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All the United Kingdom England Bury Saint Edmunds

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bury Saint Edmunds

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bury Saint Edmunds, England

Updated June 16, 2019

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Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
World’s first internet bench

Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The World's First Internet-Enabled Park Bench

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.
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West Stow, England

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
5 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Lavenham, England

Lavenham Guildhall

A remarkable example of small town medieval architecture that showcases the wealth and importance of a 16th-century wool town.
9 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Lavenham, England

Suffolk's Pink and Crooked Houses

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.
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Thetford, England

Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh

A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.
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The Warren Lodge.

Thetford, England

Thetford Warren Lodge

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.
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