The stunning little metropolis named one in every of UK’s coolest locations to reside

There are locations that simply appear to have all of it.

Stunning surroundings, wealthy historical past and a cool issue due to its stylish bars and eating places. 

Ely in Cambridgeshire is a kind of places.

So a lot so it has been deemed one in every of Britain’s ‘coolest’ locations to reside, grabbing the ninth spot within the run down by wellbeing model Naturecan earlier this 12 months.

Ely is dominated by its magnificent Norman Cathedral, has its personal film profession with credit together with The King’s Speech and The Crown and one in every of its bakery’s – Grain Culture – has very just lately been named by The Times as probably the greatest within the UK.

Councillor Rob Pitt, Ely’s deputy mayor, has lived within the metropolis for round 15 years and says it is the proper mixture of previous and new.

He stated: “It has a beautiful cathedral, a quintessentially English city centre and lots and lots of modern influences.

“It’s a great city for all types of families and all types of people.”

With a inhabitants of simply over 20,000 individuals Ely is likely one of the high ten of smallest sized cities within the UK.

So why has it resembling standing?

As the seat of a diocese, Ely has lengthy been thought-about a metropolis, holding the standing due to an historic proper.

But Ely’s metropolis standing was not explicitly confirmed till April 1, 1974, when Queen Elizabeth II granted it.

Rob, 41, who’s a Liberal Democrat and was within the army, says that the month-to-month meals market known as Foodie Fridays brings the town collectively.

He stated: “It’s a melting pot.

“Pretty much the whole of the town and city turn up in the market place to enjoy food and music. It has a piazza vibe.”

A highly-anticipated out of doors road meals venue, The Yard, additionally welcomed its first friends just lately.

More than 600 friends descended on the brand new venue, which is unfold over 5 transport containers, and encompasses a kids’s play space, espresso store, restaurant, bar and out of doors seating space.

The £400k funding has remodeled a brownfield web site on Newnham Street on the outskirts of the town centre right into a vacation spot venue for households, reports CambridegshireLive.

Husband and spouse group Susanne Stent and Bruce Garside are behind the brand new venue.

Susanne stated: “It feels absolutely fantastic, the feedback was brilliant, there’s something for everybody and a really comfortable place to be.”

She added: “It has a really nice vibe is a phrase that has been used a lot – many are saying it reminds them of Shoreditch.”