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Bagots Castle

Bagots Castle

0.37km from Lunt Roman Fort

Bagot's Castle is a 14th century castle in the village of Baginton, and a wonderful day out for all the family. The surviving ruin that can be seen is of a late 14th-century house, but it is not well known because of its location in an area of woodland on private land. No earthworks or ruins survive of the 12th-century motte and bailey.

Midland Air Museum

Midland Air Museum

1.16km from Lunt Roman Fort

The Midland Air Museum is one of the country's leading self-funded independent aviation museums. The museum includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre, where many exhibits are on display in a large hangar. It also has a small hangar, and a fenced-off green area where many aircraft are on display in the open. It welcomes visitors of all ages to experience the world of aviation in a friendly and informal environment.

War Memorial Park

War Memorial Park

2.77km from Lunt Roman Fort

The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares in southern Coventry, England. The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587 Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War. The landscaped gardens and sports areas were created in the late-1920s and 1930s, and the most prominent structure in the park is the city's war memorial monument, built in 1927.

Ryton Pools Country Park

Ryton Pools Country Park

3.86km from Lunt Roman Fort

Ryton Pools Country Park is a country park one mile south west of the village of Ryton on Dunsmore in Warwickshire, England. The park occupies an area of about 100 acres and contains four pools, the largest of which covers approximately 10 acres . Professional park rangers are employed to look after the varied flora and fauna of the park as well as the general maintenance of pathways and buildings.

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

3.94km from Lunt Roman Fort

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre, media studio and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England. It is the perfect place to delve into Coventry’s history and engage with art and culture. The permanent galleries range from the Visual Arts to Social and Industrial History, Archaeology and Natural History – there is something for every visitor.

Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral

4.05km from Lunt Roman Fort

The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is Christopher Cocksworth and the current dean is John Witcombe.

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve

4.25km from Lunt Roman Fort

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve is a 200-acre nature reserve which features a wide variety of large pools, bird hides, woodland walks and wildflower meadows. and it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the banks of the River Avon. The site is particularly important for birdlife, with a wide range of breeding and wintering birds—237 different species had been recorded up to the end of 2018. The reserve also supports a variety of mammals and insects, over 500 species of plant, and more than 5

Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum

4.32km from Lunt Roman Fort

Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport. It houses the largest collection of British-made road transport held in public ownership. It is located in Coventry because the city was previously the centre of the British car industry and the birthplace of the bicycle. There are more than 240 cars and commercial vehicles, 100 motorcycles, 200 bicycles.

Warwick Arts Centre

Warwick Arts Centre

4.48km from Lunt Roman Fort

Warwick Arts Centre was one of the largest multi-artform venues in the UK. It delivers a high quality, engaging, diverse programme of performing and visual arts, presented in world-class venues and spaces at the heart of the University of Warwick campus. Its complex comprises six spaces on the same site, including a concert hall, two theatres, a cinema, art gallery , Helen Martin Studio and conference room as well as hospitality suites, a café and bars.

Stoneleigh Abbey

Stoneleigh Abbey

4.59km from Lunt Roman Fort

Stoneleigh Abbey is a magnificent stately home that grew out of the remains of a 12th-century abbey. Over the years Stoneleigh Abbey has welcomed many important visitors including Charles I, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Queen Victoria and Jane Austen. Jane Austen in particular holds a special place in the heart of Stoneleigh Abbey as this was the country seat of her relatives and in 1806 she came to the Abbey with her mother and sister.

Coventry Canal Basin

Coventry Canal Basin

4.61km from Lunt Roman Fort

Coventry Canal Basin is the ideal place to start out on several fascinating art trail treks through picturesque countryside. The canal starts at Coventry Canal Basin. The basin was opened in 1769 and expanded in 1788. It is situated just north of Coventry City Centre and just outside the city's inner ring road. Many of the buildings and the site were restored between 1993 and 1995.

Abbey Fields

Abbey Fields

6.27km from Lunt Roman Fort

Abbey fields is set in the dramatic valley of Finham Brook and enjoys views of the historic town and Kenilworth Castle. The park was once farmland belonging to St Mary's Abbey, which was dissolved in the middle of the sixteenth century and is now ruined. St Nicholas Church, with origins from the twelfth century, remains in the park. As the largest park in the town, it hosts a number of well-known events each year.

Coombe Country Park

Coombe Country Park

6.76km from Lunt Roman Fort

Coombe Country Park is a country park located in Warwickshire, England. The park is only 4.5 miles east of Coventry city centre and is managed by Coventry City Council. The park has been developed from the grounds of an old Cistercian abbey, the buildings of which have now been converted into the Coombe Abbey hotel. The park now contains 500 acres of woodlands, formal gardens, arboretum, open grasslands and lake.

Allesley Park

Allesley Park

7.04km from Lunt Roman Fort

Allesley Park is a park near Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is also the name of the residential suburb adjacent to the park, which is approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Coventry city centre, just east of the A45 Coventry bypass. Visitors can marvel at the unspoilt expanse of green space while walking around the park on the tarmac footpaths, which is also a well used dog walking venue. Families with children can also enjoy using the well equipped and natural play area while also being abl

Newbold Comyn Skate Park

Newbold Comyn Skate Park

9.38km from Lunt Roman Fort

Newbold Comyn skatepark is made up of metal ramps on a tarmac base. The skatepark features a back and forth run with a quarter pipe and flat bank either side of a funbox. One of the iconic location for skating and also you can have some leisure time there.

Royal Spa Centre

Royal Spa Centre

9.62km from Lunt Roman Fort

The Royal Spa Centre On Newbold Terrace, is a purpose built theatre in Leamington Spa, England. As well as hosting productions by local theatre, music and arts groups, the centre also welcomes national and even international acts. Concerts, Dance, wrestling, variety shows, cinema and ballet can all be accommodated.

Jephson Gardens

Jephson Gardens

9.64km from Lunt Roman Fort

Jephson Gardens is a beautiful formal Victorian park in the centre of Leamington Spa. It's the perfect place for a relaxing stroll or family picnic. The gardens are often marketed in tandem with the nearby all-grassed Mill Gardens on the south side of the river. The gardens have a total area of 14.6 acres with Mill Gardens and its boating lake, both on the opposite side of the river, providing an extra 3.9 acres.

Pump Room Gardens

Pump Room Gardens

9.86km from Lunt Roman Fort

The Royal Pump Room Gardens is a popular open space found in the centre of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, next to the Royal Pump Rooms and just north of the River Leam. Despite being named "gardens" there is only one 5.4-acre area divided by footpaths with an ironwork bandstand in the centre. The gardens originally contained decorative flower beds but with the decline in fortunes of the Pump Rooms themselves these have been grassed over.

Leamington Library Royal Pump Rooms Parade

The Royal Pump Rooms is a cultural centre on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries. After a major redevelopment in 1997-99 the building now houses Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, a public library, a Tourist Information Centre, cafe and assembly rooms. It is a Grade II listed building.

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Lunt Roman Fort

Lunt Roman Fort

Coventry Rd, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AJ, UK

Lunt Roman Fort in Baginton was a Roman military camp created in around AD 60 or 61 to deal with the revolt of Boudica and/or its aftermath. It is open to the public and located in the village of Baginton on the south eastern outskirts of Coventry. The fort has now been fully excavated and partially reconstructed; the wooden gateway rebuild was led by archaeologist Margaret Rylatt, using the same tools and techniques that the military engineers of the Roman Army would have used.