Coventry

Coventry

Types of trips: Industry, Museums, Historic Buildings, Heritage, Canals, Railways, Nature and Wildlife, Cultural, Sport, Music and Performance.

Best known for: Industrial Revolution, Shakespeare, Canals, Beautiful Countryside, Rural Study, History, Battles, Drama and Poetry

It is difficult to find two more contrasting types of places so close together in the United Kingdom; the rural idyll and beauty of Warwickshire, steeped in the history of Shakespeare and with many stately homes and castles, contrasted with the modern, industrial landscape of Coventry, a city rebuilt from the ashes of the Second World War bombing to produce vast numbers of cars at its Jaguar factory and a thriving population. 

There is a great variety of destinations with which to stimulate students with any interests. Check out the Fact File and relevant venues and providers below.

Fact File

Major Places: Coventry, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Rugby and Warwick

Weather: Typical West Midlands weather in that you never know what you're getting from one day to the next. Known to be damp in the summer but can have gloriously sunny winter days. Expect anything!

When to Go: The summer months are fantastic in Stratford and Warwick, with the towns transforming into a hive of activity as tourists pack out the streets and parks (particularly the Bancroft Gardens outside the RSC) - bookings will be essential for many venues in the summer!

Famous People: William Shakespeare, George Eliot, Sir Frank Whittle, Warwick the Kingmaker, Pete Waterman, William Webb Ellis, Ellen Terry, Nigel Hawthorne, Ken Loach

Natural Wonders/Wildlife: Brailes Hills, Ryton Pools, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust reserves at Ufton Fields and Brandon Marsh, Stratford Butterfly Farm

History: Shakespeare (Birthplace, Grave, Anne Hathaway's Cottage), Kenilworth and Warwick castles (watch jousting and the huge trebuchet catapult in action), Coughton Court, Ragley Hall, the site of Kineton Fight (the battle of Edgehill, which was the first battle of the English Civil War in 1642)

Architecture: Stratford's iconic black and white Tudor buildings, Warwick Castle, Stoneleigh Abbey

Culture: Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, Playbox Theatre group in Warwick, Shipston Proms music festival, Stratford's street performers, Ragley Hall's annual Battle of the Proms

Sport: Coventry's Ricoh Arena, Shakespeare County Raceway, rowing on the Avon, thriving athletics clubs in Rugby, Leamington Spa and Stratford

Adventure: Take a narrow boat tour down the River Avon or one of the many canals in the area, visit Hatton Country World and watch the sheep race, find your way out of the maze at Plantasia

Events: Shakespeare's birthday is celebrated with a town-wide festival in Stratford on the weekend nearest April 23rd each year

​Don't Miss Out On: Stratford Armouries, walking near Brailes hill, the Rollright Stones, canal walks or tours, cycling along the Greenway

Venues in this location

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Tenpin Leamington Spa

A bowling alley located in Shires Retail Park, Leamington Spa. We have fully modern computerised bowling lanes, American and English Pool Tables, Amusement Arcades all catered towards families and kids. There is also the Beach Road Cafe Bar and a fully licensed bar with Sky Sports for the grown ups too.

The Pottery Paint Shop

The Pottery Paint Shop is a relaxed, fun place to pop in at any time and let the artist in you free.

Cheeky Chimps

Newly refurbished play area with many classic soft play features, all in clean colourful decor.

Dedicated baby toddler area, slides, balls, and everything you've come to expect from indoor play including cafe and visibility seating.

Warwickshire Record Office

Warwickshire’s history, Warwickshire’s memory 

Warwickshire County Record Office collects, preserves and provides access to documents recording the history of the county, its people and places.

Heritage Motor Centre

Visit the home of the largest collection of British cars in the world, with nearly 300 cars from various eras. A number of great exhibitions that allow you to delve into motoring history! Family activities during school holidays.

Around 160 vehicles are on display, including important British makes like Morris, Mini, MG, Austin, Triumph and many more.

St John's Museum

Housed in a Jacobean mansion, St John’s Museum showcases the social history collections. Galleries include a Victorian Kitchen and Schoolroom (used by local school children during term time for activities and learning sessions), displays on childhood, toys and games, costume and an under 5s discovery room.

Warwickshire Museum

Warwickshire Museum is the name for the body which operates both the Market Hall Museum and St John's Museum in Warwick. It is part of Heritage and Culture Warwickshire.

