Welcome to the Visit Ely Shop
Looking to visit Ely and the District - then why not use our 'phone in' shop to purchase tickets for our walking tours, events or gift vouchers. We also offer a wide selection of maps & guides to help you plan your visit in advance. And finally, take the opportunity to purchase locally produced crafts & gifts
Our friendly staff is on hand to take your call and post any of the available products to your home address. All credit card payments accepted but unfortunately not American Express. Minimum order for credit cards £5 including postage/handling fee. Cheques accepted and payable to East Cambridgeshire District Council.
Postage and Handling fee of £1 for first item and £0.50 extra per additional item. We aim to deliver ordered goods within 10 working days.
| All tickets for events and Ely Guided City walks are available from Ely Tourist Information Centre and can be pre booked and paid for over the phone. Our What's On pages feature a list of the upcoming events and walk. |
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EXPLORE ELY AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE
MAPS
ELY MAP
Map and guide to the historic city of Ely and surrounding area including attractions and local history.
£1.00
THE FENS RIVERS WAY
An exciting 17 mile walk following rivers Cam and Great Ouse from Cambridge to Ely. Route map and 4 additional circular routes.
£2.00
ELY & NEWMARKET (Mildenhall & Soham) Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 226
The essential map for Walkers, Off Road Cyclists, Horse riders and all involved in outdoor activities.
£7.99
CAMBRIDGE & NEWMARKET (Saffron Walden) Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 154
An all purpose map packed full of information to help you really get to know an area.
£6.99
ELY & WISBECH (Downham Market) Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 143
An all purpose map packed full of information to help you really get to know an area.
£6.99
BOOKS
ELY PITKIN CITY GUIDE
A guide to Ely, a city steeped in history with a magnificent cathedral and Oliver Cromwell’s House. Explore the city and the riverside using the illustrated walk.
£4.99
CAMBRIDGE PITKIN CITY GUIDE
Use the guide to explore Cambridge, a city whose rich history is all around you. The guide includes street map, walks, places to visit, museums and information.
£4.99
ELY CATHEDRAL SOUVENIR GUIDE
A 52 page full colour souvenir guidebook written by Canon Dr. Peter Sills about this magnificent Cathedral
£4.99
DVDS AND CDS
CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND THE FENS: PART I
Memories of Cambridgeshire as it used to be from 1912 to the eve of the Second World War
£9.99
CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND THE FENS: PART 2
1939: another devastating war threatens Britain. Look back at how WWII and the post-war years shaped life in Cambridgeshire from the 1940s to the ‘60s.
£9.99
BOOKS
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE by TREVOR BEVIS
A Comprehensive guide to the dramatic story of endeavour, disappointment and success which resulted in the drainage of the Fens.
£4.20
PRISONER OF THE FENS by TREVOR BEVIS
A true story of Scottish and Dutch prisoners-of-war brought to the Fens to work on the drainage scheme.
£2.70
FLOODED FENS by TREVOR BEVIS
Floods and the stoical determinedness of the Fen and Marsh people and hazardous nature of their work (1236 – 1947)
£4.80
THE RIVER MAKERS by TREVOR BEVIS
The drainage story centres upon embattled legions of men valiantly attempting to control unforgiving forces of nature, confining free ranging waters to a system of dykes, sluices, washland and drains.
£4.20
DVDS AND CDS
FLOODS OF EAST ANGLIA 1912 – 1953
Using rare, original film, discover the stories behind the disasters floods, including Norwich in 1912, Norfolk 1938, Cambridgeshire 1947, Suffolk, Norfolk, 1953.
£9.99
BOOKS
THE CONQUEROR versus ELY by TREVOR BEVIS
This little book attempts to lift recorded facts to an acceptably believable level and explains what happened in the Fens more than 900 years ago.
£3.00
HEREWARD Outlaw and Hero by PETER REX
A detailed account of Hereward’s family descent, his life and resistance to the Norman Conquest.
£2.75
ETHELDREDA, Princess, Queen, Abbess & Saint by Norman Sneesby
A fascinating story of Etheldreda, the daughter of the King of Angles who formed a monastery in Ely for men and women in AD 673.
