Down below, it is not quite busy as usual at Ely Cathedral. But, as lockdown eases, so do restrictions on public worship.

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But with the cathedral anxious to again welcome visitors – and provide them with its top 10 list of things to see and enjoy – an 11th can now be added.

And that was freely available to all on Sunday as those up early could watch the swirling mists gently lift to unveil the cathedral in all its glory.

Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)

But with the cathedral anxious to again welcome visitors – and provide them with its top 10 list of things to see and enjoy – an 11th can now be added.

And that was freely available to all on Sunday as those up early could watch the swirling mists gently lift to unveil the cathedral in all its glory.

Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)

The dean, the Very Rev Mark Bonner, appreciates the anxiety of parishioners and visitors for business as usual to return.

Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)


Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)


Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)

Wisbech Standard: Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris.Ely Cathedral - Ship of the Fens rises majestically above the Mist, Cathedral, Ely Sunday 28 February 2021. Picture by Terry Harris. (Image: © Terry Harris)

But a new dawn is dawning - there is light at the end of a very dark tunnel.