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East Of England

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

Road cycling routes

East Of England

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

Moderate

4.1

(7)

21

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

02:20

53.0km

280m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 27.5 km for 115 m

After 27.7 km for 115 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

845 m

Stowmarket Town Square

Highlight • Settlement

Great place to stock up on provisions for a night’s camping.

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2

10.5 km

St Mary's Church, Woolpit

Highlight • Historical Site

15th century double-hammerbeam angel roof

The church of The Blessed Virgin Mary in Woolpit is one of the great medieval churches of Suffolk, a county blessed with some of the …

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3

10.6 km

Woolpit Village Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely picturesque village centre with a co-op, a tea room (10-4.30, closed Sun & Mon) and a fish & chip shop (lunchtimes and after 5pm, closed Sun).

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4

27.1 km

No Man's Meadows Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

No Man's Meadows are four low lying meadows divided up by ditches and lying between the Lark and Linnet rivers. Between the Meadows and the Abbey Gardens is a cricket …

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5

27.4 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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6

27.7 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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7

27.8 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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8

28.3 km

Route 51 in Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Trail

I love the route 51 in and around Bury St Edmonds most of it off road.

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B

53.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.2 km

12.6 km

1.55 km

375 m

246 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.1 km

15.5 km

422 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 8 August

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