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.
Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester are great places to visit near Southam if you like towns.
Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne are great places to visit near Southam if you like villages.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Southam area like Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.
There are a several good country parks in the Southam area like Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
Places near Southam feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Hartshill Castle.
The area close to Southam boasts some of the best ancient sites including Hartshill Tumulus.
The area around Southam's best old mines can be found at Hartshill Diorite Pits.
Southam is near some unmissable geological features like Hartshill Diorite Pits,
Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle are some of Southam best castles to visit near Southam.
There are a number of ruins near to Southam including Kenilworth Castle.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Southam include Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood are some of Southam best woodlands to visit near Southam.
Places near Southam feature a number of interesting lakes including Draycote Water.
Burton Dassett Hills is one of Southam's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Southam.
Coventry Airport is one of Southam's best, nearby airports to visit in Southam.
Southam is near some unmissable gardens like Jephson Gardens,
There are a number of parks near Southam including 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.
