Telephone: +44 (0)24 7623 4270Website: www.transport-museum.com

Telephone: +44 (0)24 7683 2386Website: www.theherbert.org Located in the cultural heart of Coventry City Centre, The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is the perfect place to visit and learn more about the history of Coventry whilst immersing yourself in art and culture - and all completely FREE! With award-winning interactive galleries, and eight permanent galleries, The Herbert provides an interesting day out for all the family whether you’re a first time visitor to Coventry, or returning again and again. Some exhibitions may have an entrance charge. Winner of The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award 2010.

Telephone: +44 (0)24 7655 2242Website: www.prioryvisitorcentre.org

The Priory Visitor Centre is a unique attraction, built over the original remains of Coventry’s first cathedral. Excavation work gave archaeologists the opportunity to uncover fascinating details of the original cathedral and communicate

the compelling story of this remarkable component of Coventry’s history.Buried for centuries beneath redevelopment, this extraordinary area was unearthed by Channel 4’s ‘Time Team’ in 2002, providing a wonderful glimpse into Coventry’s medieval past. Please call ahead for opening times.

Coventry’s SkyDome Arena offers a whole host of entertainment, with something for the entire family to enjoy. There’s an on-site Odeon cinema, ice rink, several restaurants, numerous bars and it is home to Coventry Blaze ice hockey team.

Planet Ice offer skate hire, dedicated student events, themed skate evenings and family orientated sporting activities. Telephone: +44 (0)24 7663 0693Website: www.planet-ice.co.uk

Coventry City Centre has many excellent shops, ideal for a spot of retail therapy. West Orchards houses high street favourites such as Debenhams, Miss Selfridge, Thorntons and Marks and Spencer. With the addition of quality jewellers, bookstores, fashion stores, and with on-site car parking available, you can spend an afternoon wandering the city centre, stopping off for a spot of lunch during your visit.

The bustling Upper Precinct offers a wide variety of shopping choices including River Island, GAME, Topshop, Primark and HMV with the Lower Precinct offering the likes of H&M, Dorothy Perkins, Next and New Look.

Shelton Square, Bull Yard, Broadgate and medieval Spon Street are home to big name brands, nestled amongst independent stores.

IKEA’s landmark city centre site can be found on Croft Road while the unique circular Coventry Market, invites you to sample the fresh and local produce on sale alongside foods of the world. The city centre welcomes regular events to Broadgate, the heart of our city, with a local Farmers’ Market appearing every third Friday of the month, selling delicious local produce from tasty pies, preserves and home-made bread to regionally sourced fresh meat and pastries.

Coventry’s award winning Greyfriars Green, connects the city centre to the Railway Station. Lady Herbert’s Garden, found adjacent to Millennium Place, offers visitors and locals alike the opportunity to enjoy peace and tranquility in the heart of the city centre.Close by is the War Memorial Park, a great outdoor attraction and home to two cafés, football pitches, pitch and putt golf, tennis, skateboard facilities and a children’s play area.

With a great reputation for hosting cultural and artistic events, historic exhibitions and big sporting occasions, there’s always somthing happening in Coventry.

Coventry’s Ricoh Arena has hosted worldwide superstars including pop star Pink, Jon Bon Jovi and Coldplay, with Muse and rock legend Bruce Springsteen also lined up. As an official Olympic venue, 2012 saw Olympic football attract a huge international audience.

Coventry’s War Memorial Park, welcomes around 100,000 visits to its annual extravaganza, Godiva Festival. Broadgate, the heartbeat of the city, provides an exciting backdrop to many of the city’s festivals and markets.

Within a 20 minute drive of Coventry you’re simply spoilt for choice with an array of fantastic places to visit. With a variety of medieval and Georgian market towns and stunning countryside, Warwickshire is a real gem.

Stratford upon Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare and home to the Royal Shakespeare Company attracts visitors from around the world.

