Explore Ely at your own pace

Rising from the flat Fens like a stone ship in a sea of mist, Ely guards secrets far older than its legendary skyline. This self-guided audio tour navigates the shadows of the city, revealing forgotten scandals and rebellions that most tourists walk past without a glance.

Why did a common farmer choose to defy a king and redraw the map of England forever? What silent agonies are captured within the fragile, glowing light of the cathedral windows? And which specific room in the Old Palace still chills visitors to the bone when the sun goes down?

Trace the footsteps of power through the halls of Oliver Cromwell and ascend the heights of the great cathedral. Experience a narrative journey that strips away the veneer of history to expose the raw, pulsing heart of this ancient island.

Photo: Matt Milton, Unsplash

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 2.8 km (1.8 miles)

Stops: 8 landmarks, including Ely railway station, St Peter-in-Ely, Ely Castle

Audio: up to 20 minutes of narration

Starts at: Ely railway station

Map data by Mapbox and OpenStreetMap contributors

How it works

Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes.

Download the free AudaTours app on your phone and enter the code.

Download the tour once and the whole thing works offline.

Walk to the first stop and press play. The audio for each landmark starts automatically as you approach it, so your phone can stay in your pocket.

There is no fixed date and no start time. The date you pick at checkout does not matter, and the tour stays on your phone permanently, so you can use it whenever you next visit and walk it again as often as you like.

What is included

Professionally narrated audio that plays automatically at each stop

An interactive map showing the walking route between landmarks

Full offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signal

Freedom to start, pause and resume whenever you like

Lifetime access - your code never expires

Where you will stop

Ely railway station

St Peter-in-Ely

Ely Castle

Stained Glass Museum, Ely

Oliver Cromwell's House

St Etheldreda's Church, Ely

Countess Free Church

Ely Cathedral

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What is AudaTours?

AudaTours turns a walk through a city into a story. Our guides bring landmarks to life with the history, the scandals and the detail you would never get from a plaque.

Immersive: real stories about the places in front of you, not a dry commentary

Offline: download once and use it with no data, anywhere

At your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you want

Accurate: every story is built from verified historical sources and checked before release

Good to know

This is a self-guided audio tour on your own phone. There is no in-person guide.

It does not include entry to any building or site along the route.

The landmarks on the tour are not affiliated with AudaTours.

You need a smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16 or later.

Bring headphones and start with a charged phone.

Who it suits

Solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who would rather explore on their own schedule than follow a guide and a fixed departure time. It suits a first visit, and it suits anyone who has already seen the famous sights and wants to know what actually happened in them.

Image credits

Photos: Nick Russill, Matt Milton, Phil Hearing (Unsplash).

Description supplied by the event organiser.