St Edmundsbury Cathedral Ancient Library Tour
Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS
We would like to invite you to a 30-minute session in our Ancient Library where you will be able to see some of the books in our collection and learn a little more about them with our Library Guides. The Ancient Library was founded by Dr Miles Mosse in 1595 as a resource for clergy training. There are over 550 books in the Library, mainly printed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The Library is in a room above the north-west porch, which was designed by Stephen Dykes Bower in 1960, the architect who oversaw the extension of the Cathedral in the twentieth century.
Timings & Tours
- Friday 06 September:
- 1400, 1430, 1500, 1530, 1600 & 1630
- Saturday 07 September:
- 1000, 1030, 1100, 1130 & 1200
- Friday 13 September:
- 1400, 1430, 1500, 1530, 1600 & 1630
- Saturday 14 September:
- 1000, 1030, 1100, 1130 & 1200
Location & directions
Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS
- Directions:
- The Ancient Library is located just inside the main porch of the Cathedral. Enter via the main door from Angel Hill. Stewards will meet visitors in the porch.
- Contact on day:
- Duty Verger: 01284 748729
- Telephone number:
- +447498323720
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Please book your free ticket online via the Cathedral website. This is due to the restricted numbers which can attend at each time.
- Booking contact name:
- Sarah Friswell
- Booking telephone number:
- +441284748730
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://stedscathedral.org/whats-on
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jul 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 14 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
Unfortunately, the Ancient Library is accessed up a small spiral staircase and is therefore not accessible to those in wheelchairs, or with prams/pushchairs. Dogs welcome on the Cathedral site but not in the Ancient Library.
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 10
- Est. tour duration:
- 0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
