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Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal© Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Wootton Wawen StationWootton Wawen

43 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

0.5 km E · spans 14 counties

Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.Iconic

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Canal

Through the old Forest of Arden to Shakespeare's town, saved by volunteers in the 1960s restoration that changed canal history.

1 km SE · Warwickshire & West Midlands

Photo of Henley-in-Arden, a village in Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Henley-in-Arden

Village

A market town with a mile-long High Street of medieval and Tudor buildings, reckoned among England's finest.

2.7 km N · Warwickshire

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

7.4 km NE · spans 9 counties

Photo: Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park, a viewpoint near Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park

Viewpoint near Hampton Lucy

Grassy hills and woodland above Stratford crowned by the Welcombe Obelisk, with wide views over the Avon valley.

8.9 km SE

Photo of Packwood House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Packwood House

House & garden near Lapworth

Tudor house with famous yew topiary garden.

9.2 km N

Photo of Baddesley Clinton, a house & garden near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Baddesley Clinton

House & garden near Lapworth

Romantic moated medieval manor with priest holes.

9.8 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Wootton Wawen, a village in Warwickshire, central England.

Wootton Wawen

Village

An Arden village on the Stratford Canal, home to St Peter's, the oldest church in Warwickshire with Saxon fabric.

0.4 km E · Warwickshire

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.

2.4 km NW · spans 4 counties

Aston Cantlow

Village

Half-timbered village on the River Alne where Shakespeare's parents are said to have married, with the medieval King's Head inn.

2.5 km S · Warwickshire

Photo of Kinwarton Dovecote, an ancient site near Alcester, Warwickshire, central England.

Kinwarton Dovecote

Ancient site near Alcester

A National Trust place in Warwickshire.

6.3 km SW

Coughton Court

House & garden near Alcester

A Tudor house of the Throckmortons, a Catholic safe house during the Gunpowder Plot.

6.7 km W

Welcombe Hills Vineyard

Vineyard near Snitterfield

A long-established vineyard on the slopes at Snitterfield above Stratford, making award-winning still and sparkling English wines.

7.6 km SE

Photo of Arrow Country Park, a country park near Feckenham, Worcestershire, central England.

Arrow Country Park

Country park near Feckenham

A country park in Worcestershire.

7.8 km W

Alcester

Village

A Roman town where a timber-framed High Street and narrow Malt Mill Lane survive largely unchanged.

8.2 km SW · Warwickshire

Photo of The Boot Inn, a pub near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.

The Boot Inn

Pub near Lapworth

A canal-country dining pub at Lapworth, named among the best in the county.

8.6 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (27) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.