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Lonely Planet lists Warwick as one of top ten places to visit in Europe in 2016. the area has been inhabited since early neolithic times, so there is a lot of history attached to the town. A castle was built just after the Norman Conquest to subdue the north. The Earls of Warwick were powerful noblemen during Medieval times. The Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 destroyed most of the town, so most of the architecture is Georgian or later, although the medieval street plan survives.
is tucked away outside the old city wall and has one of the best views of Warwick Castle and its trebuchet. There are also the ruins of the old medieval bridge across the river. The gardens are informally laid out with lawns, trees, shrubs and flower beds, providing colour all year round. The gardens are immaculately kept and there isn’t a weed to be seen. It is a real sun trap and there are plenty of seats around the gardens to sit and enjoy the peace.
“Hill Close Gardens”:http://wasleys.org.uk/eleanor/gardens/england/west_midlands/hill_close/index.html are Warwick’s hidden secret and I found them completely by accident. These can best be described as Victorian allotments. The townsfolk lived above their business and had backyards filled with workshops, wash house, privy and a stable. If they wanted to grow crops or keep animals they had to rent a plot of land on the edge of the town. These plots were once common in all big towns and cities but most have disappeared under housing or become overgrown and lost. Hill Close is a rare survivor. Sixteen of the gardens have been carefully restored to what they might have been like, complete with their sheds and summer houses. Each is different and all are beautifully kept with narrow hedge lined paths linking them.
“St Nicholas Park “:http://www.stnicholaspark.co.uk/ s an attractive public area with flower beds, children’s play area and fun park. It is a popular picnic spot in the summer months and boats can be hired then. St Nicholas Church
is a late C18th Gothic revival and was historically the Castle church. The Earl of Warwick is still a patron.
Tourist Information is in “Warwick Court House”:http://visitwarwick.co.uk/the-court-house which also houses the “Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum.”:http://www.warwickshire-yeomanry-museum.co.uk The ballroom on the first floor is used for community events.
The lovely Jacobean “St John’s House”:https://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/visit-us/st-johns-house-museum contains the social history museum with displays of clothes and toys as a well as a Victorian kitchen and schoolroom. The”Museum of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment of Fusiliers
“:http://www.warwickfusiliers.co.uk is also here.
“The Market Hall Museum “:http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/museum-service/market-hall-planning-your-visit in the C17th Market Hall is closed for refurbishment until 2017. This has displays on geology, natural history and early history, including the second largest early Roman coin hoard found in the country.
“The Saltisford Canal Centre “:http://www.saltisfordcanal.co.uk is about a mile north west of the town centre and was originally the terminus of the Warwick to Birmingham Canal. The area has been restored with landscaped gardens and orchards to sit and admire the wildlife as well as moorings for narrowboats. A warehouse has been turned into a Visitor Centre with a small shop selling craft items and souvenirs.
There is also a “racecourse”:http://warwick.thejockeyclub.co.uk/ with regular meetings throughout the year.
Warwick is a small town and everywhere is within easy walking reach. This is a place to explore on foot.
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