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Leamington Spa is an attractive spa town notable for its fine Regency architecture and parks. Like [wiki=d260bc75293ea7561319f1657de13b5f]Bath[/wiki] and [wiki=c7aab921280227d720074ff5dbbc8115]Cheltenham[/wiki], Leamington owes much of its grandeur to its development as a fashionable resort in the early nineteenth century, catering for those who believed its spring waters could cure or ease their ailments.
Leamington was laid out as a new town in the early to mid-nineteenth century, with features characteristic of modern planned towns, including wide streets based predominantly on a north/south aligned grid. It was built on the site of a much smaller and older village called Leamington Priors, from which twobuildings still remain, just east of the parish church.
Modern Leamington serves primarily as a commuter town for Coventry and Birmingham, with its population boosted during term time by students from the nearby University of [wiki=c859c7ae9b035eefe3392e2c59500e49]Warwick[/wiki].
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By plane
Birmingham International Airport , [url=http://www.bhx.co.uk/]]is larger and not too far away. It serves the region with frequent domestic and international flights. There are several direct arrivals a day from all major UK and European destinations, one or two from more far-flung places such as [[New Delhi|Delhi[/url]], [wiki=23b998b19b5f60dbbc4eedc53328b0c7]Dubai[/wiki] (twice daily), [wiki=88756ab57e0945c6455553c4c4cc622e]Islamabad[/wiki], [wiki=3f4522685c2e61b2ba00ad392749de43]Luxor[/wiki], [wiki=d97e023dce2bb237a0d44f46d8ee9438]New York[/wiki] and [wiki=948ce72be6c871b84f6d0dab24f209ed]Toronto[/wiki].
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By train
Leamington is on the line between London Marylebone and Birmingham and is a relatively short distance from Coventry, which is on the main line between London Euston and Birmingham New Street. It is also on the Cross Country Bournemouth to Scotland/Northern England line, giving it good North/South connections.
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By bus
Leamington Spa is well served by buses. The 12 travels between Sydenham-Leamington Spa-Kenilworth-Coventry, including Coventry City Centre, Coventry Rail Station, the University of Warwick and Kenilworth.
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By car
Beware: the centre of Leamington features a perplexing traffic system, which forbids turns onto or off the high atreet. That, can make navigating the centre of town by car very tricky to those unfamiliar with the town's layout.
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The centre of Leamington is compact and easily walkable, but the Parade is well-served by local buses.
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The Pump Rooms[url=http://www.royal-pump-rooms.co.uk/]]A recently renovated historic building housing an art gallery and museum, a library, a tourist information centre and a cafe.
** Art Gallery and Museum. Open Tu,W,F,Sa 10:30AM-5PM; Th 1:30PM - 8PM; Su 11AM - 4PM; M closed. Free admission.
** Cafe. Open M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su 10AM-5PM. Self-service cafe with a terrace.
** Leamington Library, +44 1926-742721. Open M 9:30AM-8PM, Tu 10AM-8PM, W 9:30AM-5PM, Th 9:30AM-8PM, Fr 9:30AM-5PM, Sa 9:30AM-4PM, Su 10AM-2PM. Once the large swimming hall of the baths, this part of the building is now home to a modern library.
** Tourist Information Centre. Open M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su Noon-4PM.
* The Royal Spa Centre, +44 1926334418, [http://www.royal-spa-centre.co.uk/[/url]. Entertainment venue featuring various shows, from concerts to wrestling.
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Jephson Gardens is well worth a visit. There is a large pond, ducks, geese, a cafe, a restaurant, boating and lots of flowers and trees. You could combine it with a walk past the library, through the pump room gardens, over the bridge and into Victoria Park.
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Leamington's shopping area is focused on the Parade and consists mostly of the same retail chains found on any other British high street. The elegant facades of the Parade on the eastern side at the northern end conceal Royal Priors, a smart modern indoor shopping centre, with lots of brand name shops.
There is a new development of shops between the Town Hall and the Travelodge Hotel. On the other side of the Town Hall is a tree-lined avenue with new shops, cafes and restaurants.
Park Street and Regent Street have many small independent shops, and it is well worth having a wonder round to find out some hidden gems. Also, Bedford Street is home to several small fasion stores.
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Leamington has a good choice of moderately priced upmarket restaraunts, including a wide choice of British Indian restaraunts
*Very good Indian food at reasonable prices. The "buffet" is really a prix-fixe, but recommended.
* Alastairs Bistro, 40 Warwick Street West+44 1926 422550
* Ali Curry House, 21 Bath Street, +44 1926 429405.[http://www.e-resistible.co.uk/indian-takeaway/leamington-spa/alis-curry-house]
* Amors Restaurant, 15 Dormer Place, +44 1926 774744.
