A few weeks ago the present Mr Tart and myself spent the weekend in Cambridge. We were only a few miles away from Ely and despite some claims that he was ?History-ed' out he agreed to drive there on the Sunday morning. I was really excited about seeing the cathedral being a bit of a History nut. I love cathedrals and have a thing about seeing them whenever I go somewhere I havent been before.
SOME HISTORY:
An abbey was founded on the site in around 673 by Saint Etheldreda (youve got to love those Saxon names!). The cathedral was begun in the 11th century. The monastery part of the Cathedral was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539 and some parts of the Cathedral were destroyed, such as Saint Etheldredas shrine.
GETTING THERE:
Ely is in Cambridgeshire, about 14 miles north of Cambridge. It is on the A10. Driving towards the city ...
Advantages: Very homely, well equipped, excellent location, fab window seat, sea view Disadvantages: Expensive in the summer - but so is everywhere in Elie. Not suitable for the infirm.
Queens View is situated at 31 High Street, Elie in the Neuk of Fife in Scotland. It is a very comfortable and well appointed two bedroom second-floor, self catering flat. We stayed there for four nights during October 2009. We found it to be more than holiday accommodation ? it feels more like a home from home.
The entrance and stairwell are carpeted and appear exceptionally well maintained and clean with artificial flowers and some real plants. There is a security entrance system and lights which automatically switch off after three minutes.
Queens View itself consists of a twin bedroom, a double bedroom, a shower room, a dining kitchen and a living room.
The double room, to the rear of the building, is a large room with quirky wooden furniture providing plenty of storage space. It also has a portable ...
Advantages: Pretty, things to do, nice character Disadvantages: A few dodgy areas (but you get them everywhere)
Ely is probably the only town worth visiting in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. All around it for many miles are unpleasant, violence-ridden villages such as Littleport, or grim flatland market townssuch as Downham market. But Ely, sitting on a hill with one of the most majestic cathedrals in England, is well worth a visit.
Aside from the cathedral, it doesn't look that amazing when you walk out of the train station, but that says more about where many train stations are situated than anything else.
Once you find the city centre, you'll see that the city (and it's quite a small city really) has a number of interesting shops as well, of course, as the cathedral itself.
As I said, the cathedral is one of the best in England, and also features a stained glass museum on the first floor with some excellent works of art. It costs to go in ...
bagoproverbial 02.12.2004
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