
Hospital to Hardwick Heath Loop
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- 25 minutes / 1.5km
- 3
Enjoy a nature-filled break from West Suffolk Hospital and wander around the tranquil Hardwick Heath. Take a breather. Notice nature.
Step 1: Welcome to this circular walk around Nowton Park. The 172 acres you see today is a former country estate, with much of the landscape having been created over 100 years ago.
Step 2: Park Gates is the nearest bus stop to Nowton Park. This is located on Nowton Road. There is also pay and display parking here.

Step 3: We’re beginning this walk at the Visitors Centre. There is a cafe here, as well as toilets, baby change and wheelchair friendly toilets too.

Step 4: Take the flat gravel path to the left of the building.

Step 5: Heading over the small humpback footbridge.

Step 6: Turn right onto Lime Avenue. It’s one of the most impressive in the UK no matter the season.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Enjoy a nature-filled break from West Suffolk Hospital and wander around the tranquil Hardwick Heath. Take a breather. Notice nature.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
A short, nature-filled walk from Priory School to Natterer’s Wood. Great views of Bury St. Edmunds en route.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Churches, Norman Towers, hotels fit for literary giants, plus plenty more on this historical walk around Bury St Edmunds.