Heart of Warwickshire, two castles and a spa town – route directions *denotes key points of interest
Approximate distance: 35 miles / 56km
Start: Kenilworth clock tower Abbey End/Abbey Hill, A452 *Abbey Fields on left with ruins of abbey High Street – Castle Hill *Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage) CV8 1NG
B4103 *Berkswell Windmill nearby CV7 7GY A452 A4177 Honiley A4141 *Wroxall Abbey Hotel and Estate Left Rising Lane *Baddesley Clinton (National Trust) B93 0DQ
Continue along Rising Lane Right onto Packwood Lane *Packwood House (National Trust) B94 6AT
Packwood Lane B4439 *Lapworth
Continue on B4439 Shrewley A4177 Dark Lane *Hatton Country World CV35 8XA
Dark Lane B4439 A4177 *Hatton Arms Pub CV35 7JJ *Hatton Locks CV35 7JL
Continue on A4177 A46 M40 Island Stratford Road to Warwick A429 West Street – High Street – Jury Street – Smith Street: *Tudor House Inn, Westgate and Chapel, Lord Leycester Hospital, Court House, Eastgate and Chapel
Continue on A429 St Nicholas Church Street A425 Over River Avon Myton Road Island *Reverse route back over river for view (on the left) of Warwick Castle CV34 4QU from A425 *Detour down Mill Street for another impressive view of Warwick Castle (Optional: leave car in St Nicholas Park off the A425 near the bridge and walk to both of the above viewpoints)
Continue on A425 Left Myton Road A425
*Royal Leamington Spa Leamington Spa Railway Station Left Lower Avenue Spencer Street Over River Leam B4087 The Parade *Royal Pump Rooms Clarendon Avenue (turn right) Right on to Clarendon Street Willes Road A4099 *Lansdowne Crescent – Newbold Terrace – Jephson Gardens
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