(COVID-19) Coronavirus restrictions

The Apex, café, Tourist Information Centre and box office, Moyse’s Hall Museum and West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village are closed to visitors. The Apex box office phonelines are open, or you can book online.

Abbey Gardens, Brandon Country Park, East Town Park, Nowton Park and West Stow Country Park are open daily for exercise. The toilets at each of these sites are open, and takeaway refreshments are available in the Abbey Gardens (Wednesday to Sunday), East Town park and Nowton Park only.

The 200 play areas maintained by West Suffolk Council are all open. Abbey Gardens tennis courts and the outdoor gyms at East Town Park and Moreton Hall are open.

GOV.UK - (COVID-19) Coronavirus restrictions: what you can and cannot do

Thinking of visiting our parks?

Car park spaces may be limited during busy periods so consider whether you can walk or cycle there instead.

GOV.UK - (COVID-19) Coronavirus restrictions: what you can and cannot do

Metal detecting

Metal detecting is permitted on three of our council owned sites.

East Town Park, Haverhill

East Town Park metal detecting site map

Hardwick Heath, Bury St Edmunds

Hardwick Heath metal detecting site map

Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds

Nowton Park metal detecting site map

You can apply online for a 12 month metal detecting permit covering all three sites costing £28. Refer to the site maps above that show the areas that can be used for metal detecting. Make sure that you read our metal detecting terms and conditions.

Metal detecting

East Town Park, Haverhill

Hardwick Heath, Bury St Edmunds

Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds

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