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Location notes
It is on the Ipswich to Cambridge or Peterbourgh route, a short distance way from Bury St Edmunds railway station and the town centre.
Railway type and traffic
There passenger traffic is operated mostly by 156 units.
There numerous intermodal workings each way during the day plus a stone train three times a week from Kennet/Barham. There is also a working into Bury St Edmunds yard.
There numerous intermodal workings each way during the day plus a stone train three times a week from Kennet/Barham. There is also a working into Bury St Edmunds yard.
Environment
Bury is a quiet Suffolk town, the location is a park in the town.
Road directions
Exit the A14 in Bury and go south off the Roundabout. Continue across the next roundabout, towards Tayfen Road. Then turn right up Spring Lane.
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Fenway Nature reserve, Bury St Edmunds map co-ordinates
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Parking
There are limited parking spaces in residential areas around the park.
Public transport
The station is a short walk away so you all need to do is walk up Station Hill then walk down Tayfen road then onto Spring lane. Walk through the path towards the nature reserve.
The bus station is also a short walk away and all you need to is walk straight across the adjacent car park and you will find Spring Lane.
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The bus station is also a short walk away and all you need to is walk straight across the adjacent car park and you will find Spring Lane.
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Amenities
Unfortunately there are no toilet nearby, however there is a petrol station a shot walk away.
Accommodation
There are a few guest houses in the surrounding areas.
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Fenway Nature reserve, Bury St Edmunds
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Fenway Nature reserve, Bury St Edmunds
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Photographic notes
The best pictures can be obtained late afternoon however the overgrown vegetation can make certain angles harder to obtain but above all you need a camera with a good zoom.
General views - All photographs © Ryan Clarke unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
