We really love visiting Bury St Edmunds; the Abbey Gardens are truly lovely to take a wander through, enjoy a picnic and play in the fantastic children’s play area.
We tend to park in Ram Meadow car park which is a 3 minute walk from the Mustow Street Entrance to the Gardens. All day parking is £2.30- 8am-6pm. There are lots of spaces, although no parent and child.
The kids really enjoy the playground, especially the sand and water play area in the summer. The water comes from a pump that creates a small & child safe river and is great fun to splash around in, but remember to bring a change of clothes! There is also an excellent tree house for slightly bigger children or toddlers with a helping hand. Just to note the pump only runs on certain days during the summer but everything else is accessible all year round.
The Abbey gardens are completely free and its easy to spend a day there. Along with the playground there is an aviary, sensory garden, riverside, water garden and lots of ruins to explore. There are excellent toilets, extremely buggy friendly paths and a small kiosk cafe.
Our favourite thing to do all year round is feed the squirrels, so remember to bring a big bag of monkey nuts!
Thrifty Norfolk Mummy 