Coventry is the bustling city located in the West Midlands of England. It is credited as the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Considering the population Coventry is the second largest city after Birmingham. It is located 95 miles northwest of London, 19 miles east of Birmingham. This city is far from the coast than any other British city.
Coventry was also accredited as the world’s first ‘twin city’ soon after it forms twinning relationship with the Russian city of Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd during the Second World War, it is also twinned with Dresden in Germany and 27 other places around the world.
This enticing city is famous for its new Cathedral that was rebuilt after the Second World War after being adversely damaged by the bombings during the Second World War the city has gained an international reputation as the major city for peace and reconciliation. The city is centred on the cathedral and an annual Peace Month is being observed. Coventry is notable for its motor companies as the Coventry motor industry contributes major chunk to the British motor companies.
The city is also known as the education hub as it boasts two famous universities to its credit. The Coventry University and the University of Warwick are located on the southern suburbs. Coventry has a historical link with Lady Godiva, a legend of the 11th century known for her courageous deeds.
Coventry has a turbulent history linked to the arts and culture of the place. It is renowned for its wealth of musical legacy including the UK’s leading international jazz music celebrations came to be known as the Coventry Jazz Festival and Godiva Festival. A vibrant carnival parade is organised as part of the Goldiva Festival it starts from the city centre and moves towards the War Memorial Park where the festival is held.
There are several theatres, art and music venues located in and around Coventry, the Warwick Arts Centre, the College Theatre, the Belgrade Theatre, the Ricoh Arena, the War Memorial Park, the Butts park Arena and the Colosseum are the prominent among the venues that hosts loads of musical performances. Coventry is famous for its sport activities there are many sports venues available in the town and there are many teams which represent the city. The events include football, rugby, swimming, ice hockey, athletics, speedway, basketball and American football.
The statue of Lady Godiva the most famous resident of this city according to legend; she rode through the city naked on horseback in protest against the tax hike being implemented by her husband Leofric, Earl of Merica. While she was riding the residents of the city were ordered to look away but one man watched her and he was allegedly struck blind. He came to be known as Peeping Tom, thus the new idiom came into existence. Other than this there are many other prominent personalities who hail from this famous city.
Coventry enjoys a well connected transporting links and it has full fledged rail, road and flight services. The city is located close to the M6, M45, M69 and M40 motorways. The Coventry railway station is connected to the West Coast Main Line and there are frequent rail services between London and Birmingham. The Birmingham International Airport is located towards the west and is just 17 km away. The Coventry Airport in situated 8 km away from the city centre in a place named Baginton from there Thomsonfly serves commercial flights to over 20 European destinations.
Coventry Canal Basin offer another mode of transportation, it terminated near the city centre and is navigable for 61 km and extend up to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire. To cater the accommodation needs of the visitors Coventry boasts an array of comfortable hotels. The hotels with all the modern comfort embedded in it provide an ideal base to explore the tourism scope offered by this historic town. Other than sight seeing there are many activity, night clubs, pubs and restaurants available in Coventry which would take care of the entertainment needs of the hen weekend, stag weekend, birthday party and corporate events to an equal extent. |
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