Things to do in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Nuneaton is 20 miles east of Birmingham on the River Anker. It is close to the M6, the M42 and the A5, the Roman Route known as Watling Street.
A settlement was in evidence in the records of the 1086 Domesday Book and a market was granted in 1233 which still operates today.
The Nunnery ended with Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1552 the King Edward VI School was founded on the site which later became the Grammar School, known locally by the acronym KEGS.
It developed several munitions factories which made it a target for bombing during World War II. This led to much of Nuneaton having to be rebuilt after the war.
Present Day Nuneaton
It is now largely a dormitory town for Birmingham and Coventry.
The town centre was redesigned to make it an attractive retail and business district.
The Ropewalk Shopping Centre attracts shoppers from the surrounding areas, along with the Abbeygate Shopping Centre in the heart of the town.
It always has a well maintained town centre decorated with flowers and has been a national finalist in the Britain in Bloom competition.
The local landmark is Mount Judd which can be seen for miles around.
The town has three leisure centres, three rugby clubs and two non-league football teams.
For many years Nuneaton's Heartland Evening News was the smallest independent newspaper in the UK until it was taken over by a larger media group.
Things to Do Around Nuneaton
The Nuneaton Carnival is the largest in the county and takes place every June.
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery is set in the lovely Riverside Park and contains a reconstruction of George Eliot's drawing room, exhibits about the life of comedian Larry Grayson and many other local artifacts.
Drayton Manor Theme Park is an action-packed family day out 16 miles away at Tamworth.
The Heart of England Country Park (Heart Park) offers a day at the beach, tons of sand for playing in, clean lake waters for bathing and country woodland walks at Meriden.
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Days Out in Nuneaton
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Arbury Hall (2 Miles)*
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Bosworth Water Trust Leisure and Water Park (6 Miles)*
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Coventry Transport Museum (8 Miles)*
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (8 Miles)*
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St Marys Guildhall (8 Miles)*
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Coventry Cathedral (8 Miles)*
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Lunt Roman Fort (8 Miles)*
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Coombe Country Park (8 Miles)*
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Twycross Zoo (8 Miles)*
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Kingsbury Water Park (9 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Nuneaton
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Bedworth (4 Miles)*
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Aston Flamville (6 Miles)*
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Market Bosworth (7 Miles)*
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Coventry (8 Miles)*
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Austrey (9 Miles)*
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Enderby (12 Miles)*
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Lutterworth (12 Miles)*
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Kirby Muxloe (12 Miles)*
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Kenilworth (12 Miles)*
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Bubbenhall (13 Miles)*
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