
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.
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.
Getting to Wellesbourne
The A429 is the main road from Warwick and Leamington Spa. The B4086 is the main road from Stratford-upon-Avon. The Johnsons bus 6 goes from Banbury to Stratford-upon-Avon via Wellesbourne. The service operates from Monday to Saturday: 6 (Johnsons): Banbury → Drayton → Wroxton → Shenington → Edgehill → Ratley → Radway → Kineton → Wellesbourne → Alveston → Tiddington → Stratford-upon-Avon
Worth seeing
- 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.
Where to eat
- 01Touchdown Cafe
A small, cheap cafe that is part of the airfield.
- 02Shah's
Montcrieffe Restaurant, Walton Hall, Walton, CV35 9HG,.
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