Abbey Gardens

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The park is open from 7.30am until dusk Monday to Saturday and from 9am until dusk on Sundays: Closing times for 2012 (PDF 23Kb).

Mustow Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1XL

See the map of Bury St Edmunds showing the Abbey Gardens (Bing Maps)

Watering know-how ensures flourishing floral displays

With the use of hosepipes now banned, the Abbey Gardens team will be making sure the central flower beds are watered using bowsers and carefully targeting where irrigation is needed. For some expert tips download: Expert advice for gardening in a drought (PDF 83Kb)

A new play facility has been constructed and is now open.

The Abbey Gardens friends have a new webpage abbeygardenfriends-burystedmunds.com.

St Edmundsbury Borough Council is bidding for major funding for the Abbey Gardens. View the future plans.

Abbey Gardens webcam - focusing on:
- the flower beds - 8am to noon; and
- the flower beds(close up) - 2pm to 8am.
Appleby Rose Garden
Central area
Facilities
History
Pilgrim's Herb Garden
Sensory garden
The riverside
Trees and shrubs
Water garden
Wildlife feeding area

The Abbey Gardens received the Green Flag award in 2010 and 2011.

The Management Plan for the gardens contains a full explanation of how the site is managed.

Metal detecting: We do not permit metal detecting on sites which we know to be archeologically sensitive such as the Abbey Gardens or at West Stow. We do not have a problem with people metal detecting elsewhere in our parks as long as they are considerate to other users (for example do not dig holes in out football pitches, or flower beds, create trip hazards for other visitors, walk across the path of other visitors whist operating the detectors or generally upset or irritate other visitors).

Abbey Gardens tree in bloom - Spring 2009