Theatre in the Parks - The Unusual Adventures of Robin Hood
📣Theatre in the Parks - The Unusual Adventures of Robin Hood📣
📅 Mon 29 Jul
⏰ 12pm & 3.30pm
📍 Abbey Gardens
👉 https://bit.ly/TheatreInParkRobinHood
Set in the beautiful Abbey Gardens...suitable for the whole family,,,not to be missed this summer😀.
Dragon Fest 2024
Less than a month to go 😃!
🐉Revel in meeting Dragons, Dinosaurs, Creatures and Unique Characters at this festival of family entertainment🐉.
Book now for Sat 22 & Sun 23 Jun👉 https://bit.ly/DragonFestWS2024
Audio Visual Exhibition
The Audio Visual exhibition at The Apex Gallery is now open!
On display is music related art by Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams, Grayson Perry, David Hockney, Banksy and more ...
So if you're looking for somewhere warm and dry to hang out when in town this weekend, why not grab a coffee from the downstairs café at The Apex and take a wander to the gallery😀
Free entry 👍
👉 https://bit.ly/403e8w7
Audio Visual Exhibition
The Audio Visual exhibition at The Apex Gallery is now open!
👉 https://bit.ly/403e8w7
On display is music related art by Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams, Grayson Perry, David Hockney, Banksy and more ...
Grab a coffee from the downstairs café before you go up to the gallery and enjoy 😀
Free entry 👍
🐲Join us next weekend for Dragon Fest at West Stow Country Park!🐲
Revel in meeting Dragons, creatures and unique characters as we welcome you to a festival of family entertainment and fun activities.
📅 Sat 24 & Sun 25 June
⏰ 11am-4pm
🎫 Advance: Adult £12, Child (5-15 years) £10, Family Ticket for 4 £40 (Up to 4 people, including a maximum of 2 adults), Family Ticket for 5 £45 (Up to 5 people, including a maximum of 2 adults) Under 5s free (no ticket required)
📍 West Stow Country Park & Anglo-Saxon Village
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/DragonFest2023
Dragon Fest 2023
Revel in meeting Dragons, creatures and unique characters as we welcome you to a festival of family entertainment and fun activities.
📅 Sat 24 - Sun 25 June
⏰11am-4pm
🎫 Adult £12, Child (5-15 years) £10, Family Ticket for 4 £40 (Up to 4 people, including a maximum of 2 adults), Family Ticket for 5 £45 (Up to 5 people, including a maximum of 2 adults) Under 5s free (no ticket required)
📍 West Stow Country Park & Anglo-Saxon Village
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/DragonFest2023
The Urban Frame: Mutiny in Colour exhibition will host works from some of the world’s most renowned artists including Banksy, Blek le Rat, Grayson Perry, Pure Evil, My Dog Sighs, Kaws, the Connor Brothers, Damien Hurst, Tracey Emin, Sherlock, Swoon, Ben Eine, Bambi, Hush and Lamont White.
https://bit.ly/MutinyinColour2023
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
From square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles!
📅 Sun 16 April
⏰ 2pm
🎫 Adult £16, Child £14
📍 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/Bubbleman2023
The Lord of the Rings themed family challenge at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park starts TODAY!
Complete the Ring Quest and find the rings and runes to save Middle Earth!
📅 Running Sat 11 Feb - Sun 19 Feb
⏰ 10am-4pm
🎫 Adult £7, Full time Student £6, Child £4. Family ticket £21
📍 West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/Ringquest23
The popular Lord of the Rings themed family challenge is back for February half term, with a completely new Quest trail in the Park!
Visit the Ring Quest displays, the Hobbit Hole and Mirkwood where there are the huge spiders waiting for you.
📅 Sat 11 Feb - Sun 19 Feb
⏰ 10am - 4pm
🎫 Adult £7, Full time Student £6, Child £4. Family ticket £21
📍 West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/Ringquest23
Icons of Cinema
🎬It’s the last week to see the Sci-Fi & Action: Icons of Cinema Exhibition at Moyse's Hall Museum!🎬
Focusing on some of the greatest stars to grace the big screen, we’ll be exhibiting costume and props used by Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet, Tom Cruise, Bruce Lee, Nicholas Cage, and many more.
📅 Running until Sunday 18 December
⏰ Mon – Sat, 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm) & Sun12pm-4pm (last entry 3pm)
🎫 Adult £5.60, Child £4, Senior & Student £4.80, Family Ticket £16
📍 Venue: Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/IconsofCinema22
🎬Have you experienced the Icons of Cinema exhibition at Moyse's Hall Museum yet?🎬
You will get to see some amazing, never-before-exhibited, film and TV props and costumes including Kate Winslet's iconic dress from Titanic and Jack Nicholson's Joker suit!
📅 Running until Sun 18 Dec 2022
⏰ 1 hour slots available: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm), Sun 12pm-4pm (last entry 3pm)
🎫 Tickets: Adult £7, Child £5, Senior & Student £6, Family Ticket £20
📍 Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/IconsofCinema22
St Edmunds Weekend Light Spectacular
Don't miss the grand finale to the year-long Abbey 1000 celebration that starts tomorrow!.
The projections will include many carefully researched historical images encompassing illuminated manuscripts from the Abbey such as the Bury Bible and Lydgate’s Life of St Edmund, combined with special lighting effects, music and voices!
📅 Thurs 17 - Sat 20 Nov
⏰ 6pm-8.30pm (entry slots available every 15 minutes)
🎫 £3 (Children aged under 5 go free and do not require a ticket)
📍 Abbey Gardens
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/LightSpectacular22
St Edmunds Weekend Light Spectacular
See the Abbey of St Edmunds in a whole new light this autumn with this four night long ‘Light Spectacular’!
