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✦ Historic site
Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
9 ha
Getting here
52.24468, 0.71919
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: St Edmund Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
26
17 named nearby · 9 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
86
86 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
8
8 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Bury to Clare Walk · Walking0
Westgate Run Walk Route · Walking5 km
Lark Valley Path · Walking0
Lady Hervey Walk, Ickworth Estate · Walking6.9 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Old Convent Orchard · public footpath
Kevelaer Way · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
Pilgrims' Kitchen · 135m
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Parking
Angel Hill · Paid · 183m
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Playground
87m away
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Toilets
3 · 131m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
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