A warm welcome to Bury St Edmunds. A quintessential English market town. Home of the  Magna Carta. Our town motto is Sacrarium Regis Cunabula legis 'Shrine of a King, Cradle of the Law'.

Markets Wednesdays and Saturdays with other occasional markets such as our Whitsun Market, Farmers Market, Makers Market, Christmas Market and more.

Market History

'Not only is the provision market in Bury St Edmunds one of the most successful traditional street markets in the country, it also has one of the longest and most colourful histories, dating back well before the arrival of  William the Conqueror (1066). The market charter was issued by King John in 1202 and there has been a market in Bury St Edmunds ever since.'  Sharon Fairweather, Market Development Officer. West Suffolk Council