Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Coventry, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 45 m

Explore Coventry in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Coventry

Sight 1: St Osburg

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St Osburg's Church also known as the Church of the Most Holy Sacrament and St Osburg is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Coventry, West Midlands. It was built from 1843 to 1845 and was designed by Charles Hansom. It is situated in the city centre on the junction between Holyhead Road and the Coventry Ring Road. It was founded by the Benedictines from Downside Abbey and is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: St Osburg's Church, Coventry (EN)

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Bond's Hospital

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Bond's Hospital Paul Coles (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bond's Hospital is an almshouse in Coventry, England, established for old bedesmen. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: Bond's Hospital (EN)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Parish Church of St John the Baptist

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The Collegiate and Parish Church of St John the Baptist is an English church located in the Medieval area of Spon Street in the city centre of Coventry, West Midlands. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: St John the Baptist Church, Coventry (EN)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Belgrade Theatre

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The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built in Britain after the Second World War and is now a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Belgrade Theatre (EN)

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Old Grammar School

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Old Grammar School

The Old Grammar School, Coventry is a Grade I listed building in Coventry, England on the corner of Bishop Street and Hales Street.

Wikipedia: Old Grammar School, Coventry (EN)

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Coventry Transport Museum

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Coventry Transport MuseumJim Linwood from London / CC BY 2.0

Coventry Transport Museum is a transport museum, located in Coventry city centre, England.

Wikipedia: Coventry Transport Museum (EN), Website

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Lady Herbert's Garden

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Lady Herbert's Garden Jez Sutton (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant) / CC BY 3.0

Lady Herbert's Garden is a garden in Coventry city centre, named as a memorial to Alfred Herbert's second wife Florence. Construction and initial laying out began in 1930 and the last section was completed in 1939. It is built around several sections of the remains of Coventry city walls, including Swanswell and Cook Street Gates.

Wikipedia: Lady Herbert's Garden (EN)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, is a parish church of the Church of England in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Above the chancel arch is an impressive Doom wall-painting.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry (EN)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael

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The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe.

Wikipedia: Coventry Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Statue of Reconciliation

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Reconciliation is a sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos.

Wikipedia: Reconciliation (Josefina de Vasconcellos sculpture) (EN)

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: The Golden Cross Inn

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The Golden Cross is one of the oldest pubs in Coventry, West Midlands, and one of the longest-established alcohol-serving venues in England.

Wikipedia: Golden Cross, Coventry (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

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Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre, media studio and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England.

Wikipedia: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (EN), Website

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