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38 Chapel Street

Approx ½ acre, with many unusual plants. Year-round interest. Gravel garden, well-stocked colourful rockery, herbaceous borders raised vegetable beds, soft fruit and figs, pergolas with many climbing roses. Numerous pots on terraces. Front garden has wide variety of roses, flowering Prunus, Philadelphus, Judas tree.

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38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street
38 Chapel Street

About 38 Chapel Street

This is a level ½ acre plantsman’s garden in a quiet street close to the Centre of Ely and its magnificent cathedral. There is year-round interest for the visitor starting with a good show of hellebores, spring flowers and tree blossom; ending with salvias flowering late into December (barring early frosts).
In summer and autumn there is a profusion of hybrid tea and climbing roses, and well-stocked herbaceous borders with plants and shrubs chosen for form and foliage as well as colour. Many unusual plants are to be found both in the flower borders, in the fine newly- established gravel garden, rapidly maturing rockery and in numerous pots/ containers.

The well-secluded rear garden contains lawns and terrace areas, gravel garden and rockery, herbaceous borders, vegetable beds and fruit trees (a large productive quince, fig, plum, greengage etc). In their season viburnum Hillieri Winton and solanum rantonetti attract special attention, as do the profuse and varied climbing and hybrid tea roses.

The owners, Julia and Peter Williams, have lived in Ely for 8 years and started opening the garden for NGS in 2020. They usually have plants for sale on a stall at the gate and can provide teas & refreshments on request. Parking available for up to 4 cars, and ‘By Arrangement’ visitors may wish to avail themselves of this facility given that the Cathedral, Cromwell House and Ely Museum are all only 5 minutes walk away.

38 Chapel Street features

Location details

38 Chapel Street,
Ely,
Cambridgeshire,
CB6 1AD

Directions to 38 Chapel Street
Entering Ely from Cambridge (A10), pass Cathedral Green (on your R) take 1st L (Downham Rd) towards Ely College. Chapel St is 1st R. Alternatively enter Chapel St from Lynn Rd (300yds).

38 Chapel Street openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-18:00

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from March to September.

Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.

Refreshments Light refreshments.

Accessibility

  • No information available at this time, please get in touch with the owners for details.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at 38 Chapel Street at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at 38 Chapel Street. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at 38 Chapel Street, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at 38 Chapel Street are accessible to wheelchair users.

38 Chapel Street is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.