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Henley-in-Arden
Town in Warwickshire, England

Henley-in-Arden

Henley-in-Arden is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England.

The town takes its last name from the former Forest of Arden. Henley is known for its variety of historic buildings, some of which date back to medieval times, and its wide variety of preserved architectural styles. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) High Street is a conservation area.

Get in

Getting to Henley-in-Arden

It is close to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Leamington Spa. Henley-in-Arden is just off Junction 15 of the M40.

See

Worth seeing

From the High Street it's a short walk to an ancient mount that was the site of a castle. You would never know that there was a castle there, but it looks rather unnatural. Although the castle no longer remains, several other historical buildings and structures still exist in the town, such as the parish churches of St. Nicholas and St.

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    Heritage Centre

    Tells the history of Henley-in-Arden from the medieval era to the present.

Do

Things to do

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    Henley Sidings

    A nature reserve.

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    Henley Golf & Country Club

    Birmingham Rd, B95 5QA,.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Henley Ice Cream

    152 High St, B95 5BS,.

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    Dolce Caffe

    86B High St, B95 5BY,.

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    The Bluebell

    A traditional-style pub that has been refurbished as a restaurant.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Ermell (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.