Thurston to Bury St Edmunds

A station-to-station walkSuffolkEast Anglia

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Suffolk Sunset
Suffolk Sunset by Paul Cook Video & Photography

A walk of outstanding historical and architectural interest on field paths and quiet lanes, passing Rougham and Rushbrooke churches and following a road of Roman origin at Eastlow Hill, with a memorable approach to the historic town of Bury St Edmunds across No Man's Meadows.

Rougham Church: a lofty medieval church with East Anglian flint flushwork and a magnificent timber roof.

Rushbrooke Estate: the little church and parkland surviving from a Tudor mansion demolished in 1961.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral: its Millennium gothic tower, completed in 2005, dominates the approach across No Man's Meadows.

Bury St Edmunds

Abbey Ruins, Bury St Edmunds
Abbey Ruins, Bury St Edmunds by beery
Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Suffolk ruins and new Cathedral tower
Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Suffolk ruins and new Cathedral tower by surreydock

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Walk details: Mid Anglia Rail Passengers Association (PDF).

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