* Bistrot 39, 39 Chandos Street, +44 1926 452807.
* Bombay Tandoori, 38 Regent Street West, +44 1926 420521.
* Phoenix Chinese Restaurant, 11 Euston Place, +44 1926 424479.[url=http://www.phoenix-chinese-restaurant.co.uk/]Upmarket]Chinese resataraunt
* Oxford Restaurant, 21 Clarendon Avenue, +44 1926 424748.
* Paprika Club, 22 Regent Street West, +44 1926 428272.
* Royal Buffet, 16 High Street, +44 1926 772222.
* Wildes Restaurant, 7 Parade, +44 1926 336732. Food and tapas in atmospheric basement wine bar. [http://www.wildes.uk.com/[/url]
* The Restaurant In The Park In Jephsons Gardens
* Leamington Bar & Grill, on the Parade. Far classier than the name suggests, with attendant prices.
* Food to go, 47 High Street, +44 1926 313017. - The tastiest baps and baguettes in town with a great choice of filings.
* Leif Tearooms & Piano Bar - cafe serving tea/coffee, breakfast, lunch & tapas during the day, and a popular bar at night. Live piano daily 12:30-2pm and Thurs/Fri/Sat at night
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Leamington has a small but vibrant nightlife scene. There are many pubs and bars and three small nighclubs. Most of the bars are around Bedford Street and Warwick/Regent Streets.
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Bars and Pubs
Bar 44, 126 Warwick Street East, +44 1926 888444.
* Hogshead, 41 Warwick Street West, +44 1926 339885.
* Moo, 24 Russell Street - Fairly expensive, trendy bar at the top of town renowned for its strange videos on huge wall screens which seem, somehow to be bizarely in time to the music (often strange mixes or alternative versions of popular indie songs and classics). The screens and videos can kill conversations as people stare fixatedly
* Tavistock Inn, Tavistock Street.
* Yates Wine Lodge, 44 Warwick Street West, +44 1926 886314. - Rowdy with loud music.
* TJ's Bar & Bistro & TJ's Sports Bar, 45-47 Bath Street, +44 1926 312568
* Robbins' Well - Student pub opposite the Parish Church at the bottom of town, overlooking the river, notable for its impressive interior and high ceiling.
* Satchwells, the local Wetherspoons, in the centre of the Parade
* Relaxed traditional pub in central Leamington with outdoor courtyard
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Clubs
Very popular with many student nights. Dingy and cramped despite recent refit, underage girl hangout, hot spot for cheap cocaine. Often there are drinks promotions associated with Moo bar and The Duke
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There are a number of bed and breakfasts in Leamington, as well as a large number clustered together in Warwick less than 2 mi away, on Coten End/Emscote Road (the same road).
* Best Western Falstaff Hotel, 16 Warwick New Road, +44 1926 312044, fax 450574, [url=http://www.meridianleisure.com/The_Best_Western_Falstaff_Hotel/default.asp].] Rates between £60 and £105.
* The Adams Hotel, Avenue Road, +44 1926 450742, fax +44 1926 313110, [url=http://www.adams-hotel.co.uk/[/url].] 14 en-suite rooms, £66 - £85.
* Courtyard Hotel, Olympus Avenue, Tachbrook Park, +44 1926 425522, fax 881322, [url=http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/LSPWA[/url].]Part of the Marriott chain of hotels.
*Thomas James Hotel, 45-47 Bath Street, +44 1926 312568. 17 en-suite bedrooms, conference facilities, bars and restaurant,[http://www.thomasjameshotel.com[/url] . pick-up from local airports. From £45 - £90.
*This is a lovely B&B where guests are warmly welcomed by Christine and David. Each room has an ensuite bathroom and the breakfasts will keep you going through the day.
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Trains leave regularly from the station at the bottom of town and go direct to [wiki=ff327667b0a752abe3910f9f1c2ec06b]Birmingham[/wiki], [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki], [wiki=317532540adceb07d5e2ec62d5eacac2]Manchester[/wiki] (and [wiki=03cf54d8ce19777b12732b8c50b3b66f]Edinburgh[/wiki] a few times a day). Anywhere else and your best bet is to go to [wiki=ff327667b0a752abe3910f9f1c2ec06b]Birmingham[/wiki] or [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki] (depending on whether you're going north or south) and get a train from there
Take a bus to [wiki=eb50dad14f3e6e556415a97915b8a2fb]Warwick[/wiki], and visit Warwick Castle.
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