Private tour in Cambridge Deborah M
up to 6 people
2 hours 30 minutes
Walking
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Deborah M.
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Enjoy a short stroll along the river Ouse, once the life blood of the locals and hear how the superabundant supply of eels paid for more than just the rent ! Discover how the waterlogged Isle of Elig became a centre for the new Christian religion sweeping England with the foundation of an Abbey by an Anglo Saxon princess. Hear the tale of woe and destruction which threatened its survival repeatedly, as we travel back in time some 1000 years, walking through the jaw dropping, lofty spaces of the cathedral. Delight in the unprecedented scale of the Lady Chapel, celebrating the cult of the Virgin Mary. Completed in the year of the Black Death, it is compelling not just for its sheer beauty but also for the presiding legacy of terrible loss dealt by the Iconoclast reformers. View some chapels dedicated to the many bishops at Ely and discover their vital scholarly links with Cambridge colleges and their role in the University
Introduction to the tour - the market town, walking along the river Ouse from the historic Cutter Inn. View the Jubilee Gardens, the two great Maltings. Up the hill - 10 minutes - towards the town centre and Cathedral. An in depth visit inside the Norman Cathedral with its famous Lady Chapel and spectacular Octagon Lantern. View the adjacent medieval buildings, which today serve as shops or eateries, notably the Almonry or form part of the Kings School, Ely, notably the Tudor Bishops Palace opposite the Cathedral Green. ** This tour can be added to make a full-day customized tour to include Cambridge highlights - contact me to creat this tour!
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Arrival by train to Ely from Cambridge or direct from London. Walking
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
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