Ely

While my parents were visiting, we took a short train ride up to Ely for a day to visit the Ely Cathedral and the market. The weather was perfect, so we decided to take a tour to climb up to the highest tower of the church and get a view of the surrounding area. The Cathedral is gorgeous and we really enjoyed wandering around and learning more about the history of the region. Once we made it to the top, we could see the beautiful countryside stretching out in every direction.

After the tour of the Cathedral, we grabbed some lunch at a nearby cafe and did some shopping at the Ely market. We were really impressed with how nice the market was – we were so busy shopping that we forgot to take any photos!

We finished the day with some nice cold drinks along the river before hopping on the train back to Cambridge. We had a great day in Ely and hope to make it back there again soon!

 

There was a neat little tree tunnel in the park we walked through on our way to the Cathedral

 

Our first view of the Cathedral – our tour took us to the top of the tall tower on the left

 

Getting closer….

 

Inside the Cathedral

 

The beautiful artwork on the ceiling above the main aisle

 

The ceiling above the centre of the Cathedral

 

Waiting in the shade by the front door and sizing up the tower we were about to climb

 

The view from the top!

 

Looking out over the city of Ely

 

Looking down over the side entrance – we were pretty high above the ground!

 

Mom and Dad at the top of the tower

 

Enjoying the view across Cambridgeshire

 

Looking back towards the rest of the church and over some of the farmlands nearby