Coventry

Coventry is a large city in the West Midlands region of England, part of the United Kingdom. It has a population of just over 365,000 (2018), making it the eleventh-largest city in the country. Wikivoyage

Population 362,690 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 999AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael Attraction · 240 m
• Ford's Hospital Attraction · 190 m
• Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Museum · 330 m
• Coventry Transport Museum Museum · 350 m
• Bond's Hospital Attraction · 400 m
• Statue of Lady Godiva Attraction · 10 m
• Cheylesmore Manor Attraction · 360 m
• Coventry Watch Museum Museum · 450 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Godiva Festival

   September

   A 3-day music event in War Memorial Park in early September

   Official site

2. Motofest

   September

   Has motorsport, heritage vehicles and displays in mid-September

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Coventry); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Sandwich 6
• Chicken 4
• Italian 3
• Pizza 3
• Burger 2
• Japanese 2
• Asian 2
• Mexican 1

All 65 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Charterhouse Heritage Park 830 m across 1.6 km
• War Memorial Park 960 m across 2.0 km
• Spencer Park 530 m across 1.2 km
• Naul's Mill Park 340 m across 880 m

Getting around

• Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station 350 m
• Coventry station bus interchange 830 m
• Coventry 840 m
• Lewis Taxis 2.2 km
• Canley 2.7 km
• Copsewood Miniature Railway 3.4 km

More train stations: Midgeway 3.8 km, Grotto Halt 3.8 km, Coventry Arena 4.5 km

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