Warwickshire Arts & Crafts

Chilvers Coton Craft Centre and Café

The craft centre provides 15 workshops with a homely café. Browse and purchase at your leisure. Commissions available. Free parking.   

Avenue Road  Nuneaton CV11 4LT Tel: 024 7637 6490

This 800 seat multi-purpose concert hall, hosting a diverse range of dance, drama and music. The hall also has a visual arts space, café and bistro with licensed bar. Home to the borough’s professional celebrity pantomime, the hall also hosts performances by many of the local amateur societies. Wheelchair access. Function meeting rooms available. Conference facilities up to 800        

High Street Bedworth CV12 8NF Tel: 024 7637 6707   Email

Compton Verney Art Gallery

Seven miles east of Stratford-upon-Avon, Compton Verney is an innovative new art gallery, set in a Grade I Robert Adam mansion house set in 40 acres of ’Capability’ Brown landscape. The permanent collection includes Naples, Germany, British Portraits and a rare British folk art display, with the temporary exhibition an installation by the film-maker Peter Greenaway.

Compton Verne  Warwick  CV35 9HZ  Tel: 01926 645500   Email

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

This award winning Art Gallery & Museum includes an art gallery, local history gallery (with ‘Hammam’ room from the Turkish Bath), temporary exhibition gallery, children’s  gallery, and an education room.

Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA. Tel: 01926 742700.  Email

Montpellier Gallery

A well respected gallery having been established for over 11 years in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is one of England’s leading Craft Galleries representing over 300 different makers/artists with approximately 4 solo or theme shows per year - these attract may serious collectors from all over the UK with many regular customers from abroad. Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday...

8 Chapel Street  Stratford-upon-Avon  CV37 6EP  Tel: 01789 261161

Museum & Art Gallery

Friendly Museum and Art Gallery, set in awardinning gardens. Houses a permanent display on the story of George Eliot, world famous Victorian novelist, born locally on the Arbury Estate. Displays of fine Victorian paintings, exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, events and activities. Lift and toilets accessible for wheelchair users.

Riversley Park Nuneaton CV11 5TU Tel: 024 7635 0720   Email

Royal Shakespeare Company

One of the world’s foremost classical theatre companies. Our two theatres offer the visitor the chance to enjoy Shakespeare’s plays, the works of his great contemporaries and more modern plays. Enhance your visit with a meal in one of our two cafés or Quarto’s - the theatre restaurant. Guided theatre tours are also available, please call for details. There are

Royal Shakespeare Theatre  Waterside  Stratford-upon-Avon  CV37 6BB  Tel: 01789 403404 Email

Stratford Brass Rubbing Centre

Brass Rubbing charges vary according to the size of the brass. Group visits of 10 or more must be pre-booked and they will qualify for a demonstration on arrival. You pay a pre-set charge of £2.25 per person which enables you to select any brass plate to rub up to the value of £3.95.

Avonbank Gardens  Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6XP Tel: 01789 297671