Opening Times

Opening Times

Monday–Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Sunday 12 noon - 3pm

Ely Cathedral is a very busy working Cathedral and there are occasions we need to restrict visitor access or close our doors to visitors for an event, service, essential maintenance etc. We appreciate that people may travel some distance to visit, so we try and give as much notice as possible here. However some events or services need to take place with very little notice, so please check back here for any changes before you visit.

Changes to Opening Times

September

Saturday 6 September
9.45am – 11.30am: No visitor access to the East End and Presbytery due to a service.
11.30am – 1pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a private event.

Sunday 7 September
1.15pm – 4pm: No visitor access to the East End and Presbytery due to a service.

Monday 8 September
11.45am – 12.45pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a service of Holy Communion. All are welcome to attend the service.

Tuesday 9 September
1.15pm – 3pm: No visitor access to the East End and Presbytery due to a memorial service.
3pm – 4pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a private event.

Wednesday 10 September
9.30am - 10.30am: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a schools' event.

Thursday 11 September
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
10am – 4pm: Organ tuning: Please note this involves loud, discordant and repetitive noise.

Friday 12 September
No visitor access or tours due to set up for a private event.
The Stained Glass Museum is open as usual 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm).

Saturday 13 September
Visitor entry is from 10.30am today.
3.30pm – 5pm: The Octagon area will be busier than usual with rehearsals for Evensong.

Sunday 14 September
12 noon -3pm: Heritage weekend opening. Free entry, prebooking for tours highly recommended.

Wednesday 17 September
12.15pm – 2pm: No visitor access to the East End (including Chapels) due to a wedding.

Thursday 18 September
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. All visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Friday 19 September
1pm – 4pm: The Cathedral will be much busier than usual with set up and rehearsals for The Music of Coldplay. Some visitor access and views will be limited, and there will be some very loud sound checks.

Saturday 20 September
11.45am – 2.15pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a private event.
4pm – 5pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a private event.

Monday 22 September
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s event.

Tuesday 23 September
Visitor opening: 9.30am – 2.45pm (last entry 1.45pm) due to Evensong at 3.30pm. All are welcome to attend the service.
The Stained Glass Museum is open 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

Thursday 25 September
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. All visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Saturday 27 September
10.45am – 12.30pm: No visitor access to the East End and Presbytery due to a wedding.
1pm – 4pm: The Cathedral will be busier than usual with rehearsals for Ely Sinfonia. Some visitor views and access will be limited.

Sunday 28 September
12 noon – 3pm: No visitor entry or tours due to a service at 2pm.

October

Thursday 2 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. Visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Friday 3 October
1.15pm – 3pm: No visitor access to the East End and Presbytery due to a wedding.

Saturday 4 October
Visitor opening: 9.30am – 1.45pm (last entry 12.45pm) due to a service at 2.30pm. The Cathedral Shop is open until 2pm; the Stained Glass Museum is open until 5pm (last entry 4.30pm).

Monday 6 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s event.

Thursday 9 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
11.45am – 12.45pm: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a service of Holy Communion. All are welcome to join the service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. Visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Friday 10 October
All day: The Cathedral will be much busier than usual with set up for Harvest Festival. Some visitor access and views will be limited.

Saturday 11 October
9.30am – 4.30pm: No visitor tickets required. Free entry for Harvest Festival weekend. Please note no ground floor tours run today and the Cathedral will be much busier than usual.

Sunday 12 October
12 noon -3pm: No visitor tickets required. Free entry for Harvest Festival weekend. Please note no ground floor tours run today and the Cathedral will be much busier than usual.

Tuesday 14 October
10am – 4pm: Organ tuning. Please note this involves loud, discordant and repetitive noise.

Wednesday 15 October
9.30am – 12.30pm: The Lady Chapel will be busier than usual due to a private event. Some visitor access and views will be limited.

Thursday 16 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. Visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Saturday 18 October
1pm – 4pm: The Cathedral will be much busier than usual with set up and rehearsals for Ely Choral Society. Some visitor access and views will be limited.

Sunday 19 October
12.15pm – 1pm: No visitor access to the South Transept due to a private event.

Monday 20 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s event.

Thursday 23 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.
1pm - 2pm: No visitor access to the Presbytery due to a lunchtime concert. All visitors are welcome to attend the concert.

Friday 24 October
1pm – 4pm: The Cathedral will be busier than usual with rehearsals for Whitney Houston by Candlelight. Some visitor views and access will be limited and there will be loud soundchecks.

Saturday 25 October
1pm – 4pm: The Cathedral will be busier than usual with rehearsals for The Music of Taylor Swift by Candlelight. Some visitor views and access will be limited and there will be loud soundchecks.

Sunday 26 October
Visitor opening: 12 noon – 2.30pm (last entry 1.30pm) due to a service at 3.15pm. The Cathedral Shop is open until 2.30pm.

Wednesday 29 October
9.30am – 4.30pm: There is likely to be organ tuning and testing at times throughout the day. The Cathedral remains open to visitors.

Thursday 30 October
10am – 11am: No visitor access to the Lady Chapel due to a children’s service.