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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]

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[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]

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

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]

Eat[edit]

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, 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.

Connect[edit]

Go next[edit]

Routes through Nuneaton
LichfieldTamworth  NW  SE  Rugby
END  SW  NE  → Hinckley → Leicester



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