Bury St Edmunds is very compact market town. You can easily visit most of the key places of interest such as the St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Moyses Hall, Guildhall and explore the town centre within a day.

Shopping

A compact market town, all the shopping areas lie close together. For well known high street stores, head for the Arc Shopping centre.

Just below the Arc shopping centre is the Marketplace, with some chains but also a variety of market stalls offering good quality food and merchandise mainly from the locality.

Stroll down Abbeygate street, past numerous independent stores as well as the adjoing side streets where independents are common, to reach the Cathedral and Abbey Gardens.

Food

Most food locations in Bury St Edmunds are in the main shopping areas around the Marketplace, Angel Hill and the Apex Shopping Centre. Surrounding streets offer some reasonably priced venues such as the restaurant linked to the Abbeygate cinema.

If you want takeaway food, the market place is the best place to go.

Transport

Bury St Edmunds is on a mainline train route from London, and can be accessed by car via the A14.