Saltisford Canal

Saltisford Canal Trust would like to give you a warm welcome to the Saltisford Arm of the Grand Union Canal, in heart of the historic market town of Warwick. 

We are a small canal charity set up 30 years ago to restore the canal arm which dates back to 1799, and is originally the terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal.

Country Artists Visitor Centre

Visit us for a guided factory tour and to see some of the fabulous artists at work.

Led through each process of manufacture by one of Country Artist’s experienced Guides, the tour ambles its way to what many people find the most fascinating aspect of the whole tour - the painting studios.

Creative Spirit Studios

Our pottery painting and craft studio is light and spacious and seats comfortably between 40 to 45 people. It is a great place for parties for children and adults of all ages. We can cater for any event, even outside normal hours.

We have a wonderful selection of pottery and a large array of paint colours to choose from as well as plenty of ideas and tools to help you get creative.

Wellesbourne Airfield & Museum

Wellesbourne Airfield is a small, fully operational, thriving airfield 5 miles east of Stratfrod-upon-Avon.

Early in 1941 the Government purchased over 200 acres of Warwickshire farmland 6 miles East of Stratford Upon Avon.

Draycote Water Country Park

Whether you come to unwind or have fun, there's plenty for all at Draycote Water. Activities range from birdwatching and game fishing to walking and water sports. Dogs are only allowed in the Country Park.

The Adventure Zone Soft Play and Party

One play area for five to twelve years and another for the under fives. Bright and colourful, safe and age appropriate features.

As well as the play areas they have a fully equipped cafeteria serving freshly prepared hot and cold snacks as well as hot and cold refreshing drinks. There is plenty of seating for everyone, relax on the leather sofas whilst the children play. 

Draycote Water Sailing Club

We are one of only a few clubs in the UK that offers every day opening (except Christmas Day) with full safety cover from professional safety staff. Draycote Water is a superb venue for sailors and windsurfers of all abilities.

Side Fix

We are Warwickshire’s newest indoor extreme ramp park providing facilities for freestyle BMX, skating, inline and roller skates, scooters and skateboarding, as well as balance bikes, micro scooters and trikes.

CPAS c/o Tim Friend

Bedworth Leisure Centre

Set in the heart of local parkland, Bedworth Leisure Centre offers the local community an excellent range of ways to remain active. The centre plays host to two swimming pools, a group exercise studio, a newly refurbished gym complete with the latest equipment as well as a 3G outdoor surface.

Lunt Roman Fort

Come and explore this partially-reconstructed timber fort . Stand on the ramparts, explore the exhibition in the granary and imagine yourself training horses in the gyrus - a feature not found anywhere else in the Roman Empire.

War Memorial Park

War Memorial Park is Coventry's premier park and attracts around 400,000 visitors from all over the city and further beyond every year. Many come to enjoy a casual visit, while others come to take part in some of the many special events that take place throughout the year.

Horse Play

Indoor play area with loads of slides and features and dedicated toddler zone, attached to a family restaurant. For kids up to 4ft 9ins.

Caludon Castle Park

The park is a pleasant stretch of open grassland for running and frisbeeing, with a Children's Playground. The main feature is an imposing ruin of part of the castle, surrounded on three sides by a moat.

Warwick Arts Centre

The Arts Centre is open seven days a week and events are primarily presented during the three 10-week University terms, except for films, which are shown for 52 weeks of the year. At Christmas the Theatre and Studio are used for family shows.

Jam Jam Boomerang

Coventry's Biggest Indoor Play and Party place for children up to 12 years of age, with a separate area for babies and under 4s.

Including a car track with sit on cars and bikes. This is located near our comfy leather sofa area! Relax with a coffee whilst watching your little one's play safely.

Allesley Park

Crazy golf, children's play area, 18 hole golf course, and plenty of open space and garden walks: all recently refurbished and well maintained.

The refurbished play area has a wide range of play equipment to offer a variety of physical and interactive challenges for all ages.

Ryton Pools Country Park

There's lots of fun to be had at this family friendly country park! With play areas, cycling and walking on surfaced paths and a large picnic meadow you can't go wrong for a family day out!

Feed the ducks at Ryton Pool, play games on the picnic meadow and burn off some more energy on our two play areas.

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