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Warwick Places of Interest and Warwick Visitor Information

Places to visit and things to see and do in Warwick

Based upon our visit to Warwick as part of our 2010 Cruise with additional information supplied by the Warwick Tourist and Visitor Information Centre, The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick
Tel: 01926 492212
Web: www.Warwick-UK.co.uk

Warwick (pronounced WORR-ik with a silent w in the middle) is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, 18 km (11 miles) south of Coventry and 4 km (2.5 miles) west of Leamington Spa (although the towns are conjoined). The Grand Union Canal (GUC) passes around the north side of central Warwick, so if you wish to visit the town centre, it is best to approach the town centre from bridge 49. A walk to the south on Coventry Road for around half a mile, onward to the right to Smith Street, Jury Street and High Street is the shortest route.

We were moored just passed Kate Boats by bridge 49 and found a bus stop about 100m south of the bridge on Spinney Hill where the No.16 Coventry to Stratford-on-Avon service stops: Mon - Fri a 10 minute bus ride towards Warwick / Stratford-on-Avon - Times: 09.41, 10.26, 11.26, 12.26, 13.26, 14.26, 15.52, 16.44, 17.42 and 18.42 / back 10.42, 11.37, 12.37, 13.42, 14.37, 15.54, 16.39 and 17.42 / There is a Saturday service but no Sunday service. The Bus Station in Warwick is the nearest stop to the town centre.

Places to visit in Warwick - Things to see in Warwick

Saltisford Canal Trust - Admission Free / Donation Requested
Canal / Urban fringe park on the Saltisford Arm of the Grand Union Canal (GUC) - MAP
Gardens and picnic site, day boat hire and shop.
Tel: 01926 490006
Web: www.SaltisfordCanal.co.uk

Warwick Castle - Admission Charge (Expensive!) - MAP
Historic Monument and theme park - The Tussauds Group purchased Warwick Castle in 1978 and opened it as a tourist attraction. It is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.

Tel: 0870 442 2000
www.Warwick-Castle.com

Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum - Admission Free but restricted opening - MAP
Housed in the same building as the Tourist Information Centre, The Old Court House, Jury Street. Uniforms, swords, arms and captured field gun!
Tel: 01926 492212

Castle Street Gardens, behind Tourist Information Centre - Public Garden with Toilets - MAP

The Lord Leycester Hospital (Museum) - Admission Charge
Mediaeval timber framed, stone and brick building complex including Guildhall, Chapel and knot garden. - MAP

Tel: 01926 491422
Web: www.LordLeysester.co.uk

The Master's Garden - Admission Charge
Award winning walled garden. - MAP
Tel: 01926 491422
Web: www.LordLeysester.co.uk

The Queen's Own Hussars Museum - Housed within The Lord Leycester Hospital - Included in other charges - MAP
Past to present / horse to tank of the West Midland's Cavalry Regiment
Tel: 01926 492035
Web: www.QOHMuseum.org.uk

Mill Street - MAP - Historic feature of black and white cottages on the approach to Mill Garden below Warwick Castle.

Mill Garden - Admission Charge - MAP
A large, well stocked, garden with shrubs, plants and trees beneath the walls of Warwick Castle
Tel: 01926 492877

St John's House Museum - Admission Free - MAP
An imposing Jacobean mansion house containing period reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, kitchen and classroom. Includes costumes, musical instruments, wooden toys and a discovery centre for under 5's - Garden to side suitable for picnics
Tel: 01926 412132
Web: www.Warwickshire.gov.uk

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) Museum - Admission Free
Housed upstairs in St John's House - MAP
Tel: 01926 491653
Web: www.WarwickFusiliers.com

East Gate - MAP - Historic feature at the cross roads: Jury Street / Smith Street and The Butts / Castle Hill.

Warwickshire Museum - Admission Free - MAP
The Museum in the Old Warwick Market Hall, adjacent to the Market Square, houses local Natural History, Geological and Archeological exhibits including the Great Fire of Warwick and Sheldon's Tapestry Map.
Tel: 01926 412500
Web: www.Warwickshire.gov.uk

Collegiate Church of St Mary - MAP - Donation Requested / Tower Admission Charge
Famous for its Mediaeval / Tudor tombs and Tower, Beauchamp Chapel and Norman Crypt.
Tel: 01926 403940
Web: www.StMarysWarwick.org.uk

Hill Close Gardens - Admission Charge
Off Friars Street, restored Victorian Gardens with summerhouses
Tel: 01926 493339
Web: HillCloseGardens.com

Warwick Racecourse - Admission Charge
Web: WarwickRacecourse.co.uk

St Nicholas Amusement Park - Admission Charge
Tel: 01926 403866
www.WarwickBoats.co.uk

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