Introducing Bury St Edmunds
A new buzz with an old message has settled over the genteel market town of Bury St Edmunds of late. Once home to one of the most powerful monasteries of medieval Europe, the town has just seen the completion of its fine cathedral with a new Gothic lantern tower – a mere 500 years after the present building was begun.
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However, Bury has long attracted travellers for its powerful history, atmospheric ruins, handsome Georgian architecture and bustling agricultural markets, still held at Angel Hill on Wednesdays and Saturdays. While others come to the town on a mission to investigate the other reason for its fame: beer. Greene King, the famous Suffolk brewer, is based here with its doors wide open and welcome to thirsty visitors.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Day trips from Cambridge
by barney_uk2 21 May 2012
Definitely Ely and Norwich as mentioned, also Peterborough and Stamford - the former an ugly city with a fantastic cathedral, the latter…
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Re: Day trips from Cambridge
by geeg 19 May 2012
Near Cambridge, Ely is worth half a day of your time - easy train trip, stunning cathedral, pretty little town at edge of Fens. Another…
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RE: Which city is most representative of your country?
by VinnyD 23 April 2012
Bury St Edmunds is another non-city with a cathedral.
