Bury St. Edmunds Area Guide

Bury St. Edmunds Area Guide

A truly desirable location with a fantastic selection of boutique shops and restaurants!
Once home to one of the most powerful monasteries in medieval Europe, Bury St Edmunds has some extraordinary architecture, including St Edmundsbury Cathedral, the flower-filled Abbey Gardens and West Stow, an ancient Anglo-Saxon village.

Bury St Edmunds offers prestigious shopping, from clothes to kitchenware, chic shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. The Arc is Bury St Edmunds’ latest shopping outlet, with well-known high street names. The twice-weekly award-winning market has fine regional fare from fish and meats to cheese and breads, fruit, vegetables and flowers. There is an excellent choice of cafés to keep you well stocked up on cake, tea and coffee!

In the centre of Bury St Edmunds you’ll find Moyse’s Hall Museum, a beautiful medieval building in which you’ll find anything from a medieval jewellery to portraits by England’s first professional female painter. Bury St Edmunds also boasts Britain’s only surviving Regency theatre, The Theatre Royal, and The Apex, an outstanding live music venue that has been played by the likes of John Williams, Eddi Reader, and From The Jam!

Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and a very convenient place to visit from Cambridge.