Thurlaston is a Village in the county of Warwickshire.

Retail in Thurlaston

There are great places to visit near Thurlaston 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.

There are a number of towns near Thurlaston including Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester.

Villages to visit near Thurlaston include Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne.

Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park are some of Thurlaston best historic buildings to visit near Thurlaston.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills are some of Thurlaston best country parks to visit near Thurlaston.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Thurlaston like Hartshill Castle.

Thurlaston is near some unmissable ancient sites like Hartshill Tumulus,

The area around Thurlaston's best old mines can be found at Hartshill Diorite Pits.

Hartshill Diorite Pits is one of Thurlaston's best, nearby geological features to visit in Thurlaston.

Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle are great places to visit near Thurlaston if you like castles.

Don't miss Kenilworth Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Thurlaston.

The area close to Thurlaston boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.

There are a several good woodlands in the Thurlaston area like Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood.

Places near Thurlaston feature a number of interesting lakes including Draycote Water.

The area around Thurlaston's best hiking areas can be found at Burton Dassett Hills.

Airports to visit near Thurlaston include Coventry Airport.

Don't miss Jephson Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Thurlaston.

Thurlaston has some unmissable parks nearby like Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.

Thurlaston History

There are some historic monuments around Thurlaston:

• Tripontium Roman station
• Bowl barrow 470m south west of Coton House
• Barrow cemetery 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Bretford
• Braunstonbury deserted medieval village, moat and fishpond
• Moated site S of Manor Farm House
• Round mound at Hillmorton
• Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows
• Bowl barrow on Lammas Hill
• Medieval settlement at Wolfhampcote
• Prehistoric circular earthworks
• 'The Holy Well'
• Mound S of Combe Abbey
• Wolston priory and moated site
• Medieval settlement remains at Flecknoe
• Abandoned medieval village of Onley
• Knightlow Cross and mound
• Upper Shuckburgh medieval settlement to the south and east of Shuckburgh Park
• Hillmorton Village Cross
• Brandon Castle
• Medieval standing cross in The Square
• Shrunken village
• Prehistoric pit alignment and associated features on Lawford Heath, adjacent to the northernmost Blue Boar Farm
• Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh
• The 'Island' tumulus
• Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's Church