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How to find us,
what to do and
where to stay in Ely
Our
address:
7 Cambridge Road, Ely, CB7 4HJ
(see map below)
Normal opening hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and on Saturdays
by special arrangement.
Please telephone well in advance to make your appointment.
Travelling
to Ely
• Travel by air
•
Travel by train
•
Travel by car
•
Accommodation
•
Pastimes
and
places to eat
•
Maps
Travelling by air
The nearest airport
to Ely is London Stansted (Stansted Airport) the third biggest
airport in the UK which is used by 29 airlines serving 34 countries.
Budget airlines Ryanair and Easyjet run the majority of flights into
Stansted. There is an hourly direct train service from Stansted Airport to Ely
which takes 50 minutes. Trains run from 05:20 to 22:50 Monday to
Friday, from 05:20 to 23:25 on Saturdays and from 07:46 to 22:18
on Sundays. Stansted Airport rail station is directly
below the terminal building. Tickets can be bought in advance or
at the station. If you are planning to return to the airport
by train from Ely, do consider buying a return ticket, as this is much
cheaper than two singles.
If arriving at Heathrow airport, your train journey to Ely will take
approximately 2 hours 20 minutes. You need to catch an underground train
(Piccadilly line, taking 60 minutes) to London King's Cross station,
then catch a train from King's Cross to Ely, either the hourly
service to King's Lynn via Ely (65 minutes) or a twice-hourly service to
Cambridge (50 minutes), where you can then catch a connecting train to
Ely (15 minutes).
If arriving at Gatwick Airport,
it's best to try to catch one of the trains running every 20 minutes
from Gatwick (platform 4) to London St Pancras, a direct journey lasting
40 minutes and avoiding the extra time and complication of using the
tube. When you get to London St Pancras, just cross over the
road to London King's Cross station where you continue you journey (see
below). There are also trains leaving every 10 minutes from Gatwick
to London Victoria (30 minutes) where you catch a tube train (Victoria
line) to London King's Cross (about 25 minutes. From
London King's Cross there is an hourly direct service to King's Lynn via Ely
(65 minutes) or a twice-hourly service to Cambridge (50 minutes) where
you can catch a connecting train to Ely (15 minutes).
Trains run from King's
Cross to Ely from 05:45 to
23:15 on weekdays, from 05:45 to 23:12 on Saturdays and from 07:26 to
23:15 on Sundays.
For further information on train services:
www.thetrainline.com
and
www.nationalrail.co.uk
For further information
on airports:
www.stanstedairport.com
www.heathrowairport.com
www.gatwickairport.com
Travelling by train
Ely is easily
accessible by train, with direct rail services from London King's Cross
(65 mins) Norwich (60 minutes) Peterborough (40 mins) Birmingham
(2½ hours) Manchester (3½ hours) and Stansted airport (50
minutes).
Direct trains from London King’s
Cross to Ely depart at approximately 45 minutes past each
hour. On the departures board these trains are signed 'Cambridge
and King's Lynn.'
Ely station is just 15 minutes beyond Cambridge.
Trains to
Cambridge leave King's Cross mainline station at approximately 15
minutes past the hour; it's well worth catching a Cambridge train as
you can easily change at Cambridge for a train to Ely. There are
four trains per hour between Cambridge and Ely (departure board
destinations are Birmingham (on the hour) Norwich (12 minutes past the
hour) Ely (24 minutes past the hour) and King's Lynn (35 minutes past
the hour). All these times are approximate - please see
www.nationalrail.co.uk for
full details. If changing trains at Cambridge onto a King's Lynn
train, be sure to get into
one of the front four coaches as the back four
coaches are left behind when the King's Lynn train departs from
Cambridge.
For more train information,
visit:
www.thetrainline.com
www.nationalrail.co.uk
On
foot or by taxi from the railway station
We are a 15
minute walk from the station. Turn left out of the station, pass the
Tesco car park on your left and cross over Angel Drove as it meets the
roundabout. Carry on up Station Road and Back Hill until you reach a
triangular green called Barton Square.
Cross the green, pass the Fountain
Inn on your left and walk up Silver Street. At the top of Silver Street,
turn left into St Mary’s Street, which soon becomes Cambridge Road.
Cambridge Road bears left and we are one of the first buildings
on the left: Number
7, a tall, gabled Victorian house. We work from home so do not have
a shop front: look out for the blue gate and door
and the etched scroll on the door glass.
