Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the diocese of Ely. and the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Ely. It is known locally as "the ship of the Fens", because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape. The present cathedral was started by Abbot Simeon (1082-1094, brother of Walkelin under William I in 1083. Building continued under Simeon's successor, Abbot Richard (1100-1107). The Anglo-Saxon church was demolished, but some of its relics, such as the remains of its benefactors, were moved to the cathedral.

The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is seven and a half miles in length. As well as stations at each terminus, there are three stops en route: Orton Mere, Ferry Meadows and Wansford. In 1845 the London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR) company was given parliamentary assent to construct a line from Blisworth in Northamptonshire to Peterborough. Completed in 1847, it became Peterborough's first railway line, terminating at Peterborough, later Peterborough East station.

The Imperial War Museum Duxford, commonly referred to simply as 'Duxford', houses the Imperial War Museum's aircraft collection, as well as having a large collection of tanks, military and naval vehicles. The museum has seven main exhibition buildings with nearly 200 military and civil aircraft. Duxford has maintained and still uses its wartime buildings, such as the Control Tower, Operations Room and hangars which were used in the 1940s. The Operations Room has been carefully reconstructed to look as it did when RAF personnel directed Duxford's fighters during the Battle of Britain.

The Manor is a house in the village of Hemingford Grey. It was built in the 1130s and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain - often claimed as the oldest, although this is disputed. Much of the original house remains intact despite various changes over nine centuries. It was made famous by its long-term resident, Lucy M. Boston, who rechristened it as Green Knowe and wrote several books set there. Apart from the fictional St. Christopher on the side of the house, almost everything in the books can be found at The Manor.