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Sunday 6th July 2008

Places to go in Warwickshire

Chocoholics beware! Warwickshire is home to Bournville and Cadbury World – a great day out for all the family. But don’t despair, a host of calorie-free attractions (including the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Hanbury Hall and lots of fascinating canal architecture) are available too.

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This canal basin at the southern end of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal lies in the heart of historic Stratford, home …

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A rare survival of 19th century social history. 19th century Birmingham was a bustling, smoky metropolis, swelling …

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Located at the Tipton end of the Dudley Tunnel, this 26-acre museum is focused around an historical recreation of a …

  • Museum
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This spectacular flight of locks is to be found on the Dudley No.1 Canal between Brierley Hill and Dudley. A short …

  • Leisure attraction

Gas Street Basin, in the heart of Birmingham city centre, is the heart of Britain's canal network. In days gone by …

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This flight on the Grand Union Canal, just west of Warwick, delivers 21 locks in less than two miles and provides a …

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The Lapworth Link is a short stretch of canal that links together the Grand Union and Stratford-on-Avon Canals, …

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Mary Arden's is one of the five Shakespeare Houses in and around Stratford-upon-Avon. The large site contains two …

  • Historic building

The National Sea Life Centre, beside Old Turn Junction at the heart of Birmingham's canals, is home to a wide …

  • Leisure attraction

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