Warwick is a wonderful town with a famous past epitomised by the ‘must visit’ destination of Warwick Castle. Rugby is the birthplace of rugby football and you can discover this sporting history with a tour of Rugby School and museum.

The Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon houses the world’s largest collection of historic cars. Royal Leamington Spa is packed with wonderful independent shops, high street brands and beautiful parks.

Kenilworth, home to the region’s second largest castle, provides visitors with an action- packed all year round programme, not to mention the amazing Elizabethan gardens.

Nuneaton, home to the George Eliot trail and the stunning 18th Century Arbury Hall is also worth a visit.

The delights of Birmingham are also on the doorstep with its concerts, festivals, markets and fairs throughout the year, alongside a vibrant nightlife.

Telephone: +44 (0)24 7652 1200Website: www.coventrycathedral.org.uk

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Telephone: +44 (0)24 7683 3328Website: www.stmarysguildhall.co.uk

St. Mary’s Guildhall is one of the finest surviving medieval guildhalls in England, an unexpected treasure in the narrow, winding lanes of Coventry’s historic ‘Cathedral Quarter’. First built in the 1340s for the merchant guild of St. Mary, the Guildhall was enlarged between 1394 and 1414 and extensively embellished at the end of the 15th Century. The main attraction is the magnificent Great Hall, with its medieval stained glass, a ceiling of carved angels and, dominating an entire wall, one of the rarest and most important tapestries in the country.

Combining world famous history with technology, innovation and forward thinking, Coventry is a city rich in imagination and diversity. Across Coventry and Warwickshire are venues, attractions and places which can make an extended visit to the area something to really enjoy.

The successful hosting of international sporting events, including Olympic football, major concerts from Coldplay and Take That plus the Godiva Festival and Royal Leamington Spa Food Festival, highlight the area’s opportunities.

For more details on all of the venues featured, plus upcoming events, activities and regional information, please check the website or follow us on Twitter today! www.visitcoventryandwarwickshire.co.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)24 7622 0418Website: www.holytrinitycoventry.org.uk

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Coventry Cathedral is a place of celebration in the city and the Diocese of Coventry, playing host to many events, concerts and exhibitions. On the night of 14 November 1940, the city of Coventry was devastated by bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe and the Cathedral burned with the city, having been hit by many incendiary devices. The decision to rebuild the Cathedral, taken the morning after its destruction, would not be an act of defiance, but rather a sign of faith, trust and hope for the future. Located in the Ruins, the ‘Blitz Experience Museum’ contains five 1940s’ room reconstructions.

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The story of Holy Trinity Church is truly historic. The first known reference to Holy Trinity is in 1113 with its beginnings tied into the history of the Benedictine Priory of St Mary which has long been associated with Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva. The church houses many rare artefacts, perhaps the most exceptional being the famous medieval wall painting of the Last Judgement which has

recently undergone significant restoration and is on full display. Holy Trinity welcomes visitors, free of charge, seven days a week.

Coventry City Centre offers a whole host of wonderful dining opportunities to suit your every taste. From tempting Asian cuisines to European delicacies through to traditional British fayre, its all here.

Coventry’s historic medieval Spon Street (B4) offers numerous, award- winning bars, restaurants and bistros. From Turmeric Gold, serving tantalising Indian flavours to Blue Bar and Bistro, offering modern, Mediterranean cuisine, your tastebuds will be spoilt for choice. Nearby you will find Belgrade Plaza (C3), complete with three family-friendly restaurants, Pizza Express, Café Rouge and Bella Italia, where car parking is also available.

Priory Place (E3), houses several independently owned café bars and restaurants serving food from around the world.

The city centre’s largest shopping centre, West Orchards (D3), hosts an extensive, open plan food court, perfect for a stop off to refuel during your visit. Including Subway, McDonalds and KFC plus a selection of Indian, Italian and British food outlets.

