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A storm is coming - view from Magpie Hill

Burton Dassett (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside...

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

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 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...

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

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

The Old Forge, Dunchurch

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Warwick, Warwickshite

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

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

Bluebells

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction E)

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...

Lake near Combrook in Warwickshire, England

Combrook (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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

Church Lane, Cropredy

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 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...

Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 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...

An unusual daytime picture of a part of Kenilworth Castle taken in 2002

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

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

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...

Nene Way

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction E)

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The Golden Cross

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NW)

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

Thatched ironstone cottages in Wroxton

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.1 miles, 19.5 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...

Banbury centre, Oxfordshire. The centre was built between 800 and 1200 A.D.

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.3 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.....

Sulgrave - home of George Washington's ancesters

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

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

Stratford upon Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon (382 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NE)

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

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (15.3 miles, 24.6 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...

High Street, Bloxham

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction S)

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Remains of the village cross, Henley-in-Arden. 24 July 04

Henley in Arden (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

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...

Recommended attractions near Southam

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction S)

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

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 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,.....

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 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

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 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.....

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 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.....

A picture of Warwick Museum

Warwick Museum (1 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 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.....

A picture of Okens House

Okens House (1 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 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.....

Charlecote Park, Warwicks

Charlecote Park (26 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)

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

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 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,.....

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SE)

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

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NW)

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

Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 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.....

Nash`s House & New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Nash's House & New Place (11 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon - Jacobean home of Shakespeare's daughter

Hall's Croft (20 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

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