Day 8 – Ely

Well i have booked myself in for 3 nights and have already taken a walk over to the cathedral, as it is only 200 meters from my hotel. At 141 meters high it towers over the city and can be seen from all part.

I signed up for the octagonal tower tour which gave me the opportunity to climb the 100 odd steps up into the lantern before climbing out onto the roof for a spectacular view over the town and surrounding fens. The climb was very steep and very cramped but it was definitely worth the effort.

The Victorian’s in the 1900 decided that the cathedral, which was started in 1081, needed some fixing up, so they set about upgrading the plain medieval glass windows to stain glass ones, today sees the cathedral with the best display of stained glass windows in the country.