Nuneaton is the largest town in Warwickshire, with a population in 2011 of 86,552. 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

Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery in Riversley Park

"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

Nuneaton is 20 mi (32 km) east of Birmingham.

By car

The town is close to the M6, M1 and M42 motorways, so is easy to reach by road from anywhere in England.

By train

1 Nuneaton Station is an important railway junction and is served by trains on the UK West Coast mainline.

See

• 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. (updated May 2016)

Do

• 1 The Abbey Theatre, Pool Bank St, CV11 5DB. Theatre seating 248, opened in 1969, mainly run by volunteers. (updated May 2016)
• 2 Pingles Leisure Centre, Avenue Rd, CV11 4LX. Includes a gym and swimming baths. (updated May 2016)

Buy

• 1 Ropewalk Shopping Centre, Chapel St, CV11 5TZ, ☏ +44 2476 641714, ropewalk@key-lime.co.uk. Mon-Sat: 7:00am-7:00pm; Sun: 9:30am-5:30pm. Multi-storey shopping centre that sells clothing, jewellery, food and electronics. (updated Jul 2017).
• Buy market produce at the market in the town centre.

Eat

• 1 Crossed Khukris Gurkha Restaurant, 115 Abbey St, CV11 5BX, ☏ +44 24 7634 4488. (updated Oct 2017)

Drink

• 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. (updated Apr 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Holiday Inn Express Nuneaton, The Bermuda Park, St Davids Way, CV10 7SD, ☏ +44 24 7635 7370. (updated Apr 2017)

Go next

• Coventry

Routes through Nuneaton

Lichfield ← Tamworth ←	NW  SE	→ Rugby
END ←	SW  NE	→ Hinckley → Leicester