Cathedral · Ely · Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral

Ely Cathedral is a principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building. Add The Stained Glass Museum, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 13 places within 15 km.

Photo: Ely Cathedral, Bs0u10e01 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Ely

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#58 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Cathedral in Ely

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#58 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (38 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Ely

Ely Cathedral is inside Ely’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ely has 191 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

In Ely, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°49 mm

Feb8° / 2°37 mm

Mar11° / 3°36 mm

Apr14° / 5°37 mm

May18° / 7°44 mm

Jun21° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°57 mm

Aug23° / 12°57 mm

Sep20° / 10°51 mm

Oct15° / 7°60 mm

Nov11° / 4°56 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ely, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ely. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ely’s full climate →

About

Ely Cathedral

It is written up in 38 Wikipedias.

Ely’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 38 languages
Town: in Ely
Official site: elycathedral.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Ely Cathedral and nearby

Orange is Ely Cathedral; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Ely tops the 8 for size, at 19,185 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Ely

19,185 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km west of it

Witchford

2,386 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Little Downham

1,234 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km south of it

Little Thetford

744 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ely Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Ely	It’s in town	19,185	7
Witchford	2.4 km west of it	2,386	5
Little Downham	3.6 km northwest of it	1,234	6
Little Thetford	3.6 km south of it	744	6
Prickwillow	6.1 km east of it	386	2
Stretham	6.2 km southwest of it	2,070	2
Littleport	6.9 km north of it	9,170	2
Pymoor	7.5 km northwest of it	389	0

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Choose from 13 places within 15 km, such as 5 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory.

MuseumThe Stained Glass Museum100 m away 2

Historic houseOliver Cromwell's House300 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum13 km away 4

MuseumPrickwillow Museum6.1 km away 5MuseumMuseumEly Museum200 m away 6

MuseumBurwell Museum15 km away 7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustWicken Fen10 km away 8MuseumMuseumRAF Witchford and RAF Mepal Museum2.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Ely Cathedral

Where is Ely Cathedral?

Ely Cathedral is in Ely, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ely Cathedral?

Principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ely Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Ely, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ely Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Ely Cathedral?

Within 15 km: The Stained Glass Museum (100 m), Oliver Cromwell's House (300 m), Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (13 km) and Prickwillow Museum (6.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Stained Glass Museum: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oliver Cromwell's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prickwillow Museum: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burwell Museum: Senra, John McCullough, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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