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Astley Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Astley Castle is one of ten castles the Albion Guide charts in Warwickshire. For more of the same, Hartshill Castle and Maxstoke Castle are close by. The nearest railway station is Bermuda Park, 4.7 km to the east.

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Photo of the Coventry Canal, a 38-mile canal running from Coventry Basin to Fradley Junction, central England.

Coventry Canal

Canal

A coal-carrying artery of the eighteenth century, from Coventry Basin to the Trent & Mersey at Fradley Junction.

4.4 km NE · Warwickshire, Staffordshire & West Midlands

Photo of Hartshill Hayes Country Park, a country park near Astley, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Country park near Astley

A hilltop wood of 137 acres with long views across the Anker valley.

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Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

5.7 km W · spans 4 counties

Photo of the Oxford Canal, a 78-mile canal running from Oxford to Coventry, England.

Oxford Canal

Canal

A contour-hugging early canal wandering from Coventry's doorstep through empty Midlands countryside to the Thames at Oxford.

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Photo of Packington Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Coleshill, Warwickshire, central England.

Packington Hall

House & garden near Coleshill

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Photo of Coventry Cathedral, a cathedral in the West Midlands, central England.Highlight

Coventry Cathedral

Cathedral near Coventry

Basil Spence's 1962 cathedral joined to the bombed shell of the old one, a pairing built around peace and reconciliation.

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