Bury St Edmonds in General

Advantages: Ancient,historic,fun
Disadvantages: youngsters complain it's boring, but when didn't they?

I have only lived in Bury St Edmunds for 16 years, but it, more than any other place, is my home. I met my second husband, Sam here, both of my children met and married their partners here and I expect to remain here now for the duration. We actually moved to a little village about 10 miles outside of the town, six years ago, but we all work in the town and therefore, most of our lives are actually spent in Bury St Edmunds, fondly known as BSE. ...
...once, and in the local Bury Free Press, (which costs 32P and isn’t therefore free.) Most recently when the Rothschild and the Goldsmith sprogs tied the knot at St Mary's church, next to the Cathedral, last September. My daughter Rowena and her soldier boy Mack also got married at St Mary’s a month earlier. If they'd waited, they'd have been able to use the wonderful flowers, which extended to numerous bowers of white roses outside the church! These ... Read review

Advantages: A nice, quiet, little town in the heart of Suffolk
Disadvantages: A little sparse on the entertainment side of things

...This is my hometown of Bury St Edmunds in the heart of Suffolk. Now you may not have heard of it but in this op, it is my job to maybe tempt you here or maybe drive you away. I have lived here all my life, since I was a baby and although it’s not as buzzing or as feisty as other towns, I am quite happy where I am, so that is why I am going to write this op. Enjoy… WHERE IS BURY ST EDMUNDS? Well you’ve obviously gathered, that ...
...the centre of the County, Bury St Edmunds is easily accessible from the west and south, although there is no main road between Norfolk and Suffolk. Travel down the A14 eastwards and you are bound to stumble across us. In between Cambridge and Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds can also be accessed by rail. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT BURY ST EDMUNDS? If you love a dose of history, then this is a great place to come. For years, Bury St Edmunds has been a tourists ... Read review

Advantages: Pretty, quite nice
Disadvantages: Very boring

...in a village close to Bury for 17 years. The village that I lived in, Depden is about 7 miles away from the town and Bury is the closest town to it. Bury is quite a small town with a population of around 30,000 people. It is an old town with many buildings dating back many centuries. The Magna Carta was even signed in Bury abbey! (wow). The town centre is quite small and does not have a very good selection of shops. It has some of the main branch ...
...Andy's records was started in Bury by Andy Gray who had a stall on Bury market and has now built it up to a nationwide chain, amazing, and my mate plays cricket with him. Well, you learn a new thing everyday. There are three main industries in Bury, the tourist trade, the sugarbeet factory and the Greene King brewery. Bury is tailor made for tourists, it is very picturesque and contains quite a lot of history, such as the abbey, the Norman tower ... Read review