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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 (7.1 miles, 11.4 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...

Coventry

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction S)

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

Kingsbury Water Park in the morning, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

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...

A picture of Bodymoor Heath

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

This lovely rural area is well known as the home of the training ground for Aston Villa Football Club...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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...

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NW)

In the 8th century the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia was ruled from Tamworth. Later in AD 913, a fortress was built here by the daughter of King Alfred...

Castle Hill, Kenilworth

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction S)

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...

St Andrews Church, Rugby

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 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...

The Old Forge, Dunchurch

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 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...

Hampton Manor, Solihull, Birmingham

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

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Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

The Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.

Ashby de la Zouch (41 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

This town takes its name from the La Souche family, lords of the manor from about 1160. The Norman prefix distinguishes Ashby from other towns of similar name...

Castle View and St Mary-de Castro in Leicester - June 2005

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction NE)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SE)

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

In the city gardens

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.4 miles, 26.3 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...

Warwick

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction S)

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

Match postponed.(Melt the snow with braziers) St Andrews, Birmingham City football ground, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

Birmingham, Britain's second city, known as the city of a thousand trades, has long been recognised as one of the World's most important manufacturing and commercial centres...

A picture of Staunton Harold Hall

Staunton Harold (22 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction N)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NE)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Town pond

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction NW)

The Lichfield Markets have been held on the historic Market Square since King Stephen granted the first charter for a market in 1153. In the past martyrs were burnt at the.....

Recommended attractions near Nuneaton

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW)

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Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

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

Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N)

Come face-to-face with over 900 animals of more than 150 species, including some of the most endangered on our planet, at.....

Sunrise over icy lake, Kingsbury Water Park, North Warwickshire.

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)

This vast landscape of lakes nestling on the eastern edge of Birmingham provides a wonderful escape from seething city life. .....

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

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Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NW)

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 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.....

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SE)

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

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

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View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (28 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction N)

The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....

Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction NE)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction NE)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

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

Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction SW)

This is a gorgeous richly timber-framed mid-Tudor house with additions from the 17th-century. It was probably built for John.....

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction S)

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


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