Bury St Edmunds and Beyond
Discover the cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds and Beyond, West Suffolk.
Discover 1,000 years of history in Suffolk’s cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk’s cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds has a walkable, compact town centre making it easy to discover 1,000 years of history in just 48 hours.
Stand amongst the ruins of the 11th century Abbey of St Edmund set in the stunning Abbey Gardens. Founded in 1020, the Abbey was one of the most important monasteries in medieval Europe but the whereabouts of St Edmund’s remains are a mystery to this day.
Admire the magnificent St Edmundsbury Cathedral, find out about the Abbey’s role in the Magna Carta story, visit St Mary’s Church, the final resting place of Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor, Queen of France, take guided tours of the Greene King Brewery and Theatre Royal, Britain’s last remaining Regency playhouse and discover the town’s literary links to Charles Dickens plus its US connections.
Eat and drink at award-winning restaurants, gastropubs and cafés. Shop ’til you drop at independent boutiques, markets and leading high street stores. Bury St Edmunds is also a great base from which to explore Suffolk’s medieval wool towns and Newmarket, home of British horse racing.
For more details www.visit-burystedmunds.co.uk
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St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Phil Morley)
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Sue Warren)
Angel Hotel, Bury St Edmunds
Abbey Gardens and St Edmundsbury Cathedral (photo credit: Sue Warren)
Abbey of St Edmund early morning (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
Abbey of St Edmund remains and St Edmundsbury Cathedral in the Abbey Gardens (photo credit: Andy Abbott)
Abbey of St Edmund early morning (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
Abbey of St Edmund ruins in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Tom Soper)
Abbey Ruins in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Phil Morley)
Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Sue Warren)
Abbey of St Edmund ruins family picnic (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the rose garden (photo credit: Andy Abbott)
Statue of St Edmund by Elisabeth Frink in the Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
The Abbeygate 14th Century entrance to the Abbey Gardens and ruins (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
The Norman Tower original gateway to the Abbey Church Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Rebecca Austin)
St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds (photo credit: Tom Soper)
Terrible Tales – Gibbet cage at Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds
The Arc Shopping Centre, Bury St Edmunds.