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

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

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

02:15

52.4km

240m

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: April 18, 2026

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7.87 km

Suffolk Countryside Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Quintessential Suffolk: wide, rolling views, and pig farms. An avenue of trees has just been planted along the road so come back in a couple of decades to see the change.

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10.9 km

Tree-Lined Road in Bury St Edmunds

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A beautiful road surrounded by nature - best to see on a sunny day.

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17.7 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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17.7 km

Playground at West Stow Country Park

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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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20.7 km

All Saints Church, Icklingham

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All Saints is a Grade I-listed church with a distinctive thatched-roof. The church, which has 11th century origins but largely dates to the 14th century, has not been used for …

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21.1 km

River Lark Scenic Road

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Best in the evening to catch the sunset over the river

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39.1 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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39.3 km

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

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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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41.0 km

Natterer's Wood

Forest

52.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.0 km

4.58 km

3.87 km

665 m

265 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.0 km

13.0 km

403 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

5°C

69 %

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

Suffolk Countryside Road

Tree-Lined Road in Bury St Edmunds

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

Playground at West Stow Country Park

All Saints Church, Icklingham

River Lark Scenic Road

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

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