kineton is about ten miles (16 km) from the towns of banbury to the south-east, warwick and leamington spa to the north, and stratford-upon-avon to the west. nearby is the village of wellesbourne with its historic water mill, compton verney house art gallery, the british motor museum at gaydon, the burton dassett hills country park and the battlefield of edgehill. kineton, in the district historically known as the vale of the red horse, can also be considered to be part of the informal area of banburyshire.