Visitor / Tourist Information
Bury St Edmunds Tourist information points can be found at a number of sites in the town centre.
Tourist Information
Their services include:
- Tickets for local events and guided tour bookings, souvenirs and gifts
- Travel information, including the handy Our Bury St Edmunds map of Bury St Edmunds town centre which has listings of shops, bar, restaurants and services and the Bury St Edmunds and Beyond Visitor Guide.
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Visitor Information Pack and Visitor Guide - Request a free visitor information pack from the Tourist Information Centre at tic@westsuffolk.gov.uk.
The Apex Tourist Information Centre
The Apex
Charter Square
Bury St Edmunds IP33 3FD
Telephone: 01284 764667
Email: tic@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Opening times:
Monday-Saturday: 10am - 5pm
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Shop
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LS
Opening times:
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 11.30am - 4pm
The tourist information point is situated in the Cathedral Shop on Angel Hill next to the main entrance of the Cathedral.The shops sells a range of gifts and souvenirs to take home from magnets and sweets to prints and stained glass roundels.
Moyse’s Hall Museum
Moyse's Hall Museum
Cornhill
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 1DX
Opening times:
Monday-Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 12pm - 4pm
Moyse's Hall Museum offers a fascinating view into the past with collections that document the foundation of the early town from the creation and dissolution of the Abbey. The museum also stocks a wide range of souvenirs.
Groups and coaches
Group Visits
Will you be bringing a group to Bury St Edmunds?
Bury St Edmunds Official Tour Guides offer speciality tours for pre-booked groups (any number can be catered for). Let the Registered guides show you the best bits of Bury St Edmunds. For more information on private guided walking tours of the town click here.
Coaches
Coaches can drop off and pick up on Angel Hill, close to the Cathedral and Abbey Gardens. Coaches must then park at the Lorry Park on Rougham Hill near the A14 Bury East exit postcode IP33 2RU.
Bury St Edmunds Official Tours
The secrets, the stories and the scandals of Bury St Edmunds are yours for the asking on the Official Bury St Edmunds Tour.
This 90-minute tour of the historic centre of Bury St Edmunds and includes the Abbey Gate, the Abbey Gardens and Abbey Ruins, the statue of St Edmund, St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Mary’s Churchyard, Church Walks, Guildhall Street, Hatter Street, Abbeygate Street and the main market area.
Find out about the legend of St Edmund and the wolf, Bury St Edmunds’ connections to the Magna Carta, where Charles Dickens stayed, and the final resting place of a French Queen and Henry VIII’s beloved sister.
The guides have a real love and passion for their town, its history and its people - plus a great sense of humour.
