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.
Southam's best nearby towns can be found at Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester.
Villages to visit near Southam include Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne.
Southam has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.
The area around Southam features a number of interesting country parks including Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
Southam is near some unmissable historic monuments like Hartshill Castle,
Hartshill Tumulus is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like ancient sites.
Hartshill Diorite Pits is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like old mines.
There are a number of geological features near to Southam including Hartshill Diorite Pits.
The area around Southam features a number of interesting castles including Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Southam like Kenilworth Castle.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Southam like Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Don't miss Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Southam.
There are a number of lakes near to Southam including Draycote Water.
Hiking Areas to visit near Southam include Burton Dassett Hills.
Coventry Airport is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like airports.
Southam is near some unmissable gardens like Jephson Gardens,
There are a several good parks in the Southam area like 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.
