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Towns and villages
Warwickshire is a captivating mix of the famous and the yet-to-be-discovered, in beautiful countryside threaded by rivers and canals. A county where a Roman market town sits a short drive from a Regency spa, where a medieval castle overlooks a Georgian high street, and where the birthplace of the world's most celebrated playwright is twenty minutes from the birthplace of the world's most popular sport.
Arts and culture
Whether you come for Shakespeare's birthplace or George Eliot's Middlemarch, for the art or the architecture, for a performance or simply to walk in landscapes that have shaped some of the finest minds in English literature, Warwickshire rewards the curious.
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Itineraries
Warwickshire spoils you for choice. History, country gardens, Shakespeare, literary links, Roman roads and architecture from medieval times to modern - and that's before you've had lunch. So we've done some of the planning for you.
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Whether you're coming for a day or staying for a week, Warwickshire is straightforward to reach and easy to explore. The county sits at the heart of England's transport network - well connected by rail, road and bus, with a growing infrastructure for cyclists and sustainable travellers. This section has everything you need to plan ahead with confidence.
Celebrations
So many significant chapters of English history have been made in rural Warwickshire and we have beautiful and fascinating historic buildings in varied architectural styles and a number of celebrated gardens.
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The great outdoors
Whether you're after a bracing hilltop walk, a lazy afternoon on a narrowboat, a wildlife-watching session with the children or simply somewhere to sit beside water and breathe, Warwickshire has it - and it's closer than you might think.
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