Accomodation in Bury St Edmunds

Hi All,

Just wanted to put a quick post up with details of places to stay in Bury St Edmunds.  As the wedding is going to be held in a church near the town centre, and the reception venue is only 3 miles out of town, I will only be mentioning hotels in Bury St Edmunds.

First mention should go to the Grange, wich is the hotel where our reception will be held.  We have been warned that rooms are filling up, so if you decide you would like to stay there, get in touch asap!
http://securebooking.eviivo.com/MyWebsite/Details.aspx?ContentID=22406&IndustryType=1

The cannon brewery is a really nice independant free house on cannon street in Bury St Edmunds.  About 5 minutes walk from the town centre (and about 10 from the church) it's very nicely located.  The hotel's rooms are opposite (and far enough away to avoid disturbance) from the cannon brewery's bar, where you can try the beer brewed on the premises.
http://www.oldcannonbrewery.co.uk/stay.html

The Abbey hotel is close to the town centre and the church and is a very pleasant privately owned hotel.  Part of the hotel is comprised of a number of grade 2 listed building, carefully converted inside to suit modern needs.
http://www.abbeyhotel.co.uk/

It doesn't really get much closer to the church than this.  Greene kings flagship pub, the dog and partridge, is located in the town centre, and is just off the road that the church can be found on.  Admittedly a little lively on a weekend, the accomodation has been built to avoid guest being disturbed by those in the pub.  When not teaming the dog and partridge is a very nice place for a relaxed drink and a meal.
http://gkpubs.co.uk/pubs-in-bury-st-edmunds/dog-and-partridge-pub/

For those seeking a little luxury over the weekend, the Angel hotel offers 4 stars of it.  Located in the heart of Bury, just opposite the old Abbey gate, the angel is perfectly situated for exploring the town and reaching the church.  I may need to check my facts on this, but I believe Tim and Judith stayed in the Angel hotel after their marriage.
http://www.theangel.co.uk/

For those of you planning on staying up all night celebrating with us, and who just need a place to crash when we're done, the Ramada hotel is really well situated on the outskirts of Bury, and offer very good rates on their rooms too.
http://www.ramada.co.uk/hotels/united-kingdom/bury-st.-edmunds/ramada-bury-st-edmunds/hotel-overview

Bear in mind that all the websites I've posted here are for the official websites of the hotels, and I'm sure if you look through booking agents you'll be able to find cheaper room rates too.  Please get in touch with me if there's somewhere you can reccomend and I'll add it to this list.  I hope this helps those of you coming down to help plan your stay.  We can't wait to see you soon.

Tom and Naomi

Welcome!

Hi All,

Thanks for coming to our website.  We're planning on using it as a place where we can announce plans, post interesting ideas, leave useful links about Bury St Edmunds and hear from any of you who want to give us some ideas or feedback.  At the moment we're still planning things, so will announce stuff as it's finalised and are very happy to hear your suggestions!

We'll put up information and details on our venues and some of the people you'll meet at the wedding, and hopefully provide everyone with a good idea of our plans and help you make plans of your own for the big day.

We have put up details of St Edmunds Church, http://www.stedmundkm.org.uk/ where our ceremony will take place, and the Grange Hotel, http://burystedmundshotel.com/ where our reception will be held.  All of these events will happen on the 24th May 2013.  We'll be sending round save the date cards soon (honest)!

We both can't wait to see you all soon, and hopefully we'll catch up with a good few of you between now and the wedding.  As always feel free to send me an email at tommit4@hotmail.com and we'll get back in touch with you as soon as we can.

Lots of Love,
Tom and Naomi

p.s. apologies for the obnoxious picture...

The Grange Hotel

The Grange Hotel can be found a few miles outside of Bury St Edmunds in the quiet village of Thurston.  With its beautiful Tudor style exterior, and secluded gardens, we're hoping the Grange will provide a really lovely backdrop for our wedding reception.  

We will endeavour to ensure this keeps flowing!

Guests will be greeted with canapes and drinks on arrival after the service, and will be able to explore the surrounding of the hotel.  A three course Dinner will be served shortly after, with all the usual speeches, toasting and revelry.  The hotel will remain at our service until midnight, although if it is deemed necessary we can book in advance for it to stay open later (Let me know if you think this is necessary, I imagine I'll be pooped).

The Grange is a 3 star hotel with 18 rooms (including 2 detached challets).  Accomodation is available at the grange, with rooms ranging from £80 for a single to £160 for a family room (although prices may rise soon).  Rooms can be booked online at: http://burystedmundshotel.com/ 

We will list details of other accommodation as soon as I have details to put online.  For now I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Tom and Naomi

About St Edmunds King and Martyr Church

St Edmund, King and Martyr church is the main catholic church in Bury St Edmunds and is where we are planning on having our wedding ceremony!  It's easily recognisable by it's classic roman style frontage and is located on Westgate street, at the end of a row that includes Greene King's brewery and the rest of the famous brewer's offices.

The Westgate Street face of St Edmunds, King and Martyr church

The Priest who will be doin' the stuff for us is Monsignor Phillip Shryane, who Naomi has known since moving to Bury St Edmunds in 2004.  He has kindly agreed to even tolerate my heathen ways (in no small part to Naomi's charm).

The Entrance for the Brewery tour of Greene King, at the far end of Westgate Street

"Fr Philip Shryane has been parish priest at St Edmund's for more than 10 years. The Council is very much part of our parish life and is a great source of advice and a lively area for consultation, those elected can make a valuable contribution to the life of the parish. The advice of the Council has been particularly important in the planning of our building projects over the last two years." -St Edmunds Website

The view down the isle from the altar

There's loads more information, and more photographs of the church on their official website: http://www.stedmundkm.org.uk/

As a final note, I would just like to say the front of the church does not at all make me think of this classic lunn poly advert