Leamington Spa

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Leamington Spa is a large town in the West Midlands region of England, close to the cities of Coventry and Birmingham, part of the United Kingdom.

1 Understand
2 Get in
3 Get around
4 See
5 Do
6 Buy
7 Eat
8 Drink
9 Sleep
10 Get out
11 External links

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Understand

Leamington Spa is an attractive town which grew up rapidly as a new town in the early to mid nineteenth century. This method of town development is unusual in England, where most towns have grown organically over a much longer period of time. This has lead to features characteristic of modern planned towns including wide streets based predominantly on a north/south aligned grid. It was built on the site of a much smaller and older village called Leamington Priors, from which 2 buildings still remain - situated just East of the parish church.

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See

The Pump Rooms, [1]. A recently renovated historic building housing an Art Gallery and Museum, Library and Tourist Information Center, along with a cafe.
- Art Gallery and Museum. Open Tu,W,F,Sa 10:30am-5pm; Th 1:30pm - 8pm; Su 11am - 4pm; M closed. Free admission.
- Cafe. Open M-Sa 9:30am-5pm, Su 10am-5pm. Self-service cafe with a terrace.
- Leamington Library, 742721. Open M 9:30am-8pm, Tu 10am-8pm, W 9:30am-5pm, Th 9:30am-8pm, Fr 9:30am-5pm, Sa 9:30am-4pm, Su 10am-2pm. Once the large swimming hall of the baths, this part of the building is now home to a modern library.
- Tourist Information Center. Open M-Sa 9:30am-5pm, Su Noon-4pm.
The Royal Spa Centre, 334418, [2]. Entertainment venue featuring various shows, from concerts to wrestling.
Jepherson Gardens

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Buy

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Eat

Alastairs Bistro, 40 Warwick Street West, 422550.
Ali Curry House, 21 Bath Street, 429405.
Amors Restaurant, 15 Dormer Place, 774744.
Bistrot 39, 39 Chandos Street, 452807.
Bombay Tandoori, 38 Regent Street West, 420521.
Cafe Rouge, 95 Regent Street East, 330565.
Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 11 Euston Place, 424479.
Oxford Restaurant, 21 Clarendon Avenue, 424748.
Paprika Club, 22 Regent Street West, 428272.
Raj Bhuj Indian Cuisine, 58 Bath Street, 888869.
Royal Buffet, 16 High Street, 772222.
The Pulse, 65 Bath Street.
Wildes Restaurant, 7 Parade, 336732.

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Drink

Bar 44, 126 Warwick Street East, 888444.
Hogshead, 41 Warkwick Street West, 339885.
Moo, 24 Russell Street.
Tavistock Inn, Tavistock Street.
Voodoo, 35 Regent Street West, 422685.
Yates Wine Lodge, 44 Warwick Street West, 886314.

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Sleep

Best Western Falstaff Hotel, 16 Warwick New Road, 312044, fax 450574, [3]. Rates between £60 and £105.
The Adams Hotel, Avenue Road, 450742, fax 313110, [4]. 14 en-suite rooms. £66 - £85.
Courtyard Hotel, Olympus Avenue, Tachbrook Park, 425522, fax 881322, [5]. Park of the Marriott chain of hotels.

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