Nuneaton is the largest town in Warwickshire, with a population in 2021 of 89,000. It was heavily bombed in the Second World War and rebuilt in typically unsympathetic post-war style. Its best-known landmark is Mount Judd (aka the "Nuneaton Nipple"), a 518-foot spoil heap.
Understand[edit]
"Eaton" means a settlement next to water, and the "nun" was added when a Benedictine nunnery was founded in the 12th century. In the 17th century, Nuneaton manufactured silk ribbons, and in the 19th century, it became a coal-mining town. That era was captured by George Eliot (penname of Mary Ann Evans, 1819 – 1880); born locally, her novels depict rural provincial life as it becomes challenged by the march of industry, and they refer to the town as "Milby".
Get in[edit]
Nuneaton is 20 mi (32 km) east of Birmingham.
By car[edit]
The town is close to the M6, M1 and M42 motorways, so is easy to reach by road from anywhere in England.
By train[edit]
- 1 Nuneaton station. On an important railway junction and is served by trains on the West Coast Main Line, the Birmingham-Leicester-Peterborough Line and the Nuneaton to Coventry branch line. Direct trains from London St. Pancras International and London Euston.
Get around[edit]
See[edit]
- 1 Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, Coton Road, Riversley Park, Nuneaton, CV11 5TU, ☏ +44-2476-350-720, museums@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Permanent displays related to George Eliot and local history. Temporary and touring exhibitions.
Do[edit]
- 1 The Abbey Theatre, Pool Bank St, CV11 5DB. Theatre seating 248, opened in 1969, mainly run by volunteers.
- 2 Pingles Leisure Centre, Avenue Rd, CV11 4LX. Includes a gym and swimming baths.
Buy[edit]
- 1 Ropewalk Shopping Centre, Chapel St, CV11 5TZ, ☏ +44 2476 641714, ropewalk@key-lime.co.uk. M–Sa 7AM–7PM Su 9:30AM–5:30PM. Multi-storey shopping centre that sells clothing, jewellery, food and electronics. .
- Buy market produce at the market in the town centre.
Eat[edit]
- 1 [dead link] Crossed Khukris Gurkha Restaurant, 115 Abbey St, CV11 5BX, ☏ +44 24 7634 4488.
Drink[edit]
- 1 The Felix Holt, 3 Stratford St, CV11 5BS, ☏ +44 24 7634 7785. Wetherspoon's pub with meals named after a character created by George Eliot.
- The Silk Mill Nuneaton, 42 Newdegate St, Nuneaton CV11 4EU, ☏ +44 24 7632 0589. Friendly pub that shows sports, and serves meals, unlike some pubs in Nuneaton. For those who don't drink, there's coffee.
Sleep[edit]
- 1 Holiday Inn Express Nuneaton, The Bermuda Park, St Davids Way, CV10 7SD, ☏ +44 24 7635 7370.
- La Tavola Calda Hotel, 68 Midland Rd, Nuneaton CV11 5DY, ☏ +44 20 8089 8579. Cheap hotel in quite a central location, next to the quarry. Nice cooked breakfast and does Italian food in evenings.
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Go next[edit]
Routes through Nuneaton |
Lichfield ← Tamworth ← | NW SE | → Rugby |
END ← | SW NE | → Hinckley → Leicester |