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Lovely forest Park, plenty of parking spaces we paid £3.00 as we was here over 2 hours has toilets here a cafe can get hot and cold food and ice cream too 🍦 lots of different routes to walk on or take your bike 🚲 we went in the maze that was fun trying to find the way out. Seen some beautiful wooden sculptures we had a picnic by the pond with all the lily pads really a nice well kept place. We passed many people with dogs is a dog friendly place. Also places to play football with small goals already built up
Really enjoyed out time here was walking for hours 😂
We will be back again soon definitely
Really enjoyed out time here was walking for hours 😂
We will be back again soon definitely
This is a lovely park. Good central car park with fairly accessible paths for wheelchair or limited access. Nice cafe that serves hot and cold food and drink.
Took my doggie for a walk here. Very wide paths, plenty of fun spaces for kiddos to play in, huge number of paths too. Pretty flowers and trees on display. Gorgeous and not too crowded.
This is one of my favourite local places to visit. I visit at least once a week for a walk around the park.
There are plenty of benches to stop and rest or to just soak up nature.
They have a fab cafe and gelato shack. Decent toilet facilities. Awesome children's play area just outside the cafe and even a hard football pitch.
There are plenty of benches to stop and rest or to just soak up nature.
They have a fab cafe and gelato shack. Decent toilet facilities. Awesome children's play area just outside the cafe and even a hard football pitch.
Easily found with the postcode IP29 5BD
There's a cafe with some outside and a little inside seating .
It sells basic food with a some hot.
The cafe gets very busy.
Toilets available.
Benches available.
There are coloured walkways around the park to follow.
A map at the beginning shows the routes.
Would suggest you take a picture of this map, as we found that once you get into the forest alot of the signs weren't there and it was a little confusing as there are many path options.
Small paths, suitable for buggies with larger wheels.
Slightly overgrown in some areas.
Suitable for both dogs and children, but be aware in some areas of the walk you're near the road.
Lots of parking available but it does cost.
You will need cash, or the Pay to Park app.
Up to 2 hours £2
Over 2 hours £3.
Current prices June 2024.
Worth a visit.
There's a cafe with some outside and a little inside seating .
It sells basic food with a some hot.
The cafe gets very busy.
Toilets available.
Benches available.
There are coloured walkways around the park to follow.
A map at the beginning shows the routes.
Would suggest you take a picture of this map, as we found that once you get into the forest alot of the signs weren't there and it was a little confusing as there are many path options.
Small paths, suitable for buggies with larger wheels.
Slightly overgrown in some areas.
Suitable for both dogs and children, but be aware in some areas of the walk you're near the road.
Lots of parking available but it does cost.
You will need cash, or the Pay to Park app.
Up to 2 hours £2
Over 2 hours £3.
Current prices June 2024.
Worth a visit.
Always a place we drive by..sugar beet factory is the landmark...but we pulled off A14 on sunny BH Monday...what a lovely place..so full of history. A picturesque square with a unique illuminated traffic signpost ( like a lighthouse) leads to a portcullis through to the most amazing parkland which used to be the largest Abbey in Europe (?)..now in ruins with just the walls inner flint rubble core remaining..the limestone walls being repurposed after the destruction in the 16th Century...
Memorial rose garden to the USAAF at Rougham Airfield 1939-1945.
Memorial rose garden to the USAAF at Rougham Airfield 1939-1945.
A small, recreated viking/Saxon village. Half a dozen houses & a pig run. We happened upon a larping day with some roleplaying vikings, which was fun. Outside is a big play area for kids, plenty of parking, and usually a cafe (unfortunately closed when we visited)
A good museum to visit many interesting artifacts including reconstructed buildings to represent the time of the Saxons
We really enjoyed our time here at this beautiful park. By combining the Lake Walk and the Pumphouse Route we managed a decent afternoon's stroll, with my son stopping to climb lots of trees en route. Parking was £3 all day, although the machine swallowed our money without issuing a ticket, but the gentleman at the visitor centre was able to help out.
A really interesting historic place, free to roam with pets, amazing ruins left to see and information to read up on, a must visit.....
Lovely, peaceful gardens between the cathedral & old Abbey ruins of King Cnut of Anglo-Saxon times. Only the ruins of the Benedictine Abbey remain but these are extensive with interpretive boards showing the layout of St Edmund's great Abbey. The gardens, laid between large mature trees, are exquisitely kept, a perfect place of tranquility & rest.
Lovely grounds to meander. Meticulously kept year round. The ruins of the ancient abby are honored and explained beautifully.
Really nice place to spend time with family and friends together with nature, kids love explore and it's fine to take friendly pets, got an amazing walk around the lake. Staff is very friendly and helpful, got the ancient village, Anglo-Saxon museum and a nice coffee for a snack. Although it says open till 19.00 that's only in summer time, winter season closes at 17.00.
Great dog walking spot!
The Abbey Gardens are lovely and well worth a trip into Bury (which is a nice town with lots of interesting independent shops). In the summer there’s lots of flower beds and greenery. A lot of care goes into maintaining the gardens and I’m grateful for it.
The ruins are mostly open to explore and they’re absolutely fascinating - a glimpse into another time. My eldest child’s fascinated with them and imagining what they would have been.
