Wellesbourne
Wellesbourne is a large village in the civil parish of Wellesbourne and Walton, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England.

Wellesbourne is a large village in the civil parish of Wellesbourne and Walton, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 7,283, a significant increase from 5,849 In the 2011 census. The civil parish was renamed from Wellesbourne to Wellesbourne and Walton on 1 April 2014.
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Worth seeing in and around Wellesbourne
6 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.
- 01Charlecote Park
Charlecote Park is a grand 16th-century country house, surrounded by its own deer park, on the banks of the River Avon in Charlecote near Wellesbourne, about 4 miles east of Stratford-upon-Avon and 5.5 miles south of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. It has been administered by the National Trust since 1946.
1.9 km · country house near Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Hampton Lucy bridge
Hampton Lucy Bridge is a cast-iron bridge over the River Avon at the east end of the village of Hampton Lucy in Warwickshire, England. It was originally constructed in 1829, and was Grade II listed on 6 February 1952.
2.8 km · bridge in Hampton Lucy, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Walton Hall
Walton Hall is a 16th-century country mansion at Walton, near Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, now in use as a hotel operated by Sunday Hotels. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.9 km · country house in Walton, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Moreton Hall
Moreton Hall is a Grade II listed, Georgian styled Edwardian house, built in the early 1900s and located in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England. It is the location of Moreton Morrel Centre, the agricultural campus of Warwickshire College.
2.7 km · English country house in Moreton Morrell, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Peter ad Vincula
St Peter ad Vincula is the Grade I listed Church of England parish church of Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire and is part of the Barford Group of Churches. It was built in the 1820s on the site of a demolished medieval church.
2.8 km · Grade I listed church in Hampton Lucy, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Bath House
The Bath House was built in 1748 for Sir Charles Mordaunt of the nearby Walton Hall mansion, near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It is listed at grade II*.
2.7 km · building in Wellesbourne and Walton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Charlecote Park
A 16th-century manor house surrounded by a large deer park, run by the National Trust.
- 02Chedham's Yard
Church Walk, CV35 9QT,.
- 03Wellsbourne Wartime Museum
A small aviation museum dedicated to planes used in the World Wars.
- 04St Peter's
21 Church St, CV35 9LS.
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Where to eat
- 01Touchdown Cafe
A small, cheap cafe that is part of the airfield.
- 02Shah's
Montcrieffe Restaurant, Walton Hall, Walton, CV35 9HG,.
From Wikivoyage: Wellesbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Wellesbourne
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 31 km · East Midlands (EMA), 73 km · London Luton (LTN), 91 km
- Stations
- Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, 1.4 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Wellesbourne89 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £10–13
- London → Wellesbourne126 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £14–18
- Luton, Luton → Wellesbourne88 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £11–14
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wellesbourne
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Next door to Wellesbourne
Wellesbourne is 24 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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