Heathrow Airport 1 hr 37
Coombe Abbey Hotel Ltd (11 min) War Memorial Park (11 min) Parkland with a visitor centre, kids' play area and sports facilities including 12 football pitches. Draycote Water (23 min) 240-hectare reservoir & adjacent country park offering a visitor centre, bird hide & circular trail. Coventry Transport Museum (13 min) State-of-the-art museum covering public transportation, the auto industry, cycling and eco concerns. Midland Air Museum (7 min) Open-air museum, with special bit for jet planes, including a MIG 21, Vulcan bomber and Sea Harrier. Jephson Gardens (20 min) Charming Victorian garden featuring exotic tropical plants, a lake & live music. Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (14 min) Eclectic, hands-on local history and culture displays from collections, plus temporary art shows. Ryton Pools Country Park (11 min) Dog- & family-friendly park with a visitor centre/cafe, paved paths, wildlife viewing & play areas. St Nicholas' Park, Warwick (19 min) Parkland with a boating lake, leisure centre, skate park and BMX track, plus adventure golf course. Warwick Castle (18 min) A stately mansion and famous Medieval castle surrounded by gardens, lawns and woodland. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden (16 min) Ruined castle with carved arbours, aviary and marble fountain, plus adults'/kids' audio-tours. Coombe Country Park (6 min) 500-acre park offering walking and wildlife in woods and by lakes, a restaurant and craft studios. Coventry Cathedral (14 min) Modern, 20th-century place of CofE worship plus the Medieval ruins of the building bombed in WWII. Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve (9 min) 220-acre nature reserve offering a visitor centre, picnic area & tea room, plus bird hides & trails. The National Motorcycle Museum (24 min) Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. |