Bedworth

Bedworth used to be a small market town, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bedeword.

Bedworth is accessibly by road, rail or the Coventry Canal network.

By car:

It sits between Coventry, 5 miles (8 km) to the south, and Nuneaton, 3 miles (5 km) to the north.

Bedworth lies 101 miles (163 km) northwest of London, 19 miles (31 km) east of Birmingham and 17 miles (27 km) north northeast of the county town of Warwick.

Bedworth sits immediately north of the M6 motorway at junction 3, with access via several slip roads onto the A444 dual carriageway bypass. The A444 also provides fast access to Nuneaton, the Ricoh Arena, the Arena Retail Park and northern/central Coventry.

By train:

Bedworth railway station in the town centre is on the Coventry to Nuneaton railway line.

By bus:

Bus services to the city centre of Coventry are operated competitively by Stagecoach in Warwickshire and National Express Coventry. Stagecoach also provides direct services to Nuneaton, Bulkington, Keresley, Atherstone, Hinckley & Leicester and a direct service to the University Hospital in Walsgrave, Coventry is provided by Arriva Midlands.

By boat:

If you have your own boat, you can arrive via the Coventry Canal, which runs along the eastern edge of the town. Just outside Bedworth to the north-east is Marston Junction where the Coventry Canal joins the Ashby Canal. Just to the south-east at Hawkesbury Junction it joins the Oxford Canal.