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Recommended Towns & Villages near Shilton

New Union St., Cheylesmore Manor House

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SW)

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

Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 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...

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 (8.7 miles, 14.1 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...

St. Peters Parish Church in Dunchurch Village from the surrounding cemetery looking southwest.

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 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...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (10.3 miles, 16.6 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...

Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction E)

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

Rainbow over Royal Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SW)

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...

Kingsbury church from Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.8 miles, 22.1 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...

Cottages

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

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

The Dog & Doublet Inn, Bodymoor Heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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

Autumn in Malvern Park

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)

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Roman baths ruins and the Jewry Wall

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

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

Tamworth Castle, Staffodshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 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...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.4 miles, 28.0 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...

Coton Manor, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SE)

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

Village Green, Badby, Northamptonshire

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (18.8 miles, 30.2 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...

Foxton Locks, looking down into the basin, Near Market Harborough

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction E)

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Henley In Arden, Warwickshire

Henley in Arden (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction SW)

Hidden deep amonst the leafy lanes of Warwickshire, close to what little remains of the ancient Forest of Arden, lies the pleasant Market town of Henley-in-Arden...

Gunpowder Plot Room Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch (41 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (20.3 miles, 32.6 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...

Recommended attractions near Shilton

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction SW)

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

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)

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Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

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

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 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.....

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

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A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

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

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

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

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

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

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

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

Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 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.....

A picture of Warwick Museum

Warwick Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Okens House

Okens House (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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.....

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SW)

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

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

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Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 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.....

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

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

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

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction NW)

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