Ely Museum
Ely Museum is a museum of local history in Ely, Cambridgeshire. 12 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Ely Cathedral (200 m).
Museum in Ely
Inside Ely
Ely Museum is inside Ely’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
If warmth matters, go May to September: Ely reaches 18–23°C.
Ely Museum
Museum of local history in Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
In Ely, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Ely
- Official site
- elymuseum.org.uk
Practical information
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find Ely Museum
The map puts Ely Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ely’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Ely Museum
Ely tops the 4 for size, at 19,185 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Ely
Witchford
Little Downham
Little Thetford
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Ely Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | It’s in town | 19,185 | 7 |
| Witchford | 2.5 km west of it | 2,386 | 5 |
| Little Downham | 3.4 km northwest of it | 1,234 | 6 |
| Little Thetford | 3.8 km south of it | 744 | 6 |
Also within reach
Our list has 12 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.
CathedralEly Cathedral200 m away2
MuseumThe Stained Glass Museum200 m away3
Historic houseOliver Cromwell's House300 m away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum13 km away5
MuseumPrickwillow Museum6 km away6
MuseumBurwell Museum15 km away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustWicken Fen11 km away8MuseumMuseumRAF Witchford and RAF Mepal Museum2.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Ely Museum
Where is Ely Museum?
Ely Museum is in Ely, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ely Museum?
Museum of local history in Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Ely Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Ely, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ely Museum?
Within 15 km: Ely Cathedral (200 m), The Stained Glass Museum (200 m), Oliver Cromwell's House (300 m) and Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (13 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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