Ely Museum Information
Contact Information
Ely Museum,
The Old Gaol, Market Street,
Ely, Cambridgeshire,
CB7 4LS
Curator: Elie Hughes
[T] 01353 666655
[F] 01353 659259
Summer Opening Times
Monday — Saturday
10.30am — 5.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm — 5.00pm
Winter Opening Times
Monday — Saturday*
10.30am — 4.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm — 4.00pm
*closed on Tuesdays except for school and group bookings
Admission Charges
Adults £3.00
Concessions £2.50
Accompanied children FREE
Ely Shopmobility
Shopmobility is a scheme to provide electrically powered scooters to help people who have limited mobility to shop and use other facilities in Ely.
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Gallery 4: The Last Invaders
16th century pottery
The arrival of the Vikings brought destruction to the Abbey made of wood and thatch, which was burnt to the ground in circa 870 AD. As a part of the Danelaw it would have been under nominal Viking rule but the benefits were probably as great as the dangers. It was the Norman Conquest of 1066 that brought about the last great cultural change in the fens as it did for the whole of England. Take time to look at the extracts from the Domesday record of the area. See how small the population was and how scattered. Note especially how much land the monastery owned! Note its power — a power that would grow with time.
One of the finest pieces on display in this gallery is the Grimston Jug, which is featured in the original Tudor doorway.