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Ryton on Dunsmore

Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

Ryton on Dunsmore
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The place

Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-east of Coventry and 8 miles (13 km) west of Rugby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,672 in the parish, increasing to 1,813 at the 2011 census. The A45 dual carriageway bissects Ryton, and nearby villages include Bubbenhall, Stretton-on-Dunsmore and Wolston. Garden Organic, the leading organic growing charity in the United Kingdom, has a 10-acre (4-hectare) demonstration garden dedicated to organic gardening in the village. Ryton Pools Country Park is about a mile south-west of the village.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Ryton on Dunsmore

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Arden University

    Arden University is a publicly-funded,for-profit teaching university in the United Kingdom. It offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with both blended and online distance learning delivery options.

    2.2 km · private university in the UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Brandon Castle

    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. It was originally a 12th-century earthwork motte and bailey fortress founded by Geoffrey de Clinton.

    2.7 km · castle in Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Midland Air Museum

    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.

    3.1 km · aviation museum in Baginton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    29th Division War Memorial

    The 29th Division War Memorial is a war memorial beside the junction of the A45 and the B4455 near Stretton-on-Dunsmore, near Rugby, Warwickshire. It commemorates the service of the British 29th Division during the First World War.

    3.2 km · war memorial in Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Brandon Viaduct

    Brandon Viaduct is a railway viaduct crossing the River Avon between the villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire. It carries the Birmingham Loop line and is roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry.

    3 km · 1830s railway viaduct in Brandon and Bretford, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Sowe Viaduct

    The Sowe Viaduct is a railway bridge on the Birmingham Loop line crossing the River Sowe at the south-eastern edge of Coventry in central England. Built in 1838, it is a Grade II listed building.

    3.5 km · viaduct in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Ryton Pools Country Park

    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.

    2.2 km · country park in Warwickshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ryton on Dunsmore

Airports
Birmingham (BHX), 23 km · East Midlands (EMA), 52 km · London Luton (LTN), 91 km
Stations
Coventry Airport, 3.1 km
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Ryton on Dunsmore
    68 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £8–10
  • London → Ryton on Dunsmore
    131 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £13–18
  • Luton, Luton → Ryton on Dunsmore
    88 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £9–12
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Not yet researched

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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ryton on Dunsmore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    187 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    259 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    431 km
  4. 04
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    443 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    467 km

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Around it

Next door to Ryton on Dunsmore

Ryton on Dunsmore is 7 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Binley Woodsvillage in Warwickshire, England, UK3.3 km
  • Stretton-on-Dunsmorevillage and civil parish in Warwickshire, United Kingdom2.9 km
  • Bagintonvillage in Warwickshire, England, UK3.7 km
  • Wolstonvillage in Warwickshire, England, UK3.2 km
  • Bubbenhallvillage in Warwickshire, England, UK3 km
  • Brandonvillage in Warwickshire, United Kingdom3 km