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Ely Cathedral - Heritage Heroes!
Heritage Open Day: Meet our Heritage Heroes on a family friendly monastic tour Join Ely Cathedral Learning Team on a tour of the monastic buildings in the Cathedral grounds. You'll meet a number of Heritage Heroes with connections to the Cathedral and monastery as you go.
Find out why Saxon warrior, Brythnoth, lost the battle of Maldon and how he came to rest here, meet Alan de Walsingham as he surveys his Octagon tower and bump into royalty as you meet Queen Philippa outside her new house.
We'll be exploring the monastic history of the Cathedral as we go, discovering how the buildings were used and by whom before finishing our tour at the Physick Garden where our medieval healers will explain more about their work and how they use the garden.
This family friendly tour is suitable for all ages.
Sat 17 Sep:10.30am. Free Entry.
Ely Cathedral, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Sat 17 Sep 2022
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