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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds loop from Hawstead

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds loop from Hawstead

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds loop from Hawstead

02:34

46.5km

290m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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8.96 km

The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Religious Site

Large former churchyard with a mystic atmosphere from the many overgrown graves.

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9.14 km

National Cycle Route 51 to Bury St Edmunds Abbey and Cathedral

Highlight • Cycleway

Fiddly route but traffic free and pretty way to heart of historic BStE

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9.25 km

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The church with almost 1000 years of history was part of the abbey and has been extended and rebuilt several times in its history.

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9.40 km

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Historical Site

The Angel Hotel, a Georgian building on Angel Hill, was used by Charles Dickens while giving readings in the nearby Athenaeum and mentioned in The Pickwick Papers. Angelina Jolie also …

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10.7 km

St. Saviour's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Historical Site

The hospital of St. Saviour, without the north gate, was begun by Abbot Samson about the year 1184, but it was not finished nor fully endowed until the time of …

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17.8 km

West Stow village

Highlight • Settlement

West Stow is a small village that is just down the road from the West Stow Anglo Saxon Village.

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20.2 km

Playground at West Stow Country Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Great stop off if you are riding with children, play in the park, visit the Anglo Saxon village or stop for some lunch.

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20.2 km

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

Highlight • Settlement

This reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon village really allows you to step back in time. The historically-accurate buildings are situated on the site of an early Anglo-Saxon village and are surrounded …

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25.3 km

Brick Kiln Plantation

Forest

27.1 km

Risby Little Wood

Forest

46.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

1.81 km

1.80 km

1.25 km

1.08 km

362 m

Surfaces

32.3 km

12.4 km

816 m

430 m

368 m

185 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds loop from Hawstead

The Great Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds

National Cycle Route 51 to Bury St Edmunds Abbey and Cathedral

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

St. Saviour's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

West Stow village

Playground at West Stow Country Park

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

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