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Castle
Warwick Castle
Castle above the Avon begun by William the Conqueror in 1068 and rebuilt in stone; now a ticketed attraction with towers and shows.
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Warwick: things to do
Places worth your time in Warwick
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Things to do in Warwick
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Church
Collegiate Church of St Mary
Grade I listed parish church just east of the market place, a member of the Major Churches Network.
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Historic building
The Lord Leycester
Medieval courtyard buildings beside the West Gate, still a charity for ex-servicemen; the Brethren lead regular guided tours.
Museum
Market Hall Museum
Part of the Warwickshire Museum in the old market hall, with archaeology, geology and natural history from the county.
Garden
Hill Close Gardens
Restored Victorian hedged gardens with Grade II listed summer houses, cared for by a charitable trust.
Park
Priory Park
Town-centre park on the grounds of a priory founded in 1124 and closed under Henry VIII.
Park
St Nicholas' Park
Riverside park east of the centre, known locally as St Nick's, bordered by the Avon to the south.
Church
St Nicholas Church
Parish church with a spire at the eastern end of Warwick town centre.
Museum
Queen's Royal Hussars Museum
Military museum telling the regiment's story through themed galleries, at Trinity Mews on Priory Road.
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Museum
Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum
Small museum in the Court House on Jury Street on the county's yeomanry and its part in conflicts over 230 years.
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Museum
Fusilier Museum
Museum of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and its successors in Pageant House, with weapons, uniforms, medals and soldiers' diaries.
Racecourse
Warwick Racecourse
Jockey Club jump-racing course west of the centre whose first stand dates from 1808; a nine-hole golf course lies inside the track.
Garden
Guy's Cliffe Walled Garden
Kitchen garden of Guy's Cliffe House from the 1770s to the late 1940s, revived after decades of neglect; opens on set days.
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- Warwick (area photo): DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Collegiate Church of St Mary: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Lord Leycester: Misterweiss at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Market Hall Museum: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hill Close Gardens: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Priory Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Nicholas' Park: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Nicholas Church: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Warwick Racecourse: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Royal Leamington Spa: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kenilworth: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Stuart Yeates [1], CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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