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Coventry city walls

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📷 Carol Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.40837, -1.50522

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About Coventry city walls

Coventry's city walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the city of Coventry in England.

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City wallsscheduled monument

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Shoveler, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Shoveler, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 04Walking route
Named routeRef C04Listed length 14 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coventry Cathedral 8

📷 Carol Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coventry Cathedral 8

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱River Sowe floodplain parklandUrban park4.2 km→🌱Lady Herbert's GardenUrban park500 m→🌱Greyfriars GreenUrban park800 m→🌱Gosford GreenUrban park1.1 km→🌱Charterhouse FieldUrban park1.2 km→

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