Bury St Edmunds Winter Blues

Bury St Edmunds coach trip day out, explore the blues away - enjoy your free time in Bury St Edmunds & a Cathedral Tour

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4 hours free time in Bury St Edmunds or Cathedral Tour

Things to Do in Bury St Edmunds

Visit the Abbey Ruins, including the 14th-century Great Gate.
Walk around the beautiful Abbey Gardens, which include formal flower beds, water gardens, sensory gardens and an aviary.
See the Our Liberty Memorial, a sculpture celebrating the Charter of Liberties. St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Visit the Cathedral (the only cathedral in Suffolk) and take a Tower Tour for great views over Bury.
Marvel at the vaulted ceiling and learn about the cathedral’s history.Moyse’s Hall Museum

Visit the medieval building (once a prison and workhouse) to see its eclectic collections, including local history, witchcraft, crime and punishment.It often has special exhibitions, workshops and family-friendly events.
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Greene King Brewery and learn how beer is made.

Go to the Farmers’ Market (if your trip coincides) for local and artisanal goods.
See a performance at Theatre Royal, a Regency-era playhouse.

Visit the Athenaeum, a Grade I listed event venue with historic architecture.
Find the King’s Road Drill Hall, a historic military building
Bury Ale Trail
Follow the Ale Trail around ~20 pubs and bars in the town to try local ales and craft beers.

Combine this with brewery visits or guided drink/food tours
Visit The Nutshell Pub
Pop into The Nutshell, one of Britain’s smallest pubs: very quirky, full of character, with memorabilia, banknotes on the walls, and a mummified cat!
Explore the Glen Chalk Caves, a small nature reserve with bat habitats.

Visit Horringer Court Caves on the outskirts (if accessible) to learn about local geology and bat species.
Visit West Stow, a recreated Anglo-Saxon village that inspired Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

Walk the nature trails in the country park around it, or try axe-throwing / knife-throwing events.
Relax and Shop
Wander through the town’s independent shops, boutiques, and cafés in the charming medieval and Georgian streets.

Visit Arc Shopping Centre for a mix of high street and local shops
Military & Regimental History
Visit the Suffolk Regiment Museum, located in the former Gibraltar Barracks, to learn about military history.

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Cathedral tour or free time - 1 pick up point in each place

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Times
Copdock - Tescos	Copdock Mill, Tesco Superstore Front Exit Bus Stop	Failed View
Felixstowe Gt Eastern Sq	Felixstowe Great Eastern Square	Failed View
Ipswich Railway Station	Ipswich Railway Station, Burrell Road, IP2 8AL	Failed View
Stowmarket Railway Stn	Stowmarket Railway Station	Failed View
Trimley St Mary Bus Stop	Trimley St Mary, Bus Stop, Nr Station Road,	Failed View
Walton - Half Moon	Walton, Half Moon Public House,IP11 9QL	Failed View