It's a small city but there are nice shops and restaurants around the Cathedral and you can enjoy exploring the city. The beautiful and huge Cathedral had its origins in the 11th century. It's on the hill and called the 'Ship of the Fens', or 'Isle of Ely', because it was an island in the middle of the Fens, which remained largely under water untill the seventeenth century.

The cathedral is really splendid. If you look up the celling, you can see Victorian beautiful paintings, which shows all of history with Jesus Christ. Also some films were filmed in this cathedral, such as "Elizabeth", "The King's Speech" and " The Other Boleyn Girl".

Outside the cathedral, we went to High Street and had a lunch at the hotel & restaurant "The Lamb". It dates back to the 15th century, when it existed as a coaching inn. Now it looks modern and has a nice service. Seemed quite popular, there are many people inside from old couples to young families.

Ely Cathedral

The River Great Ouse

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The Lamb Hotel

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Lamb Hotel
2 Lynn Road, Ely Cambridgeshire, CB7 4EJ
Telephone: 01353 663574