Sound and light projections by the award-winning designers, who have previously worked on landmark buildings including the Blackpool Tower and York Minster, will tell the story of St Edmund and the founding of the Abbey.
📅 Thurs 17- Sun 20 Nov
⏰ 6pm-8.30pm (entry slots available every 15 minutes)
🎫 £3 (Children under 5 go free)
📍 Abbey Gardens
Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/LightSpectacular22
Brick Built 2022
🧱Last chance to see the ‘Brick Built’ Exhibition ending this Friday!🧱
From the Houses of Parliament to the exploration of space, this touring exhibition by Warren Elsmore will feature his team’s models of famous buildings, monuments and structures made from LEGO bricks.
📅 Running until 30 Sept
⏰ 10am-4pm
🎟️ Adult £6, Child £4, Concession £5, Family ticket £19
📍 Moyse’s Hall Museum
More info or to book 👉 https://bit.ly/BrickBuilt
Brick Build
🧱Last chance to see the 'Brick Build' LEGO exhibition at Moyse's Hall Museum before it ends on 30 September!🧱
From the Houses of Parliament to the exploration of space, this touring exhibition by Warren Elsmore will feature his team’s models of famous buildings, monuments and structures made from LEGO bricks.
There will be a space for building your own models and special events along the way!
📅 Running until Friday 30 September
⏰ Mon-Sat: Entry times every half hour between 10am-4pm
⏰ Sun: Entry times every half hour between 12 noon-3pm
🎟️ Adult £6, Child £4, Concession £5, Family ticket £19
📍 Moyse's Hall Museum
👉 Booking recommended: Visit https://bit.ly/BrickBuilt or call 01284 768000
Brick Built at Moyse's Hall
Looking for somewhere to take the kids? The 'Brick Built' LEGO exhibition at Moyse's Hall is bound to be a hit! 🧱
From iconic buildings to the exploration of space, plus iconic moments from some of the most famous films of all time, this touring exhibition by Warren Elsmore features his team’s models made entirely of LEGO bricks!
📆 Running until Friday 30 September
🕰 Mon-Sat: Entry times every half hour between 10am-4pm.
Sun: Entry times every half hour between 12 noon-3pm.
🎟 Adult £6, Child £4, Concession £5, Family ticket £19
👉 Booking recommended: visit https://bit.ly/BrickBuilt or call 01284 758000
📍 Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds
Congratulations to the six, yes SIX, parks and green spaces across West Suffolk which have landed the prestigious Green Flag Award!
Abbey Gardens, Brandon Country Park, East Town Park, Nowton Park and West Stow Country Park, plus Aspal Close, all managed by West Suffolk Council, have all achieved the Green Flag Award for 2021.
West Suffolk Council runs these award winning parks as part of their wider leisure, culture and heritage offering. Access to parks and green spaces is proven to support people's health and wellbeing, and the council's provision of these fantastic open spaces is part of what makes West Suffolk such an attractive place to live and work.
The Green Flag Award is “a non-profit international accreditation programme that recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces.”
A huge well done to our West Suffolk parks, and to all the dedicated park rangers, park staff and volunteers who work tirelessly all year round to keep our beautiful parks maintained to such high standards for us all to enjoy - thank you!
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IlluminAbbey: spectacle of light, music and live entertainment as the Abbey Gardens and ruins are illuminated this winter...
Missed out on IlluminAbbey? It's not too late... we've just released a final date for this fantastic event so book your tickets now and experience Bury St Edmunds' beautiful Abbey Gardens as they’ve never been seen before!
Enjoy a spectacle of light, music and live entertainment as the gardens and ruins are illuminated this winter...
📢 IlluminAbbey
📍 Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
📅 New date added: Sunday 5 December!
🎫Tickets just £6 for adults and £4 for under 16s
(Children 3 years and under go free).
🎫Booking essential!
Visit https://www.whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk/whats-on/details.cfm?id=649947 or call 01284 758000
Starting at the Eastgate Nursery entrance, a 1km route within the Abbey Gardens will be illuminated to celebrate the architectural magnificence, history and beauty of the gardens and ruins...
Along the way, there will be plenty to see and do, including breathtaking street theatre performances from Corvus Angelicus Juggling Inferno Creative Performers and Spark! (Worldbeaters) the amazing high impact drumming troupe with kaleidoscopic lighting.
So don't miss out, book your tickets now! 👉 https://www.whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk/whats-on/details.cfm?id=649947
Experience Bury St Edmunds' beautiful Abbey Gardens as they’ve never been seen before, and enjoy a spectacle of light, music and live entertainment as the gardens and ruins are illuminated this winter!
📢 IlluminAbbey
📍 Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
📅 Thurs 2 – Sat 4 December
🎫Tickets just £6 for adults and £4 for under 16s
(Children 3 years and under go free).
🎫Booking essential!
Visit www.whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk/whats-on/details.cfm?id=649947 or call 01284 758000
Starting at the Eastgate Nursery entrance, a 1km route within the Abbey Gardens will be illuminated to celebrate the architectural magnificence, history and beauty of the gardens and ruins...
Along the way, there will be plenty to see and do, including breathtaking street theatre performances from Corvus Angelicus Juggling Inferno Creative Performers and Spark! (Worldbeaters) the amazing high impact drumming troupe with kaleidoscopic lighting.
So don't miss out, book your tickets now!
