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Visit Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds is a picturesque, thriving market town. Our town boasts a great collection of venues for eating, drinking, shopping, and relaxing, making it a great place to live, work, visit and study.

Our market town, with its impressive produce market every Wednesday and Saturday, is nestled in the heart of Suffolk. It is known for the Abbey Gardens, which is a ruined abbey right in the town centre. Bury St Edmunds is a very popular destination for tourists and locals to the surrounding area. Visit the old side of the town and see the Cathedral in all its glory, the medieval quarter of the town and the Abbey Gardens itself. While in the newer side of the town you can browse the large assortment of shops, restaurants and entertainment centres.

When it comes to shopping we've got a mix of national brands and a range of independent boutiques, salons and spas.

Visiting Bury St Edmunds will give you so much to do, and we have only given you a small taster.

Stay in Bury St Edmunds

If you're looking to visit Bury St Edmunds for the weekend or longer, visit our partner site, Bury St Edmunds and Beyond to discover the places to stay and the areas to explore.

History of Bury St Edmunds

Named after St Edmund, martyred in 870, Bury St Edmunds still proudly cherishes The Abbey, which is believed to house his remains, making it an important pilgrimage site. Bury St Edmunds has Suffolk’s only cathedral, and the only remaining Regency Theatre in England. Its American connection is with Martha’s Vineyard, whose discoverer named it after his Bury born daughter in 1602.

Visit Bury St Edmunds and we are sure you will not be disappointed!

2020 in Bury St Edmunds

2020 is another wonderful year to keep you busy in Bury St Edmunds, see below for inspiration...There are some wonderful exhibitions including 1000 Endangered Animals and the Bury Photographic Society Exhibition at The Apex and Conversations with Curators at Moyse’s Hall Museum delivered by Suffolk charity Lockarts.

Latest News

12/02/2020
Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars (BBC One)
Are you a food or drink entrepreneur? Would YOUR exciting and innovative idea impress Gordon Ramsay?

11/02/2020
Businesses consult on traffic-free Saturdays
Business owners in a Bury St Edmunds street - known for its vibrant mix of independent shops – are calling for it to become traffic-free one day a week. A consultation letter is being sent to all the businesses in St John’s Street with the support of Our

11/02/2020
Clare hasn’t Altered her Image…
Altered Images were one of the brightest new wave/pop acts of the 1980s, and the band have recently reformed and hit the road for a greatest hits tour, which will call in at The Apex on 7 March.