Hardwick Heath is open all year round from 8.30am (weekdays) and 9am (weekends) until dusk (10pm at the latest in summer). Admission is free.
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 2QZ
Phone the Parks section: 01284 757088 (as there is no office at Hardwick Heath)
Hardwick Heath consists of around 55 acres of open parkland and is managed for recreation and conservation. This site has had a varied and interesting history – a medieval grazing area for St Edmundsbury Abbey, it became part of a large private estate owned by the Cullum family for over 250 years and a Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the Second World War. St Edmundsbury Borough Council purchased the first half of this area in 1934 which incorporates the car park and pavilion, and an area adjacent to West Suffolk Hospital. The borough purchased the second half which consists of nine acres of land adjacent to Home Farm Lane in 1967. Hardwick Heath is at present a favourite spot with dog walkers, as it is one of the largest parks in Bury St Edmunds where dogs are allowed off lead.
| Hardwick Heath parking charges from 2 April 2012 |
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Charges apply from 10am to 3pm Monday to Sunday.
Up to 1 hour 30p
Up to 2 hours £2.20
Up to 3 hours £4.50
Up to 4 hours £10.50
Up to 1 hour 30p for blue badge holders
Up to 2 hours £2.20 for blue badge holders
Up to 3 hours nil for blue badger holders
Up to 4 hours nil for blue badge holders
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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).
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