Great lantern tower riding above the flat Fens.
Open to visitorscheck opening times and admission before you go
Standing remainssubstantial fabric survives to stand in front of
Visible for miles across the fens, which is how it got the name the Ship of the Fens. The scheduled monument here is the claustral buildings; the cathedral standing among them is a working one, open daily with an admission charge. Ely itself is small enough to walk in an afternoon, and Oliver Cromwell’s House is round the corner.
