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Strathblane from the Gowk Stane

Strathblane

in the county of Stirlingshire

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The High Altar of Holy Trinity Church

Coventry

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SW)

Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...

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The statue of George Eliot

Nuneaton

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

It was the arrival of the railways in 1847 that caused Nuneaton to develop as an industrial textile and engineering town...

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Ryton-on-Dunsmore

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)

Located in the countryside between Rugby and Coventry, this delightful village is probably best known for it's ancient parish church...

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The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction W)

This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year...

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Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire.

Kenilworth

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history...

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St Andrew's Parish Church, Rugby

Rugby

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

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Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

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Toft in Autumn

Dunchurch

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

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In the city gardens

Royal Leamington Spa

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

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Kingsbury Water Park

Kingsbury

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NW)

Kingsbury lies in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, it is most notable for its water-park which offers an oasis of calm for visitors escaping the hurried life of Birmingham and other nearby cities and large towns...

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Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction S)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....

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Coombe Abbey Hotel in Binley, Coventry, Warwickshire

Coombe Abbey Country Park

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SE)

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Snowy reedbed at Brandon Marsh

Brandon Marsh

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction S)

Brandon Marsh is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and nature reserve in Warwickshire, situated close to the city of.....

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RAF Jet Provost

Midland Air Museum

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction N)

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

This is all that remains of a castle that once heaped lavish entertainments on England's "Good Queen Bess" for here in the heart.....

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Merevale Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire

Merevale Hall

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

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The memorial sundial

The Battle of Bosworth Field

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction N)

At Amble Hill where the Battle of Bosworth was fought on 22 August 1485 close to the village of Sutton Cheney. The Battle of.....

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