The Suffolk Way
of the Cross

Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds

A time to walk.
A space to reflect.

Suffolk Way of the Cross will open in Spring 2027 as a new pilgrimage route, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims travelling from Ipswich to the Cathedral at Bury St Edmunds.

Opening Spring 2027

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The Suffolk Way of the Cross

The pilgrimage route

14 historic Suffolk churches.
One cathedral destination.

The route takes in 14 historic Suffolk churches, before reaching St Edmundsbury Cathedral:

  1. St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich
  2. All Saints, Sproughton
  3. St Mary the Virgin, Bramford
  4. St Mary’s, Great Blakenham
  5. St John the Baptist, Needham Market
  6. St Peter, Creeting Saint Peter
  7. St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket
  8. St Mary’s, Haughley
  9. King Charles the Martyr, Shelland
  10. St Mary the Virgin, Woolpit
  11. All Saints, Drinkstone
  12. St Ethelbert’s, Hessett
  13. St Mary’s, Rougham
  14. St Nicholas, Rushbrooke
  15. St Edmundsbury Cathedral

For further information, please contact
info@suffolkway.org