# Things to see in Coventry (United Kingdom): 89 places and when to go

> Coventry is a city in United Kingdom with around 388,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 89 places in and around it, mainly History (55), Nature (21), Wildlife (18). The best known are Warwick Castle, Coventry Cathedral and Kenilworth Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coventry/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 52.4204, -1.5
- **Population:** About 388,000
- **Places:** 89 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (55) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (21) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (18) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (14) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (6) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arquitectura/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 116 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Coventry

The places in and around Coventry, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Warwick Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-warwick/): Medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK · 17 km
- [Coventry Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coventry-cathedral-church-of-st-michael/): Cathedral in Coventry, England, UK · 1.4 km
- [Kenilworth Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kenilworth-castle/): Castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK · 10 km
- [Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holy-trinity/): Church of England parish church in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK · 30 km
- [Caludon Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/caludon-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK · 3.3 km
- [Herbert Art Gallery and Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/herbert-art-gallery-museum/): Museum and art gallery in Coventry, England, United Kingdom · 1.5 km
- [Shakespeare's funerary monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shakespeare-s-grave/): Monument in Stratford-upon-Avon · 30 km
- [New Place](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/new-place/): Former building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · 29 km
- [Astley Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/astley-castle/): Ruinous moated fortified 16th century manor house in North Warwickshire, England, UK · 9.6 km
- [Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/collegiate-church-of-st-mary/): Church of England parish church in Warwick, England · 17 km
- [Coventry Transport Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coventry-transport-museum/): Transport museum in Coventry, United Kingdom · 1.2 km
- [Maxstoke Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/maxstoke-castle/): Medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK · 15 km
- [Brinklow Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brinklow-castle/): Castle in the north of the village of Brinklow, Warwickshire, England, UK · 9.8 km
- [Hall's Croft](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hall-s-croft/): Grade I listed architectural structure in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom · 29 km
- [Stoneleigh Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stoneleigh-abbey/): Country house in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, UK · 9.4 km
- [St Andrew's Church, Rugby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-andrew/): Church in Rugby, United Kingdom · 17 km
- [Self Sacrifice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/statue-of-lady-godiva/): Sculpture by William Reid Dick · 1.5 km
- [Tripontium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tripontium-roman-town/): History · 19 km
- [Arbury Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arbury-hall/): Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwickshire, England, UK · 8.9 km
- [Bond's Hospital](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bond-s-hospital/): Hospital in England · 1.7 km
- [Clopton Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clopton-bridge/): Bridge in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England · 29 km
- [Cook Street Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cook-street-gate/): Gate in city walls of Coventry, UK · 1.1 km
- [Ford's Hospital](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ford-s-hospital/): Grade I listed building in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK · 1.7 km
- [Lunt Roman Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lunt-roman-fort/): Roman fort in Warwickshire, England, UK · 5.3 km

And the other 65, by what you come to do:

- **Museums and art**: [Midland Air Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/midland-air-museum/), [Rugby Art Gallery and Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rugby-art-gallery-and-museum/), [Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/webb-ellis-museum/), [Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nuneaton-museum-and-art-gallery/)
- **History**: [Packington Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/packington-hall/), [Ansty Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ansty-hall/), [Wren's Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-st-leonard/), [St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-st-michael-and-all-saints/), [Lord Leycester Hospital](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lord-leycester-hospital/), [Packington Old Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/packington-old-hall/), [Shuckburgh Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shuckburgh-hall/), [St Mary's Guildhall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-s-guildhall/), [St Osburg's Church, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-osburg/), [Wroxall Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wroxall-abbey/), [Berkswell Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/berkswell-hall/), [Balsall Common Mill, Berkswell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/berkswell-windmill/), [Bilton Hall, Warwickshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bilton-hall/), [British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/british-thomson-houston-co-ltd-war-memorial/), [St Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Warwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/catholic-church-of-st-mary-immaculate/), [Greyfriars, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/christchurch-spire/), [St Peter's Church, Wolfhampcote](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-st-peter-wolfhampcote/), [Coat of Arms Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coat-of-arms-bridge/), [Congleton Town Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/congleton-town-hall/), [Coton House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coton-house/), [London Road Cemetery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/london-road-cemetery/), [Old Grammar School, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-grammar-school/), [County Hall, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/slug-lettuce/), [St Paul's Church, Stockingford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-paul/), [The Biggin Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-biggin-hall/), [Golden Cross, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-golden-cross-inn/), [Guild Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-guild-chapel/), [29th Division War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-incomparable-29th/), [Midland Counties Railway Viaduct, Rugby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/viaduct-cycleway/), [Warwick Arms Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/warwick-arms-hotel/), [West Bromwich Town Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-bromwich-town-hall/), [Cheylesmore Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cheylesmore-manor/)
- **Hiking**: [Coventry Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/a-coventry-way/), [Grand Union Canal Walk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grand-union-canal-walk/), [North Arden Heritage Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/north-arden-heritage-trail/)
- **Temples**: [St John the Baptist Church, Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptist/), [St Edmund and St Mary's Church, Ingatestone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-and-st-edmund/), [Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sikh-gurdwara/)
- **Nature**: [Lady Herbert's Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lady-herbert-s-garden/), [Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brandon-marsh-nature-reserve/), [Bubbenhall Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bubbenhall-meadows/), [Bubbenhall Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bubbenhall-wood/), [Claybrookes Marsh (Biological SSSI)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/claybrookes-marsh-biological-sssi/), [Crackley Wood LNR](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/crackley-wood-lnr/), [Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cuttle-pool-nature-reserve/), [Glasshouse Spinney](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/glasshouse-spinney/), [Harvest Hill Daffodil Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/harvest-hill-daffodil-meadow/), [Hensborough Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hensborough-hill/), [Kenilworth Common](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kenilworth-common/), [Marsh Lane Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/marsh-lane-nature-reserve/), [Millennium Green](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/millennium-green/), [Millison's Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/millison-s-wood/), [Old Nun Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-nun-wood/), [Parliament Piece](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parliament-piece/), [Ryton Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ryton-wood/), [Stonebridge Meadow (Local Nature Reserve)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stonebridge-meadow-local-nature-reserve/), [Swift Valley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swift-valley/), [Wappenbury Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wappenbury-wood/)
- **Food and drink**: [Byatt's Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/byatt-s-brewery/), [Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/twisted-barrel-brewery-and-tap-house/)
- **Stargazing**: [The Marsh Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-marsh-observatory/)

## When to go to Coventry

The best time to visit Coventry is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 57 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 37 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 40 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 30 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 32 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 06 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 29 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 18 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 26 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 27 |

In June there are 16 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27. In April, 88 of the 89 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Coventry

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 116 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.4204%2C-1.5)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.4204%2C-1.5)

## Other towns nearby

- [Gaydon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gaydon/): 29 places · 26 km
- [Atherstone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/atherstone/): 28 places · 26 km
- [Birmingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/birmingham/): 365 places · 29 km
- [Studley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/studley/): 50 places · 31 km
- [Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester/): 63 places · 34 km
- [Lichfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lichfield/): 46 places · 37 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Coventry?

The best known: [Warwick Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-warwick/), [Coventry Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coventry-cathedral-church-of-st-michael/), [Kenilworth Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kenilworth-castle/), [Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holy-trinity/), [Caludon Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/caludon-castle/). In all, 89 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Coventry?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 32 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27.

### How do you get to Coventry?

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 116 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.4204%2C-1.5) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Coventry as the destination and these 89 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).