Hotels in Coventry, United Kingdom

A little about Coventry...

is the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city after Birmingham in the English Midlands by population. Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is notable for being further from the coast than any other British city. Although harbouring a population of almost a third-of-a-million inhabitants, Coventry is not amongst the English Core Cities Group due to its proximity to Birmingham.

St. Michael's Cathedral is Coventry's best-known landmark and visitor attraction. Another major visitor attraction in Coventry city centre is the free-to-enter Coventry Transport Museum, which has the largest collection of British-made road vehicles in the world. The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is a major art gallery in the city centre. About 4 miles from the city centre and just outside Coventry in Baginton is the Lunt Fort, a reconstructed Roman fort. The Midland Air Museum is situated just within the perimeter of Coventry on land adjacent to Coventry Airport and near to Baginton.

Coventry has two universities; Coventry University situated on a modern city centre campus and the University of Warwick, which lies 6 km (3.5 miles) to the south of the city centre on the border with Warwickshire. The University of Warwick is one of only five universities never to have been rated outside the top ten in terms of teaching excellence and research and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group.

Theatre, art and music venues in Coventry include:

The Warwick Arts Centre: situated at the University of Warwick, Warwick Arts Centre includes an art gallery, a theatre, a concert hall and a cinema. It is the second largest arts centre in the UK, after London's Barbican.
The College Theatre: the city's main community theatre, housed at the Butts Centre of City College, Coventry. It's a fully functioning theatre with flying scenery, full sound and lighting boxes.
The Belgrade Theatre: one of the largest producing theatres in Britain, the 866 seat Belgrade was the first civic theatre to be opened in the UK following World War II.
Also currently being built is the Belgrade Plaza.
The Ricoh Arena : located 5.5 km (3.5 miles) north of the city centre, the 32,000 capacity Coventry City FC stadium is also used to hold major rock concerts for some of the world's biggest acts, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bon Jovi. The adjacent Ricoh Exhibition Hall is a 6,000-seater events venue for hosting a multitude of other acts.
The War Memorial Park, which holds various festivals including the Godiva Festival, every year.
The Butts Park Arena, home of Coventry Rugby Football Club, holds music concerts occasionally.
The Colosseum, a nightclub in Hillfields.

Bus service operators in Coventry include Travel Coventry, Travel De Courcey and Stagecoach Warwickshire. Pool Meadow Bus Station is the main bus and coach interchange in the city centre.