Holiday rentals in Warwickshire
With its myriad cathedrals, stately homes and castles, Warwickshire plays an important part in England’s history. Hiring a holiday house in Warwickshire allows travellers to visit Stratford-upon-Avon and the Shakespeare Birthplace Museum, housed in the Bard’s former home. Nearby is his school, church and the house where he died, as well as the 16th-century house of Thomas Rogers, the grandfather of John Harvard. Much of Stratford-upon-Avon is appears just as it would have done in Elizabethan times. Theatre lovers travel from far and wide to attend the Royal Shakespeare Company’s performances, and hiring a holiday house in Warwickshire allows them the chance to completely absorb the experience, complete with a visit to The Dirty Duck – pub of choice for the RSC’s actors. Nuneaton, in the north of Warwickshire, was once home to George Eliot and served as her inspiration. Warwickshire is in the Heart of England, and it offers a unique glimpse of Englishness.
Red Horse Barn sits in its own south-facing grounds close by the Cotswold village of Tysoe, bounded ....
From: UK£550
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Those wishing to explore the great myths and legends of English history can do so most easily from a holiday house in Warwickshire. The ancient city of Coventry boasts both Lady Godiva and St George the dragon-slayer as two of its most legendary inhabitants. Warwick Castle’s history stretches back nearly 1,100 years, when Ethefleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, first ordered the building of its earthen ramparts against Danish invaders. From a holiday house in Warwickshire, history buffs can also visit Kenilworth Castle – once a stronghold of the Kings and Queens of England – and its majestic Great Hall and Tudor Gardens. Families won’t want to miss the nearby Abbey Fields, which offers walks, wildlife and games. From a holiday house in Warwickshire, visitors can explore the very Heart of England and its unique and important glimpse of historic and literary England.
