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Recommended Towns & Villages near Draycote

Toft in Autumn

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)

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...

Rugby, Warwickshire. Bank Street looking east from Regent Street May 2005

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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...

Jephson Gardens (foreground) and All Saints Church (background), Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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...

Marler's Chapel in Holy Trinity Church

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW)

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

Napsters Inn

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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...

Church of St.Mary, Warwick. The Beauchamp Chapel.

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)

Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NE)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

View of Burton Dassett from Temple Herdewyke

Burton Dassett (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside...

Everdon pond

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

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Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction S)

Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

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...

St Mary & St Margarets

Combrook (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)

A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways...

Coton Manor, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

Narrowboats on the Oxford canal at Cropredy, Oxon.

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction S)

Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops...

Sulgrave - home of George Washington's ancesters

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

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

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction N)

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...

The Pond, Wroxton, Oxfordshire

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century...

Stratford

Stratford-upon-Avon (382 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful historic market town in the County of Warwickshire. Famous as the birthplace of the legendry playwright William Shakespeare..

Banbuy's Town Center, Oxfordshire

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)

This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an.....

Recommended attractions near Draycote

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.6 km, direction NW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

One of the most interesting building's of Warwick to survive the great fire in 1694 is the Lord Leycester Hospital. This historic.....

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

A charming 17th century mansion displaying folk life and costume, with period reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, kitchen and.....

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St Nicholas Park

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

Lovely in the summer, St Nicholas park contains a crazy golf course, childrens train, amusements, paddling pool and boats for.....

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)

The first military encampment was built on the banks of the river Avon in Warwickshire by Ethelfleda, sister of Edward the Elder,.....

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

St Marys Church is believed to date back to pre norman times. Roger Earl of Warwick made it a collegiate church in 1123, giving.....

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

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

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Okens House

Okens House (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W)

The black and white fronted Oken's House houses one of the finest collections of early dolls and toys in the country. It was the.....

A picture of Warwick Museum

Warwick Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W)

The Warwickshire County Museum is housed in the Market Hall which was built in 1670. It was built on arches to allow for stalls.....

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction S)

This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Charlecote Park, Warwicks

Charlecote Park (26 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

From the first moment you see Charlecote's magnificent gatehouse, you know you are in for something special, for this house is a.....

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted,.....

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of.....


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