Heathrow Airport 1 hr 51
Kingsbury Water Park (28 min) 600-acre park with 15 boating and fishing lakes, plus bird-watching hides, walking and bike trails. Coombe Country Park (14 min) 500-acre park offering walking and wildlife in woods and by lakes, a restaurant and craft studios. War Memorial Park (23 min) Parkland with a visitor centre, kids' play area and sports facilities including 12 football pitches. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden (29 min) Ruined castle with carved arbours, aviary and marble fountain, plus adults'/kids' audio-tours. The Bear Grylls Adventure (25 min) Activity center named after a British explorer, with high ropes, a free fall tunnel & PADI courses. Coventry Transport Museum (20 min) State-of-the-art museum covering public transportation, the auto industry, cycling and eco concerns. Twycross Zoo (33 min) Family-orientated nature centre filled with primates, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, plus dining. Coombe Abbey Hotel Ltd (18 min) Hartshill Hayes Country Park (22 min) Peaceful, leafy park with a visitor centre, walking trails, playground & a weekend tea kiosk. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre (31 min) 15th-century battle site museum with hands-on gallery, kids activities and guided battlefield walks. The National Motorcycle Museum (22 min) Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. Draycote Water (34 min) 240-hectare reservoir & adjacent country park offering a visitor centre, bird hide & circular trail. Coventry Cathedral (23 min) Modern, 20th-century place of CofE worship plus the Medieval ruins of the building bombed in WWII. Arbury Hall (14 min) Ancient estate & gardens on the site of a 12th-century monastery, periodically open to the public. Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (22 min) Eclectic, hands-on local history and culture displays from collections, plus temporary art shows. |