I have so many lovely memories of the Abbey Gardens from my childhood, especially looking at the birds kept there (they still have them now). It’s really nice to be able to visit the gardens when I’m back visiting family in Suffolk to make more memories there with my children.
The ruins are mostly open to explore and they’re absolutely fascinating - a glimpse into another time. My eldest child’s fascinated with them and imagining what they would have been.
I have so many lovely memories of the Abbey Gardens from my childhood, especially looking at the birds kept there (they still have them now). It’s really nice to be able to visit the gardens when I’m back visiting family in Suffolk to make more memories there with my children.
It's a forest with walks. No facilities and the road to the carpark is full of potholes but you can park just off the side of the road beyond the turning if you prefer. Dogs are allowed.
Lovely green area with gardens, ruins, cathedral, lots of seating areas, good for picnic or just for a nice relaxed walk. Very peaceful and beautiful when all the flowers bloom.
A lovely park with great walks. A wide variety of different tree species which creates a spread of many colours. Different paths and routes marked out for different areas. lots of wildlife and places to explore. A great place to visit for all the family including the dog. There is a small cafe by the carpark and some picnic benches if you want to take your own picnic.
Came here in the winter just before closing. Was so lovely with some amazing views of the Chapel. The gardens are well maintained and are a lovely place to chill out. The closing times depend on which gate you go out of.
The dogs love it here lots of different walks to explore and a cafe nr by
Beautiful gardens, well maintained, lovely flowers and space for families to walk and enjoy looking around the place or chill on the grass without feeling like everyone is close to you. Toilets and an icecream/coffee window and a play area for kids. Am looking forward to going plenty more times as parking nearby is good value and you feel so relaxed there
Visited twice in August. Fantastic place for everyone. Great wooded areas and trails for the dog walkers, large open spaces and a maze for the kids, cafe and car park (Carpark fee applies, pay by Ringo App).
Really nice place for a walk. Kids enjoyed the Beowulf and Grendel Trail and the playground. Did get a little lost so maybe the signs could be a little clearer and the pumphouse was lovely to see but could do with a little clean up around it as was very overgrown.
Great park. Large car park. Planned route walks with details of lengths and times on map board. Cafe and outside vendor selling lunch, ice creams and drinks. Picnic benches both in the cafe area and on the green next to the car park. Large open grass areas for playing. Tree maze 10 minutes walk from car park.
A really pleasant day out.
A really pleasant day out.
Excellent walks and quiet surroundings well worth a visit. Dog friendly, also has cafe at the Anglo Saxon museum adjoining.
Love coming here to take my dog for a walk. Massive open tracks so you can see other people coming from a long way off. Good for a bit of mountain biking as well but it's very flat! Also a great place for horse riding. Forestry England do a fantastic job of managing this area
Great place for a walk - we did the lake walk and saw a host of insects, bugs and birds. Seems to be popular for people fishing, too. There's also a play park that the children all really enjoyed, including ours. There are picnic benches and there's a cafe at the visitor centre, which we didn't use. Pretty decent toilets at the main car park, as well.
Sadly, one star off for the car parking arrangements: it's cash or RingGo, but mobile signal is very poor in the area making the absence of pay by card facilities pretty much unfathomable.
Sadly, one star off for the car parking arrangements: it's cash or RingGo, but mobile signal is very poor in the area making the absence of pay by card facilities pretty much unfathomable.
Grandkids enjoyed playing here today. Asked if we could go again which we deffo will.
Beautiful walk around the lake that was easy to follow. It was nice to see information points on a areas of the walk which showed key information dating back to Anglo saxon. It kept an 11 and 6 year old girls entertained as well as a young dog.
Dogs can go off lead providing it's during certain times of the year (invest in an extendable lead if going in summer months). Never known flock birds to be so friendly (minus mummy Swan with 4 cygnets). Followed as down some of the path/walk a few times, which was cute.
It's definitely not for those who cannot walk far but did see an electric scooter user using the trail.
The water was so clear and blue the pictures do it no justice. Anglers were seen fishing and there were a lot of areas for them to set up and fish (every 2 meters was a new place).
Definite must see even if its just once!
Dogs can go off lead providing it's during certain times of the year (invest in an extendable lead if going in summer months). Never known flock birds to be so friendly (minus mummy Swan with 4 cygnets). Followed as down some of the path/walk a few times, which was cute.
It's definitely not for those who cannot walk far but did see an electric scooter user using the trail.
The water was so clear and blue the pictures do it no justice. Anglers were seen fishing and there were a lot of areas for them to set up and fish (every 2 meters was a new place).
Definite must see even if its just once!
Lovely for the grandkids. Plenty of room to run about and closed in play area.
Ok as a open space
Great dog walk, with poo bins should you need them.
It was a nice fair...
Great tracks, good parking and the country park next door
A lovely place to walk with ur dog, children, or by ur self its great to hear the birds and see the deer if ur quiet even on a wet day its a lovely place to be walk for hrs and not see a soul heaven the forest commission keep it lovely for us all thank you guys
Lovely place for a dog walk, but keep it to yourself don't want all and sundry there!
Love the King's Forest (if a little biased as we live on the edge of it). There are miles and miles of great trails, and lots of little used ones too. There are various free places to park, and it's only a 10 minutes drive from Bury At Edmunds. With the excellent West Stow Country Park at the bottom right corner of the forest, you can easily make a day of it.