30 Things To Do This Autumn in Bury St Edmunds

1. Take a Ghost Tour of Bury St Edmunds. The very popular Ghostly and Macabre Walks by Bury St Edmunds Tour Guides are back and start on Halloween (October 31) and continue every Friday until the end of March. We hope you'll have a frightfully good time.

2. Love books? Then you'll love the annual Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival which stakes place on October 9-12. Authors Sarah Perry, Louis de Bernieres, Ferdia Lennon, Louise Doughty and Amy Jeffs are just some of the authors appearing.

3. See screen used props from the movies at the Art of Cinema Exhibition which runs from 25 October - 22 February.

4. Every September Heritage Open Days gives people a chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore. Check out our Heritage Open Days to see what's on in the town.

5. Enjoy daytime music with hot drinks and sweet treats in the historic surroundings of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. The lunchtime concert series includes performances from The Stowmarket Concert Band Ensemble, Claire Baughan & Jonathan Cooper with Baroness Debbonaire, and Braziliero.

6. Play 'Accumulated' - a brand new escape room experience at National Horse Racing Museum. Step into the shadowy world of international betting syndicates. With just 60 minutes on the clock, you’ll need to unravel a web of deceit, decode cryptic messages, and piece together hidden clues!

7. Enjoy an atmospheric candlelit concert in the stunning surroundings of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. This autumn you can listen to the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Adele, David Bowie, Coldplay and Pink Floyd.

8. Visit the Suffolk Regiment Museum and step back in time and uncover the powerful stories of the soldiers through medals, uniforms, photographs, weapons, equipment and personal memorabilia

9. Tour Lavenham with the Headless Horseman! These free, no need to book tours are hosted by Lavenham resident Tony Ranzetta will guide you past some of the village's most-haunted spots. Tours take place on Sunday 12 October at 7pm (meet outside De Vere House), Sunday 26 October 7pm (meet outside De Vere House), Friday 31 October 4.45pm - 6.45pm Trick or Treat, Friday 31 October 7pm (meet outside De Vere House).

10. Enter a gateway to a magical immersive Halloween world, full of quests and challenges and Autumn outside fun at Kentwell Hall's Halloweenies!

11. Book tickets to one of The Apex's many concerts and talks this autumn. Coming to the award-winning venue are Harry Redknapp, Lindisfarne, John Lydon, Griff Rhys Jones, The Stylistics, Bury Bach Choir, Milton Jones and more!

12. Scare yourself silly at Scaresville. One of Britain's top Halloween attractions that mysteriously appears in the grounds of Kentwell Hall near Bury St Edmunds every October.

13. Sample Bury St Edmund's top food and drink with a Food & Drink Tour! Tour participants will enjoy a two and a half-hour food and drink themed tour of the town stopping off at six local businesses to try bite-sized samples of food and drink, hearing about the business and the local history of the building and location.

14. Step into a world of enchantment as Kentwell Hall’s stunning gardens come alive with light! With their unique charm and captivating features, our gardens are the perfect canvas for an unforgettable illuminated experience.

15. Enjoy your last chance to explore the Rougham Control Tower Aviation Museum before its end of season at the end of October.

16. Go hunting for Pumpkins at the Rougham Estate Pumpkin Patch.

17. Take a tour of the St Edmundsbury Cathedral before the season of regular tours ends on October 31. The tour includes a behind the scenes look at the Cathedral building and specifically, the tower finished in 2005. You’ll slowly climb the tower, with view points along the way while you learn more about the build and the history of the building and town.

18. Explore the colours of autumn among the flowers and trees of Fullers Mill Garden in West Stow.

19. Enjoy an autumnal vineyard tour at one of Bury St Edmunds' award-winning vineyards: Giffords Hall, Wyken and Hawkswood.

20. Indulge in a little rest and relaxation with luxurious spa break in the Suffolk countryside.

21. Is there any greater pleasure for little and big kids alike than donning your wellies and setting off on a brisk and breezy walk to splash around in puddles? This Autumn, wrap up warm, take a flask of something hot and explore some of the best welly walks in Bury St Edmunds & beyond...

22. Gather the family or friends and try out the escape rooms at The Evidence Room, each designed to test your logic, teamwork and patience, you’ll need to have your wits about you as nothing is quite as it seems.

23. Discover the stories of the remarkable people who worked in the Royal Observer Corps WWII Ops Room at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall and the incredible events they were part of at special open days in September and October.

24. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of The Food Museum's working steam traction engine, the Empress of Britain, as their volunteers use steam coal to bring it to life on Steam Sundays. Built in 1912 by the Thetford firm of Charles Burrell and Sons, the Empress spent its working life hauling heavy loads and providing power on the farm.

25. Discover the medieval history of Lavenham on an engaging guided walk of the village with one of Lavenham Guildhall's knowledgeable volunteer guides and discover the history of some of the village's most iconic timber-framed buildings.

26. Discover real ale and craft beer in Bury St Edmunds on the town's Ale Trail. Raise a glass in the Beer Capital of Suffolk and become part of a brewing history dating back 1,000 years. In 1086, monks were brewing ale on the site of the Great Abbey using water from Bury’s chalk wells which are still used today by Greene King, one of the UK’s largest breweries.

27. With the unpredictable weather of autumn, why not play safe and enjoy a game of indoor golf with at the adults only Sneaky Links. Crazy golf fans of any level, skill or ability are challenged to navigate their way to the perfect putt on the inventive 9-hole course, while drinks can be caddied directly to the green.

28. Unleash your inner chef and treat yourself to a Cookery Experience at ICE Cook School or at Forage Kitchen.

29. Listen to an exciting line up if authors and speakers at Lavenham Literary Festival, and enjoy a special Festival dinner at The Swan at Lavenham with actress Alison Steadman on 14 November.

30. Visit the Love and Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk Exhibition at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury featuring the works of one of England’s greatest twentieth-century painters, Sir Stanley Spencer (1891–1959).