A town attraction has been named as one of the best in the world.

Bury St Edmunds Tour Guides has been awarded a 2024 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award.

Only the top 10% of attraction worldwide are chosen for the prestigious awards based on reviews from customers collected over a 12 month period. 

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The award showcases travellers' favourite destinations, hotels, restaurants and things to do.

John Saunders, the marketing officer for the market town tours, said: "At the end of our tours customers are invited to post their feedback on our Tripadvisor webpage and 236 have rated us excellent or very good, giving us worldwide recognition and making us the top favourite attraction for visitors to the town. 

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"These reviews show consistent satisfaction with tour content and delivery and the comments make for good reading."

The guides host a serious of daily tours of the abbey and town telling visitors about the history of the market town. 

There are also special ghostly tours and a Masters of the Air tour themed to the recent Apple TV show.