Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is a cathedral and market town in Suffolk built around the ruins of a great Benedictine abbey. The town has a Georgian grid of streets, the Greene King brewery and a lively twice-weekly market in its Norman market square.
Taking your dog to Bury St Edmunds
- Dog walks
- 2
- Dog-friendly pubs & cafes
- 28
- Nearby towns
- 1
1 with off-lead sections
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Closest: Lavenham, 10.2 miles
Nowton Park
Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Suffolk
3 mi · Moderate · Off-lead
Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, is almost 200 acres of parkland where dogs must be kept under control but are not required to be on lead throughout, confirmed by West Suffolk Council. Play areas and fenced sports pitches are dog exclusion zones under a Public Spaces Protection Order. Paid car park on Bury Road.
Abbey Gardens
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Suffolk
1 mi · Easy
Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds allows dogs on a lead only, confirmed by West Suffolk Council. The play area is a designated dog exclusion zone under the council's Public Spaces Protection Order. A flat, easy, roughly one-mile circuit suited to short walks rather than a long hike.
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