If you would
rather travel by taxi, there is a taxi rank outside the station and the
ride costs around £3.00. If there is no taxi waiting you could try
telephoning A10 taxis on 01353 661010 or FenCabs on 01353 669966.
Approaching Ely by car - in general
Please note: some satellite navigation systems will mistakenly direct
you to Cambridge Road, Stretham, a village four miles outside Ely.
It's easy to find us if you follow the instructions below:
The
easiest approach to Ely by car from the south, west or north-west is via
the A14 and the A10. If travelling from the north, it is best to travel
down to the A14 and then up the A10, avoiding the slow cross country
roads (A141, A142) between Huntingdon and Ely.
If travelling from the
south on the M11, continue north up to the A14 and then take the A10,
avoiding the A11 round the east side of Cambridge which is very slow
except in the early hours!
Approaching Ely by car on the A10
As you
approach Ely you will reach the by-pass roundabout; go straight on towards
the city centre (we are exactly one mile on your car’s milometer from this
roundabout). You will pass a golf course on your right and a (closed
down) petrol
station on your left. The road then runs very straight and slightly
downhill for 300 yards. Start slowing down and look out for a
parking place on the right hand side of the road. We work from
home so do not have a shop front: we are a tall gabled Victorian
semi- detached house on the right hand
side of the road with a blue gate and door and a
cello scroll etched into
the door glass. There is a bus stop directly
outside the house with parking on either side of the bus stop.
If you drive
too far you will be on St Mary’s Street and will encounter islands in the
middle of the road, a pelican crossing and traffic lights at the Lamb
Hotel.
Approaching Ely by car on the A142
As you
approach Ely the road passes over a river bridge and under a low railway
bridge. Pass the railway station and the Tesco car park on your left and
go straight on at the roundabout, up Station Road and Back Hill, passing a
triangular green (Barton Square) on your left. Carry on, passing the
Fountain Inn on your left and into Silver Street (one way street.) At the
T junction at the top of Silver Street, turn left into St Mary’s Street.
As the road bears left it turns into the Cambridge Road. We work
from home so do not have a shop front: we are number 7,
the tall gabled Victorian house on the left hand side of the road, behind
a bus stop, with a blue gate and door and a spiral etched into the door
glass. You can park beyond the bus stop.
Accommodation in Ely
If you are
travelling a long distance and would like to organise an overnight stay we
can warmly recommend the following accommodation:
Cathedral
House
B&B or self catering
with Jenny and Robin Farndale whose Georgian house is tucked
away just beneath the Cathedral, five minutes from us. From £62.50
per night single occupancy.
Tel:
01353 662124. Web site:
www.cathedralhouse.co.uk
Guest House: Riverside Inn at 8 Annesdale, Ely. A
Victorian house on the riverside with luxurious accommodation and
lavish breakfasts. From £65 per night single occupancy.
Tel: 01353 661667
info@riversideinn-ely.co.uk
http://www.riversideinn-ely.co.uk/
57 Lynn Road, Ely CB6 1DD An Edwardian house on the north side of
Ely, 0.6 miles from us and one mile from the rail station. Double
or twin room available, from £43 single occupancy. Contact Judith
Smith on 01353 663685 or email marting7vgh@aol.com
Grove Barn Guest Rooms, Sutton Gault A comfortable bed and
breakfast in a very peaceful village, 7.5 miles from our workshop.
£55 single occupancy, £40 per person in a double room. Telephone
01353 778311. Website:
www.grovebarncambridgeshire.com/index.html
The Anchor Inn at Sutton Gault, CB6 2BD has some beautiful bedrooms
available for B&B guests, single occupancy from £59.50. Sutton
Gault, Sutton near Ely,
Cambridgeshire, CB6 2BD. Telephone: 01353 778537;
email:
anchorinn@popmail.bta.com
or website:
http://www.anchor-inn-restaurant.co.uk/
The Old Hall, Ely A beautifully renovated Jacobean
manor house one mile outside Ely. £120-160 per night for two people
sharing. Telephone 01353 663275; email:
stay@theoldhallely.co.uk
http://www.theoldhallely.co.uk/
For more options you
might also like to contact the Tourist Information Centre on 01353 662062
or visit
www.ely.org.uk
Ely Pastimes, Cafés and Restaurants
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