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Bedworth sits on Coventry’s northern boundary and is a former mining town. There has been much regeneration work and the town is proud of its parks and green spaces having won several Britain in Bloom competitions.
There is a busy covered market with good independent retailers and many bargains can be found here. The Bedworth Civic Hall hosts a good range of events including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and traditional pantomines and ballet. Every year folk music lovers flock to the folk festival. Almshouses and Parsonage project.
The most notable buildings in Bedworth are the Nicholas Chamberlaine's Almshouses on All Saint's Square in the town centre, which are built in Tudor style and date from 1840.
The locally born author George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) lived in Bedworth between 1819 and 1841. The house where she lived "Griff House" still stands and is now a popular Beefeater pub.
Other attractions in and around the town include Astley Book Farm, Bedworth Arts Centre and The Parsonage Project Heritage Centre.
Nearby villages and hamlets include Bulkington, Wolvey, Shilton, Withybrook and further west Corley and Fillongley.
The local Bedworth Tourist Information Office is based in the Library in Church St, Tel 024 7638 4027.
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Useful Links to Information on Bedworth and organisations within Bedworth.
Town centre map
www.visitnorthernwarwickshire.com
www.bedworth-society.co.uk
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
www.rhs.org.uk/britaininbloom
www.bedworth-festival.info
www.bedwortharts.org.uk
www.bedworthunited.co.uk
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