£8.50
HAUNTED ELY, by Margaret Haynes and Vivienne Doughty
A fascinating account of ghostly experiences in Ely told by two Blue Badge Guides who organised Ghost Tours in the city.
£5.95
DVDS AND CDS
HOME FRONT
Using dramatic, rare film, discover how ordinary people in the East of England endured a war that changed their lives forever.
£9.99
WORKING THE LAND
Featuring interviews with farmers and labourers, and using rare film from Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, look back to an age that has gone forever.
£9.99
LOST RAILWAYS
East Anglia was once rich in branch lines, providing a service to ports, villages and towns. Using rare footage the film includes those lines the Beeching Plan swept away leaving little sign that they had ever existed.
£9.99
G I AIRMEN in East Anglia
East Anglia, 1942: the US Air Force has invaded, bringing jeeps, gum, candy and nylons. Charming and friendly, the GIs quickly become part of the local scene. Using rare, original film, discover the story behind the men who risked extraordinary danger to win the peace.
£9.99
BOOKS
CROMWELL TO CROMWELL by John Schofield
Reformation to Civil War. Following on from his Biography of Thomas Cromwell,
John Schofield examines how the English character and the way it perceived royal
rule changed between the time of Thomas Cromwell and that of his great-great-grandnephew Oliver
Hard Back: £20.00 or Paper Back £12.99
CROMWELL’S ELY by REG HOLMES
Oliver Cromwell’s earlier life and later military and parliamentary activity has been written about in abundance. Very little has been written detailing Cromwell’s life in Ely, so this is a welcome publication.
£4.50
GOD’S ENGLISHMAN by Christopher Hill
Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution. This is not a conventional biography, but a number of brilliant interpretive essays, analysing the forces which Cromwell helped to create, and which created him.
£16.99
OLIVER CROMWELL by Peter Gaunt
This illustrated biography provides a concise and accessible introduction to Oliver Cromwell’s life and career. The text draws upon extensive and up-to-date research as well as contemporary speeches and letters, both personal and political, and gives an insight into the hopes and fears, goals and aspirations of this powerful and exceptional man.
£12.95
PORTRAITS of the PARLIAMENTARY OFFICERS of the GREAT CIVIL WAR;
These facsimiles are of a rare series published in 1647, with New Brief Biographical Notices of their Lives and Actions.
£4.50
SOLDIER’S BIBLE by Prior Publications
A reprint in facsimile of the soldier’s pocket bible Oliver Cromwell issued to the soldiers in the New Model Army.
£3.50
COLONEL JOHN PICKERING’S REGIMENT OF FOOT 1644 – 1645 BY Glenn Foard
This book traces the history of one of the original infantry regiments of parliament’s New Model Army through two of the most turbulent years of English history.
£6.00
STUART ENGLAND Pitkin Guide
A detailed and illustrated account of life in Stuart England.
£4.99
CIVIL WAR Pitkin Guide
Covering the period 1642 – 51 this illustrated guide gives a comprehensive account of the Civil War.
£4.99
BRITAIN’S KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN Pitkin Guide
An illustrated publication dating from Alfred the Great in the ninth century to Queen Elizabeth II
£4.99
OLIVER CROMWELL & HIS NOT SO CIVIL WAR(DEAD FAMOUS) by Alan MacDonald
An excellent publication written in a highly amusing fashion. It is popular with both children and adults.
£5.99
SLIMY STUARTS (HORRIBLE HISTORIES) by Terry Deary
A history of the Stuarts with all the nasty bits left in! An informative and enjoyable read for children and adults alike.
£5.99
CIVIL WAR ACTIVITY SET
Civil War activity set including 4 posters, pencils, stickers ,notepad, pencil topper and feather pen.
£4.50
OLIVER CROMWELL ACTIVITY PACK
Oliver Cromwell Activity Pack including puzzles and games, pictures to colour and things to do.
£2.50
THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ACTIVITY PACK
The Civil Wars Activity Pack including puzzles and games, pictures to colour and things to do
£2.50