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Bury St Edmunds Tours

There are a number of guided tours which can provide a more detailed exploration, but these have to be booked in advance. All these walking tours start very close to the town centre.

• Bury St Edmunds Guided walk 2pm daily April - October 90 minutes long. Booking closes one hour before the start. 1,000 years of history from talking wolves to Dickens Mr Pickwick. Ghostly tours - winter only from Halloween to March. Starts 6.30 lasts 90 minutes Adults and Children 14+ haunted churchyards, ghostly encounters, murderers.

• Cathedral tours April - October Monday to Saturday 11am exploring the cathedral Tower Tours Wednesdays 2pm, Saturdays 10.30 March-October climb 202 steps up the cathedral tower. Narrow stairs and great views. Not suitable for under 10’s

• Westgate Brewery. Tour of brewery times vary, see how the beer is made and climb 100 steps to the roof. Narrow stairs, best for adults only Talk & tasting tour Walk through town discovering brewery buildings and what they were used for, ending with a tutored tasting of different brews.

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GUIDED TOURS & TRIPS

Bury St Edmunds

History

Text © Angela Youngman

Image by Richard Cook Geograph-ord-uk Wikimedia