Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre
Hundreds of stalls spill through Georgian streets and around the cathedral in one of East Anglia's most atmospheric small-town festive markets.
Bury St Edmunds is a prosperous, handsome medieval market town - not a village - with a Michelin-starred restaurant, multiple CAMRA-recognised pubs, a bakery, more than 30 cafes, a twice-weekly market dating back nearly 1,000 years, and a railway station: an easy and rewarding destination for food lovers and history enthusiasts alike.
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