If you’re looking for a fantastic FREE day out for all the family, you can’t beat Coventry Transport Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of British road transport. Discover the stories and exhibits behind the people who made Coventry the centre of the world’s motor

and cycle industries. You’ll wander 19th Century streets, discover the first bicycles, carriages and cars, explore the first car factories and witness their wartime destruction. The journey continues through the Boomtown, Spirit of Speed and Ghost Town galleries to bring you right up to the present day.

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The theatre is a major arts and cultural facility in Coventry and remains one of the largest regional producing theatres in Britain. This fine historic building offers a diverse programme of productions from touring musicals, critically acclaimed

plays alongside traditional pantomimes and comedy.The Belgrade is named in recognition of the Serbian capital city of Belgrade (Coventry’s official sister city), which supplied timber used extensively in the construction of the auditorium.

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Close to Warwickshire, half an hour from Birmingham and under 60 minutes from London, you will certainly be well connected during your visit to Coventry.

Travelling by car…There are five major national motorway links which serve this region, the M6, M42, M40, M69 and the M1. Several A roads such as the A45, A46 and A5 are the main arterial routes around Coventry and north and south Warwickshire. There are two bus-based Park and Ride sites serving the North and South of Coventry. Buses are easily accessible and have low floors.Park & Ride North is based at Austin Drive, Courthouse Green, CV6 7NS and has 163 free parking spaces.Park & Ride South is based at Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, CV3 6PT and has 402 free parking spaces.For route times and up-to-date prices, please visit: www.networkwestmidlands.com Travelling by train…Coventry is on the West Coast Main Line supported by regular train services seven days a week; linking the region with other major towns and cities. National Rail Enquiries Tel: +44 (0)8457 484950 Web: www.nationalrail.co.uk

Travelling by bus/coach…Local bus services from Stagecoach and National Express Coventry operate throughout the region; timetable information is available from the Coventry Tourist Information Centre.Further details can be found on the Traveline website otherwise you can call Traveline for additional assistance. Tel: +44 (0)871 200 22 33 Web: www.traveline.info Travelling by plane… Birmingham Airport is approximately 20 minutes from central Coventry. With its own air-rail link and train station, public parking, vehicle hire facilities and onsite hotels, Birmingham Airport is easily accessible for all.Tel: +44 (0)121 767 5511 Website: www.bhx.co.uk

Telephone: 024 7622 5616e-mail: tic@coventry.gov.ukCoventry’s Tourist Information Centre is located within the city’s breathtaking Cathedral Ruins and offers visitors the chance to climb the 181 steps to the top of the Cathedral Tower for a bird’s eye view of the city below. If heights aren’t your strong point, then keep your feet on the ground whilst the friendly, knowledgeable and informative staff help you with any enquiry or advice that you may need, along with some helpful tips on what to see and do in the area. The Coventry Tourist Information Centre can help you with:• Free accommodation booking service• Ticket sales for major events• Sightseeing trips and city maps• Gifts and souvenirs• A wide range of local, regional and national tourist

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Legend has it that Coventry was the birthplace of St. George, dragon-slayer and patron saint of England.

Coventry is home to the internationally renowned Coventry University and University of Warwick attracting over 40,000 students.

George Eliot lived and went to school in Coventry. Life in the city around 1830 was the model for Middlemarch, her most famous novel.

All modern bicycles are descended from John Kemp Starley’s Rover safety cycle, invented in Coventry in 1885.

The only Midlands venue to host London 2012 Olympic events was The City of Coventry Stadium (Ricoh Arena) with 12 football matches.

Every Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle worldwide has been designed in Coventry and Warwickshire.

The city was the birthplace of jet pioneer Sir Frank Whittle, the poet Philip Larkin and the athlete and broadcaster David Moorcroft.

“Sent to Coventry” originated during the Civil War, when captured Royalists were imprisoned in the heavily fortified and strongly Parliamentarian city. They were given a very unpleasant time by the locals.

The city’s Godiva Festival attracts over 100,000 visits and is one of the biggest free festivals in the UK. Britain’s car industry was founded by Daimler within a disused cotton mill in Coventry 1896.

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