Southam
Southam is a Town in the county of Warwickshire.
There are great places to visit near Southam including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas, airports, gardens and parks.
Don't miss Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester's towns if visiting the area around Southam.
The area around Southam boasts some of the best villages including Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne.
Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park are some of Southam best historic buildings to visit near Southam.
Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills are some of Southam best country parks to visit near Southam.
Hartshill Castle is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like historic monuments.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Southam like Hartshill Tumulus.
Don't miss Hartshill Diorite Pits's old mines if visiting the area around Southam.
There are a several good geological features in the area around Southam like Hartshill Diorite Pits.
The area around Southam boasts some of the best castles including Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle.
Places near Southam feature a number of interesting ruins including Kenilworth Castle.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Southam like Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood are great places to visit near Southam if you like woodlands.
Southam is near some unmissable lakes like Draycote Water,
Don't miss Burton Dassett Hills's hiking areas if visiting the area around Southam.
Coventry Airport is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like airports.
Gardens to visit near Southam include Jephson Gardens.
Southam's best nearby parks can be found at Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.
Southam History
There are some historic monuments around Southam:
Places to see near Southam
History of Southam
Southam’s Holy Well, in the picturesque Stowe river valley, is a Grade II listed building and scheduled Ancient Monument, and was first recorded in the year 998. The Well was used in medieval times by local monks and for hundreds of years as the town’s principal water supply. Water from a natural mineral spring feeds the semi-circular Well and pours through the mouths of carved stone gargoyles into the river. The water from the Well was said to cure eye complaints. The Holy Well and paths were renovated in 2007 using a National Lottery grant including wheelchair access and oak seats designed by artist Will Glanfield as part of his Southam Stories project, and fall within the unspoilt Stowe valley Area of Restraint as a protected landscape of special significance and value to the town.
