Brandon Castle

#3762 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Brandon Castle was sited overlooking the River Avon between the virtually adjacent villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire which in turn lie between the town of Rugby and city of Coventry. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°22'52"N, 1°23'59"W

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Brandon Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Midland Air Museum, Ivor Preece Field, Brandon Marsh nature reserve, Caludon Castle.

3.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Midland Air Museum, Coventry
87 min walk • The Midland Air Museum is situated just outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire, England, and is adjacent to Coventry Airport. The museum includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre, where many exhibits are on display in a large hangar.
1.7 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Ivor Preece Field, Coventry
43 min walk • The Ivor Preece Field on Rugby Road, Binley Woods, Warwickshire is the home ground of Broadstreet Rugby Club, designed by SR Davis architects with the sports ground designed by Peter Jones Associates, Quantity Surveyors Bucknall Austin, project managed by Falcon House Project Management.
1.5 miW
Park
Brandon Marsh nature reserve, Coventry
38 min walk • Brandon Marsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserve in Warwickshire, England. It is situated adjacent to the River Avon, near the village of Brandon, a few miles east of Coventry.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Caludon Castle, Coventry
86 min walk • Caludon Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building in Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. A second moated site 190 metres to the south is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in its own right.
3.2 miSW
Park
Ryton Pools Country Park, Coventry
83 min walk • Ryton Pools Country Park is a country park one mile south west of the village of Ryton on Dunsmore in Warwickshire, England. The park occupies an area of about 100 acres and contains four pools, the largest of which covers approximately 10 acres.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Brinklow Castle
73 min walk • Brinklow Castle, known locally as the Tump, is a medieval castle in the village of Brinklow in the county of Warwickshire between Coventry and Rugby.
1.5 miW
Park
Brandon Marsh, Coventry
38 min walk • Brandon Marsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserve in Warwickshire, England. It is situated adjacent to the River Avon, near the village of Brandon, a few miles east of Coventry.
2.3 miN
Park
Coombe Country Park, Coventry
58 min walk • Coombe Country Park is a country park located in Warwickshire, England. The park is only 4.5 miles east of Coventry city centre and is managed by Coventry City Council.
3.5 miW
Museum
Electric Railway Museum, Coventry
90 min walk • The Electric Railway Museum was located in Warwickshire, south-east of Coventry, near the village of Baginton. The heritage railway centre was immediately adjacent to Coventry Airport and so it was also known as "The Airfield Line".
3.5 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Coventry
91 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Walsgrave, in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. The building is Grade II* listed, though churches in ecclesiastical use are exempt from listed building procedures.
1.9 miSW
Village, Area
Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry
49 min walk • Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, situated 5 miles southeast of Coventry and 7 miles west of Rugby, England.